3.6.2012

Ever since he first stumbled upon the polarizing counter-culture fringes of pop music—arriving in a singularly off-putting, genre-mashing, artistically drunken stupor, Brooklyn chameleon Tim Fite has...

“That’s the Jesse Theater, right over there, with the dome. I had…well, I had some really good times there.” Newly minted Oscar-winner Daniel Lindsay walks across the University of Missouri campus,...

Halfway through his senior year of college, communications major, Gene Wilder fan and hopeful comedic actor Jon Glaser took a break to trek up to Chicago. He called the city’s Second City Theatre, a...

When I was 18, my friend Kyle and I were talking on the phone about the cross-country road trip we were going to take that summer with another friend of ours, Eli. “Have you heard of White Sands in...

There are about 50 scenes from Woody Allen’s wonderful Annie Hall that stick with me, but two will always be foremost. In the first, Alvy (Allen) and Annie (Diane Keaton) are in a kitchen, attempting...

As a member of the Wolfgang’s Vault family, Paste has access to a rich archive of historic audio interviews from a variety of sources. Many of these interviews have never existed in text form. Our new...

The Boss has always had an uneasy relationship with fame—not so much the celebrity aspect, but the wealth. Singing about the American working class made him wealthy, which in turn distanced him from...

For the band’s first batch of new material on Merge since 1999’s 3-LP classic 69 Love Songs, Stephin Merritt & Co. crafted a witty, synth-dappled collection of songs that sound like they could’ve been...

Last year, Andrew Bird contributed a cover of the Kermit the Frog classic “Bein’ Green” to a Muppets tribute album. Elsewhere, he partnered with sculptor and instrument maker Ian Schneller on a...

On July 1, 2010, Chris Smith lost his only brother to suicide. That death — or at least Smith’s struggle to make sense of it — leaves a heavy impression on ThewaytheworldDies, Smith’s third album as...

Denison Witmer’s ninth studio album was met with the unexpected that life is so notorious for—a jilting turn in his father’s cancer and the subsequent loss of his battle put Witmer in a dwelling of...

It still seems odd to hear Xiu Xiu leader Jamie Stewart at the helm of pop song, as if his dark and unflinching worldview might actually have room for some kind of joy. To be sure, there’s always been...

There are many comparisons and homages to draw upon when considering a movie like Project X. The most direct is the biggest name rolling through the credits—that would be one Todd Phillips, the man...

Delicacy, directed by brothers David and Stéphane Foenkinos, and based on David’s novel La delicatesse, is a film that trades in whimsy without getting bogged down in preciousness. The presence of...

Elizabeth Olsen earned a lot of buzz from her star turn in last year’s Martha Marcy May Marlene, and in the new horror/thriller Silent House, based on the Uruguayan film La Casa Muda, she certainly...

Just in time for what would have been Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel’s 108th birthday, the creators of Despicable Me adapt the favorite tale of the beloved children’s author for the big screen, rendering...

This year NBC has quite a problem in their 10 p.m. slot after “Comedy Night Done Right.” They consistently have tried to fit the slot with dramas like Prime Suspect and the even less successful The...

Modern Family‘s attempts at holiday episodes this season have been disappointing: Putting Christmas together in a day for “Express Christmas” wasn’t much of a gift for fans, and no Clive Bixby...

Two episodes ago Up All Night threw a wrench in Ava and Kevin’s relationship, but it all seemed to work out in the end. He wasn’t present during last week’s down episode, but I was shocked to discover...

Not since the very end of Archer’s second season have we seen Barry, Archer’s nemesis who is now a bionic man. In fact the last time we saw him, he had killed Archer’s wife of a few minutes and run...

The addition of Bobby Newport as Leslie’s competitor several episodes ago was great because it meant Paul Rudd made a (extremely) brief appearance on Parks and Recreation. However, Newport didn’t...

Life’s Too Short is troll TV. It’s either an incredibly cruel and misguided attempt at extreme cringe comedy or it’s an attempt to make us question why we like shows like The Office or Extras. More...

I’ve known Eastbound & Down is special since the first episode of the first season. The pilot ended with one of the most intense coke-sniffing scenes on TV, as Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) and his...

While it implies in An Idiot Abroad‘s opening credits that Karl knows what he’s getting into this time, the show’s second season hasn’t really captured that jadedness until now. With Karl finally at...

The characters and storylines finally broke loose in Luck, and all it took was an earthquake. Most notable among these is Ace and The Greek’s mysterious scheme, which had been, well … mysterious. The...

In what is possibly the best-written episode of this series’ young life, nothing is sacred. Morality, civility, ethics —they’re all thrown out, but then they are all brought back, morphed into a...

Is Portlandia hitting its sophomore slump? We love this show, but after Friday’s “No Olympics” episode, we want to pull its hipster card just for a little bit. Despite the guest turns by Kyle...

I think this is what anime is like. I mean, not all anime. But some. Science fiction blended with history and religion and lots of shouting and giants and robots and explosions. My anthropology of...

Thatgamecompany presents an abstract take on the hero’s journey.I’ve never really gone on an adventure. Road trips don’t count, even with a stop at South of the Border. I did hang out in a desert once...

West Virginia is arguably the most geographically muddled state in the Union. Some Northerners think of the state as “the South.” I remember Chris...

Alex Schaaf, the mastermind behind Yellow Ostrich, is back in his adopted hometown of New York City awaiting the release of Strange Land, the follow-up to The Mistress which featured one of the...

The piano-laced indie-pop of Quiet Company recalls influential bands such as Death Cab For Cutie, but the Austin-based quartet puts their own unique spin on that upbeat sound, sporting an inclination...

The sampling, genre-bending singer-songwriter Tim Fite has announced the release the final installment of his Ain’t album trilogy and we’ve got a “making-of” video here exclusively at Paste. The new...

Chicago’s Scattered Trees released their third album, Sympathy, last year and the band’s latest video—a live version of “Five Minutes”—is a beautifully emotive crescendo of a song. Beginning with...

Bruce Springsteen’s career has been characterized by its versatility and longevity, swinging from soulful introspection to plugged-in arena rock, group to solo efforts and widespread touring to...