Plutos rather unceremonious demotion from planet to dwarf planet was kind of a bummer, and as with all of lifes bummers, somebodys gotta figure out how to explain it to the kids. Paul Halpern, professor of physics at the University…
The only thing in in this giant envelope was a two-page press release informing me that the cover of Sky Ferreira’s album My Night, My Time was taken by Gaspar Noé and features her boobs. The Amazon listing for the…
Mads Teglers Three things about the two artists on the bill at the Boot & Saddle on Wednesday night: Theyre weird, theyre from far-off lands and Ive watched them shower. In the Embracism video, Australian baritone freakadour Kirin J. Callinan…
Its Halloween! Soon. So were asking people we like to pick the scariest songs they know. Who: Emily Zeitlyn, singer-guitarist for Divers What: I think State Trooper by Mr. Bruce Springsteen is scary. Why: I remember a long drive home…
As you’ve probably heard, Lou Reed died yesterday. Take a break from that extended Velvets/Lou Solo playlist and hear the man speak. This video is from his appearance at Kelly Writers House last year, when he was interviewed by NYTimes/Rolling…
Keisha HutchinsPress Play (Notnice) I havent heard new music from Keisha Hutchins in what must be a decade back when she was making icy electro stuff with Vanishing Peoples of the Earth so I was excited when a…
The good people at the Troc said we could give away a couple pairs to this “unique transmedia performance” tomorrow night. It’s like a music/movie/storytelling type thing. Sound good? If so, please draw an invisible lighthouse and send a picture…
Its Halloween! Pretty soon. So were asking people we like to pick the scariest songs they know. Who: Ken Kalfus, author of Equilateral an awesome book about a rather primitive attempt to communicate with another planet. (Thats not a…
Bradley Meinz Three of comedys reigning eccentrics are teaming up for a swift, six-city jawn theyre calling the Sandwich To Go Tour. Not sure whos the bread or the meat or what. Eugene Mirman, possibly best known for voicing Gene…
“Chamber pop” and “ambitious” and “fun” rarely show up in the same record review, but Philly’s Buried Beds have been defying expectations for about a decade now. Besides, is what we’re hear-ing on their spectacular new In Spirit (Devinyl Records)…
