7.3.2012

For those looking for an introduction to Jim Dickinson’s impressive body of work, below are 11 essential recordings he produced and/or played on. Jerry Jeff Walker: Bein’ Free (1970) “It’s the first...

“I just said, ‘Honey, you’re going to have to tuck those things in somehow, or we’re going to have a major continuity problem.’” Let the record show that it’s Sam Jaeger, star of NBC’s Parenthood and...

Singer/songwriter Michael Kiwanuka’s musical journey could probably serve as a pop-culture travel guide to North London. He grew up in the suburb of Muswell Hill, an area some particularly meticulous...

Here’s a description of Delocated, the comedy series that airs on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network’s late night programming), taken straight from the Wikipedia page: Jon Glaser plays a man in the Witness...

Drew Dixon views the violent videogames of E3 from a broader cultural context. If someone completely oblivious to American culture were to visit E3, they’d likely perceive us to be a gun-and sex...

Sean Bones might be the shaman that I’ve been looking for my entire life. Though I’ve never been prone to outbursts and fits of rage, this smiley songwriter from New York has a way of preventing any...

We all know the story by now, but it bears repeating now that we’re on album number four in Mission of Burma’s impressive second act. Taking a 20-year hiatus would be enough to upend most bands—or, at...

To say electronic music is prominent in today’s up-and-coming (or in some cases, came-and-maybe-already-went) scene is an understatement. What’s notable about Delicate Steve is not necessarily...

It’s easy to get lost in the catalog of a musician as prolific as Tim Cohen. The Fresh & Onlys frontman has also contributed to bands including (but hardly limited to) Sonny & The Sunsets, Black...

Eleni Mandell should get some sort of medal for the circumstances under which she recorded her latest album, I Can See the Future. Not only did she write it during one of the most difficult periods of...

On Louisa Rose Allen’s Warrior, the crooning newcomer makes a heavy impression in just five songs. Releasing music under the moniker Foxes, the 22-year-old UK native has created a beautifully ethereal...

Ah, the ever-elusive “perfect summer record.” Every year, every time spring gives way to blistering heat, the search for the next best soundtrack to summer recommences.This summer, Chicago-by-way-of...

In 2010, San Francisco songwriter Sonny Smith unveiled his 100 Records art installation, a sprawling project in which Smith adopted the personae of 100 fictional bands and wrote and recorded singles...

A 6-year-old girl named Hushpuppy, little and wiry with a wild pouf of hair, crouches in a ruin of twisted metal and junk. She holds a small bird to...

Hot producer-star Channing Tatum draws from his personal history for this raucous comedy-drama set in Tampa’s Xquisite Male Dance Revue. Tatum worked as a stripper for eight months early in his...

Neil Young Journeys is director Jonathan Demme’s documentary of the last two nights of Young’s solo world tour performing at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The uncut performances, almost entirely from his...

After the last week’s premiere of The Newsroom, a video popped up on the internet—surely to Aaron Sorkin’s chagrin—that showed all the instances of repeated lines in Sorkin films and TV shows. (You...

It’s kind of a surprise that it took until Comedy Bang! Bang!’s fourth episode for the appearance of Paul F. Tompkins. On the podcast, Tompkins is the quintessential “second guest” who utilizes the...

After four full seasons, it looks like the honeymoon is finally over.True Blood’s spunky blonde heroine is famous for getting into supernatural trouble. She consistently runs with the wrong crowds,...

Normal television shows are plot-based. People love stories in their scripted shows, and while some filmmakers are willing to allow aspects other than plot to drive their flicks,TV’s a much more...

In the second episode of Inside Men, the question arises many times, although not forcibly so, about how much you can trust someone. Even though the three titular “inside men”—John, Marcus and...

Four months have passed in the Episodes world, and tension is running high between Matt, Sean and Beverly as the trio awaits the big premiere of Pucks. Since Matt has slept with Beverly, the married...

“Anger took away something important to me.” That’s what Charlie, the character, tells his group therapy. I guess Charlie Sheen could say the same thing—as long as Sheen’s “anger” is “mounds of coke.”...

Suda 51 makes a Suda 51 game.Sometimes a game reminds you of a person you know. Some games are like the best friend you had in high school—a little predictable, but fun to hang out with. They might...

Insomnia plagues nearly 15 percent of adults. Blake Butler exists among this anguished set of sleep-deprived humans, battling a lifelong issue that he...

By his early 30s, Gil Scott-Heron—who died at age 62 in May of 2011—had written two novels and a book of poetry and released 13 albums of straight-talking, stylistically eclectic, politically charged...

Athens-based band Dreams So Real gained national attention in the ‘80s for their album Rough Night in Jericho, whose title track reached number 28 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart. They released...

This year, HGTV partnered with Paste as we headed down to Gulf Shores, Ala., for what we’d considered the best Hangout Music Fest to date. Beyond watching shows from some of our favorite artists, we...

Make sure you’ve got your dancing shoes for a Chain Gang of 1974 appearance. The band, who is masterminded by Kamtin Mohager, brings a nostalgic, ‘80s-inspired dance party to stage. But that’s not to...

First impressions can often be deceiving, but take a look at Rubblebucket’s stage set-up and you’ll get a pretty good idea of what you’re in store for. Neon streamers decorate mic stands and shine...

Armed with just a ukulele, LP strums out a Delta blues classic, Leadbelly’s “In The Pines.” Recorded in what appears to be an abandoned loft in Los Angeles, LP’s voice echoes off the empty walls and...

You may not have heard of Milo Greene yet, but you will soon. The Los Angeles-based indie-folk quintet describes their own music as “cinematic,” and as lofty as that adjective may be, it’s fully fits...

Watch Peter Gabriel perform “San Jacinto” on June 15, 1986, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford,...