MUSIC—The eager pop-punk of Toronto’s PUP is explosive and ecstatic, with uber-catchy, super-loud tunes that are miles better than those of their Warped Tour brethren. They’re opening for Philly emo sluggers Modern Baseball on a stacked bill that’ll make your ears ring in the best possible way. NED LANNAMANNw/Jeff Rosenstock, Tiny Moving Parts; Analog Café, […]
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Check Out the Official Trailer for Bill Murray’s A Very Murray Christmas!
Not so long ago I whet your appetite with a teaser for the upcoming one-off holiday special A Very Murray Christmas (debuting December 4 on Netflix)—and now? Here’s the official trailer, just released today! Directed by Sofia Coppola and shot with the same corny adorableness as those old-timey celebrity holiday spectaculars, this one stars Bill […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
FILM—Inspired by Chris Marker’s La Jetée, 1995’s post-apocalyptic Twelve Monkeys remains one of Terry Gilliam’s most interesting movies—not to mention one that boasts great turns from Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt. This week, the Academy’s got it on the big screen—and at each screening, 12 LIVE MONKEYS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE!!! Okay. I […]
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The Walking Dead Recap: Survivors Are THE WORST
Hello friends of the Dead! Did you watch last night’s edition of The Walking Dead, and you can’t wait to either talk about it or read my humorous ramblings? Then hit the jump for a spoiler-filled recap, and then let’s chitty-chat about it! (Note: I’m generally funnier when the show annoys me, and last night’s […]
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Good Morning, News: The Paris Attacks… What We Know Now
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! What would it take for you to just leave with me? Not tryin’ to sound conceited, but me and you were meant to be (yeah). LET’S GO TO PRESS. Events are still rapidly changing in Paris, France where on Friday 129 people were killed and over 300 injured in a terrorist attack. […]
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Ride’s Rise and Fall… and Rise
RIDE Blocking hallways since 1988. Ride perform tonight at the Crystal Ballroom (1332 W Burnside) with Cat Hoch. More details here. When it comes to band reunions, let’s face it: Certain bands—the Smiths, Bikini Kill, Hüsker Dü—are never, ever getting back together. No matter how cordial relations might be (or might not be), the people […]
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Good Morning, News!: Recapping Friday’s Tragedies, Debating Terrorism, and Escaping to LA
Hello, Blogtown! Sorry about Thursday’s “Good Morning, News!,” there is a plague on our household and it’s been a rough couple days. *gurgle gurgle* But let’s have some Saturday news: Man, yesterday was about as bad as it could be. Bombings in Beirut, the horrific attacks in Paris, and an earthquake and tsunami in Japan. […]
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It’s Happening This Weekend!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13 NERD CONVENTION—Attention, Twin Peaks nerds! Ready your coffee mug and cue some mournful synthesizers, because Bobby Briggs, Audrey Horne… and LAURA PALMER HERSELF will all be at this weekend’s Living Dead Horror Convention. Plus! Panels on monsters, forgotten slasher flicks, and horror-comedies. At last! That gum you like is coming back in […]
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Good Morning, News: Eviction-Happy Landlords, Drone Strikes, and Donald Trump’s Meltdown
Remember how, after October’s UCC shootings, there was a pledge by leaders to do something about gun control, but that it wasn’t the time to discuss it amid the fresh grief? It’s still not the time to discuss it, apparently, nor will it be the time early next year. State legislators are signaling they’ll punt […]
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The Week in Art: Jonathan Case’s New Deal, Drunk Girls at Theatre Vertigo, Liminal’s Insulting New Show
Dark Horse Comics In The New Deal, Jonathan Case sets some tricky-to-pull-off parameters: a graphic novel about income inequality, basically, with the jaunty style of a classic mystery—and succeeds. “Peeling back the façade of the American system to reveal corruption or deceit beneath isn’t necessarily new, but what Case reveals in The New Deal is […]
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New Songs/Videos from Missy Elliott, Emitt Rhodes, Pony Time, and Deep Sea Diver. Three Gems. One Bummer.
Missy Elliott has been missed. Four totally unalike artists unveiled new songs and vids today. Three of them are very good. Missy Elliott’s “WTF (Where They From)” featuring Pharrell Williams Like all Missy Elliott’s greatest work, “WTF (Where They From)” sounds simultaneously meticulous and instantaneous. It’s like every beat and every rest was meticulously handcrafted […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—The homespun songs of Micachu and the Shapes take familiar pop sounds and turn them inside out. Playing on homemade and unorthodox instruments, the London group’s experimental folk shambling is music you can dance to—raw, rambunctious, and tons of fun. NED LANNAMANNw/Aan; Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 7:30 pm, $12-14 FILM—One of the great romantic tales […]