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Interview
The Republic Tigers
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:01:31
There's a popular In-N-Out Burger at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Orange Drive in Hollywood. There's no time during the day when it's not ...more
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Interview
Karen David of 'The Scorpion King 2'
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:30:41
Karen David has boundless energy. In the time span of 30 minutes on the phone with her, I became infected by her upbeat, positive vibes. Miss David is ...more
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Interview
Actor Martín Piroyansky of 'XXY'
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:55:02
XXY is a rare gem of a film. It is sharply cut, meticulously polished, and completely one of a kind. The Argentine film tells the story of Alex, a ...more
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Feature
Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, and Penelope Cruz
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:18:52
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz repeatedly use one word to describe Woody Allen: genius. There are very few people who would deign to argue otherwise, ...more
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Interview
Slipknot (#2, Paul Gray)
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:35:29
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray has got a big smile on his face right now. He's sitting backstage before a massive show in Atlanta, and he's simply ...more
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Feature
Woody Allen on 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:33:27
Woody Allen is nothing if not prolific, directing an alarming average of one film per year. He is a New Yorker through and through, but of late Allen ...more
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Interview
Toadies
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:22:37
Times have changed for The Toadies. Vocalist Vaden Todd Lewis laughs, "Now at our shows, people say, 'My mom told me to see you guys!' That's bizarre. ...more
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Feature
The Cast of Tropic Thunder Speaks
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:37:07
If Hollywood has a fatal flaw, it’s that the town, and its cog-driven movie making industry in particular, are bloated with self-importance. Stories ...more
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Break It Down
Person L
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:38:53
At only 24, Kenneth Vasoli is establishing himself as a prolific songwriter. Having penned three albums as lead singer of Starting Line, he's just ...more
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Interview
Jason Reeves
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:33:55
Singer-songwriter Jason Reeves didn't set out to simply "write a record" with his Warner debut, The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (And Other ...more
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Shwayze
Shwayze
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:22:10
Malibu meets the Sunset Strip on Shwayze's self-titled debut. Shwayze is quite possibly the most chill artist to emerge from either. Touting a smooth ...more
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Various ArtistsLife Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:08:10
At first glance, you'd expect an album full of cover versions of David Bowie to flop unsuccessfully—unable to capture the idiosyncracies of one of ...more
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Amy MacDonald
This Is the Life
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:57:27
It's boom time for solo female performers, particularly those out of the UK, and Amy MacDonald's entering the field at an increasingly crowded time. ...more
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Black Light Burns
Cover Your Heart/The Anvil Pants Odyssey
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:43:18
Let's propose a little scenario. If we were the betting type and it was a decade ago, we'd have wagered a decent sum of chump change that Limp Bizkit ...more
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Staind
The Illusion of Progress
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:10:07
"I'm not very good at pursuing redemption," sings STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis on "The Way I Am," the second track from his band's sixth album The ...more
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ism
Urgency
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:35:25
The dudes who comprise the ISM collective were probably picked on when they were in high school. That's not a bad thing, because from great adolescent ...more
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Misery Signals
Controller
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:49:41
Metalcore bands nowadays! They're all angry for the sake of being angry, leaving listeners with an astounding curiosity about what they're so pinched ...more
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Daedelus
Love to Make Music To
Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:16:31
Part Aphex Twin, part DJ Shadow (circa Entroducing…), and part Coldcut, prolific IDM/electronica/hip-hop producer Daedelus ultimately has a sound all ...more
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Yung Berg
Look What You Made Me
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:17:43
Yung Berg can be summed up as a "hip-pop" artist. The young wordsmith from Chicago—he's all of 22-years-old—smartly winds verbal braggadocio around a ...more
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O.A.R.
All Sides
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:25:05
Philosophically, O.A.R. belongs in a rare category with the likes of the Grateful Dead, Phish and Dave Matthews Band. They reached mainstream level ...more
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