There’s something strange about Memphis. Nestled along the muddy waters of the Mississippi River, the city lies shrouded in an aura of perpetual gloom, its skyline dominated by a mammoth, metal-clad pyramid filled not with treasures, but a Bass Pro Shop superstore. Unable to escape its murky past — yellow fever, massacres and assassinations, untimely demises — the city remains burdened by the stench of death lingering in the hot, humid air.
It’s not the happiest place on earth, but it does make an ideal locale to ruminate on mortality.
It’s not the happiest place on earth, but it does make an ideal locale to ruminate on mortality.
- 5/16/2022
- by Kat Bouza
- Rollingstone.com
Kevin Morby tackles his inner demons and fear of failure on “Rock Bottom,” the newest offering from the singer-songwriter’s upcoming album, This Is a Photograph, out May 13 via Dead Oceans.
“Rock Bottom” is accompanied by a campy video — which the singer describes as an “ice cream-themed nunchucking Western” — directed by frequent Morby collaborator Johnny Eastlund and featuring appearances by comedian Tim Heidecker and artist Ariel Kellogg. It follows Morby and Kellogg as they set out across Los Angeles, nunchucks in tow, to face a sinister talent agent in a delightfully silly no-holds-barred beatdown.
“Rock Bottom” is accompanied by a campy video — which the singer describes as an “ice cream-themed nunchucking Western” — directed by frequent Morby collaborator Johnny Eastlund and featuring appearances by comedian Tim Heidecker and artist Ariel Kellogg. It follows Morby and Kellogg as they set out across Los Angeles, nunchucks in tow, to face a sinister talent agent in a delightfully silly no-holds-barred beatdown.
- 3/30/2022
- by Kat Bouza
- Rollingstone.com
Today, 4,000 people were supposed to descend on Willie Nelson’s Texas ranch for the Luck Reunion, one of the most intimate and thrilling music festivals of the year. That plan had be put on hold due to the coronavirus, but instead performers — including Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Jewel, Paul Simon and Edie Brickell, Margo Price, and others — will be performing via livestream.
Micah Nelson, who performs as Particle Kid, will also perform. Micah has put out a series of loose, wild psychedelic albums in the past few years that includes the excellent just-released ‘Live!
Micah Nelson, who performs as Particle Kid, will also perform. Micah has put out a series of loose, wild psychedelic albums in the past few years that includes the excellent just-released ‘Live!
- 3/19/2020
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
Even with the miraculous Second Coming of vinyl, the prospects for a successful reboot of the record-store drama “High Fidelity” seemed grim. Twenty years after the John Cusack film, nearly 25 after Nick Hornby’s novel, the shrines to vinyl depicted in the book and movie — epicenters of local music scenes, vanguards of taste and attitude, places where music fans congregated, debated and dated — are virtually extinct. Sure, they’re still beloved centers of fandom and fetishism, but these days they usually feel more like libraries or museums than the musical newsstands they used to be.
Yet Hulu’s reimagining of the franchise is a remarkable success on virtually every level. The reinvention of the setting and storyline are clever and on point, and the acting and characters are believable (given the context) and lovingly rendered — and it would seem to herald the arrival of Zoe Kravitz as a major new star.
Yet Hulu’s reimagining of the franchise is a remarkable success on virtually every level. The reinvention of the setting and storyline are clever and on point, and the acting and characters are believable (given the context) and lovingly rendered — and it would seem to herald the arrival of Zoe Kravitz as a major new star.
- 3/11/2020
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Finn Wolfhard heads back to the Nineties (again) for his new song, “Getting Better (Otherwise),” from The Turning soundtrack.
Wolfhard stars in the upcoming adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw as Miles, a wealthy orphan who lives alone in a massive manor with his sister, Flora, and their housekeeper Mrs. Grose. Things start to unravel when a new governess, Kate, moves in to tend to Flora. It’s a tale as old as time (or the 1800s): Is the house haunted or is Kate just insane?...
Wolfhard stars in the upcoming adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw as Miles, a wealthy orphan who lives alone in a massive manor with his sister, Flora, and their housekeeper Mrs. Grose. Things start to unravel when a new governess, Kate, moves in to tend to Flora. It’s a tale as old as time (or the 1800s): Is the house haunted or is Kate just insane?...
- 1/15/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
All three Vivian Girls miss the rain.
“It replenishes,” says Cassie Ramone, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. “It nourishes life!”
The band, who grew up and made their name on the East Coast, live in Los Angeles now. It’s far from the New Jersey basement shows, the 24-hour diners they frequented together as teens, and the tattoos they got to commemorate it all. Now, in West Hollywood’s Murakami Sushi, they’re in a mood to reminisce. Ramone, now 33, singer-bassist Katy Goodman, 34, and drummer Ali Koehler, 32, have been secretly rehearsing for months.
“It replenishes,” says Cassie Ramone, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. “It nourishes life!”
The band, who grew up and made their name on the East Coast, live in Los Angeles now. It’s far from the New Jersey basement shows, the 24-hour diners they frequented together as teens, and the tattoos they got to commemorate it all. Now, in West Hollywood’s Murakami Sushi, they’re in a mood to reminisce. Ramone, now 33, singer-bassist Katy Goodman, 34, and drummer Ali Koehler, 32, have been secretly rehearsing for months.
- 7/23/2019
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
When it comes to setting the tone in either movies or television, music is a vital tool.
Sometimes a character need not speak a word in order for the viewer to understand exactly what the mood is for the scene.
Whether the soundtrack is built from contemporary hits, classical instrumentals or simply a vibrant score, music coupled with a wrenching television scene burrows deep into the viewer's heart.
We all have a song (or three or five) that we have discovered from watching our favorite shows. Here are 17 of the best tracks we found from watching our most addictive shows.
1. Atlanta - Billy Paul "Am I Black Enough For You" This song could just as easily be the entire show's theme, but it's particularly on the nose for this episode. It’s an extended parody Justin Bieber that slyly lampoons his exploitation of black culture, while also poking fun at his music and antics.
Sometimes a character need not speak a word in order for the viewer to understand exactly what the mood is for the scene.
Whether the soundtrack is built from contemporary hits, classical instrumentals or simply a vibrant score, music coupled with a wrenching television scene burrows deep into the viewer's heart.
We all have a song (or three or five) that we have discovered from watching our favorite shows. Here are 17 of the best tracks we found from watching our most addictive shows.
1. Atlanta - Billy Paul "Am I Black Enough For You" This song could just as easily be the entire show's theme, but it's particularly on the nose for this episode. It’s an extended parody Justin Bieber that slyly lampoons his exploitation of black culture, while also poking fun at his music and antics.
- 7/24/2018
- by Amanda Lang
- TVfanatic
The 9th annual Calgary Underground Film Festival will run on April 16-22 at the Globe Cinema with a mix of outrageous comedies, documentaries about controversial personalities, cult flicks and some frank depictions of sexuality.
The fest launches on the 16th with the new comedy by Bobcat Goldthwait, God Bless America, in which Joel Murray stars as a terminally ill man who decides to kill as many stupid people he can can before he perishes himself. Also on the comedic front are Rick Alverson’s The Comedy starring TV’s Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareham as troublemaking urban hipsters; and Mikkel Nørgaard Klovn (Clown) about a Danish loser who takes a young boy on a brothel tour.
On the cult film front are Jack Perez’s Some Guy Who Kills People starring Kevin Corrigan in the eponymous role; Alex Ross Perry‘s abusive sibling flick The Color Wheel; the brutal Father...
The fest launches on the 16th with the new comedy by Bobcat Goldthwait, God Bless America, in which Joel Murray stars as a terminally ill man who decides to kill as many stupid people he can can before he perishes himself. Also on the comedic front are Rick Alverson’s The Comedy starring TV’s Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareham as troublemaking urban hipsters; and Mikkel Nørgaard Klovn (Clown) about a Danish loser who takes a young boy on a brothel tour.
On the cult film front are Jack Perez’s Some Guy Who Kills People starring Kevin Corrigan in the eponymous role; Alex Ross Perry‘s abusive sibling flick The Color Wheel; the brutal Father...
- 3/19/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Not long before Jay Reatard was found dead in 2010 at his Memphis home at the age of 29, filmmakers Ian Markiewicz and Alex Hammond spent time interviewing and shooting the punk-rock firebrand for a short promotional film. In spite of Reatard's combative public image -- created by sensationalistic media coverage of his intense and confrontational live performances -- Markiewicz and Hammond found him to be affable and contemplative, as he vividly recalled a short but eventful life distinguished by poverty, alienation, and an indomitable spirit to transcend his circumstances.
After Reatard's death, Markiewicz and Hammond turned to his friends and family for the rest of the story. The result is "Better Than Something: Jay Reatard," a sad, exhilarating, and ultimately inspiring documentary about a complicated young man whose life ended just as he appeared to be overcoming his demons. Combining interviews with astonishing performance footage dating back to Reatard's teen years,...
After Reatard's death, Markiewicz and Hammond turned to his friends and family for the rest of the story. The result is "Better Than Something: Jay Reatard," a sad, exhilarating, and ultimately inspiring documentary about a complicated young man whose life ended just as he appeared to be overcoming his demons. Combining interviews with astonishing performance footage dating back to Reatard's teen years,...
- 8/5/2011
- by IFC
- ifc.com
When asked what memory stands out above all others during his decade-long tenure as the film programmer for the North by Northeast Music Festival and Conference (Nxne), Ambrose Roche can't settle on a single winner.
"That's a tough one. Either playing the 'beaver' game with [British filmmaker and musician] Don Letts or stiffing [The Police drummer] Stewart Copeland and his manager on cab fare after ushering them out of the Royal Cinema after the screening of his film."
On the cusp of the film festival's 10-year anniversary, finishing touches are still being put on the final lineup, which includes world and Canadian premieres, work from the likes of Lou Reed, outre artist and Quentin Tarantino vanguard Jx Williams and music docs about Montreal's punk scene (Mtl Punk: The First Wave), NYC's subway performers (Below New York), revered '80s alt rock pioneers The Replacements (Color Me Obsessed) and recently departed garage rocker Jay Reatard (Better Than Something: Jay Reatard...
"That's a tough one. Either playing the 'beaver' game with [British filmmaker and musician] Don Letts or stiffing [The Police drummer] Stewart Copeland and his manager on cab fare after ushering them out of the Royal Cinema after the screening of his film."
On the cusp of the film festival's 10-year anniversary, finishing touches are still being put on the final lineup, which includes world and Canadian premieres, work from the likes of Lou Reed, outre artist and Quentin Tarantino vanguard Jx Williams and music docs about Montreal's punk scene (Mtl Punk: The First Wave), NYC's subway performers (Below New York), revered '80s alt rock pioneers The Replacements (Color Me Obsessed) and recently departed garage rocker Jay Reatard (Better Than Something: Jay Reatard...
- 6/5/2011
- by Andrea Miller
- Cineplex
While some songs suggests they'd "like to teach the world to sing", the sad truth is that much of the world is tone deaf. We couldn't write hit songs if our lives depended on it. We may not be able to even hum "It's A Grand Old Flag" in key, let alone sing karaoke without humiliating ourselves. So instead of damaging the eardrums of those around us, we buy records and idolize musicians. However, save for autograph signings, impersonal if awesome videos, and concerts, there aren't that many opportunities to get up close and personal with our idols. Then every few years comes a great documentary that shows our favorite bands in a unique light and makes us want to go buy their entire discography. Again. Currently there are some great documentaries available that give a peek into the lives of the musicians we love. Here are three to watch:...
- 4/1/2011
- by Melissa Locker
- ifc.com
Musician Jay Reatard was found dead this morning at 3:30 a.m. in his Memphis home. The Matador-signed noise-pop-punk-garage-rocker had released his most successful effort yet, "Watch Me Fall," less than a year ago. His death, cause currently unknown, was confirmed by the label. “We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. Jay was as full of life as anyone we’ve ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We’re honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly.” Reatard had been releasing records since...
- 1/13/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
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