Following I Love You, Honeybear, an album as warped as it is heartfelt, filled with earnest declarations of love, deep self-reflection, boisterous overtures, and witty, dark humor, Pure Comedy feels like it is chastising the fans who latched onto Father…
Movie Review: Mr. Roosevelt
The trouble with nostalgia is that it fails to plug change into the equation. Our memories stay perfectly preserved – often closer to how we choose to hold onto them than how we actually experienced them – like old photos…
From the Record Crate: Modest Mouse – “The Lonesome Crowded West” (1997)
Authentic and raw, though not nearly as intentionally sloppy as This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, The Lonesome Crowded West served as a more focused continuation of the offbeat style that had already made…
Movie Review: The Star
Adapting the original Christmas narrative to the big screen is one of the more daunting projects a studio can tackle. Even if they are able to make the birth of Christ intriguing, they are guaranteed to offend someone by not…
Movie Review: Princess Cyd
Anyone who spends much time at the movies can become so accustomed to the Hollywood three-act structure that they don’t even notice how entries of all genres start to bleed together into a single, predictable blur. So, it’s indescribably refreshing…
Album Review: Taylor Swift – “Reputation”
When discussing Taylor Swift, it’s all too easy to get bogged down by the tabloid controversies and oversaturated marketing ploys (Have you seen a UPS truck recently?), but regardless of how you feel about her personal life or her musical…
From the Record Crate: Lou Reed – “Transformer” (1972)
After his self-titled debut, released just seven months prior, had all but slipped under the radar, Lou Reed was ready to make his grand statement, demonstrating to the world what he had already proven to so many of his fellow…
