9.4.2012

Some kids know what they want to be when they grow up as early as gradeschool. It took Justin Young a little longer. He studied history in college, and punched the clock at a map company and a...

If the radio in South Korea is any indication, that country traffics in exactly two kinds of music: the K-pop that has swept the globe in the last couple of years, and “ballad” music, the sluggish,...

Last fall I found myself in the oldest and most easterly city in North America, St. John’s, Newfoundland, in a large convention hall amongst a standing ovation for the band Hey Rosetta! They had just...

Hometown: Brussels, BelgiumMembers: Jan Paternoster (vocals, guitars), Dries Van Dijck (percussion)Album: My PerceptionFor fans of: Black Keys, Jack White, Middle Class Rut Jan Paternoster and Dries...

It’s just over 200 miles from Ewert Sundja’s hometown of Tallinn, Estonia, to St. Petersburg, Russia—only the distance between New York City and...

Spain has a long history of fantastic bands that get little attention outside the Iberian Peninsula. A surge of groups began sprouting up in the late ’70s, finally freed from the shackles of Franco...

“We think a lot about the pacing and the rhythm of the experience,” says Kian Bashiri, “and we do it at different scales.” It may sound like Bashiri is talking about music, but the indie video game...

Jonatan Söderström is flattered when his games are called disturbing. “I feel that everything in life has an unsettling side to it, but it’s not always something you notice since you’re so used to...

There is no such thing as a true origin. Each source has its own inspiration, and each inspiration has a deeper source, going back in time to some unified starting point that, in turn, had its own...

It’s scary that a nearly 50-year-old man can still feel this way because those of us in our early 30s and late 20s feel as if it’s been ages since these grating and splitting, nasty and upheaving...

Jens Lekman’s third album begins with a short overture titled “Every Little Hair Knows Your Name,” a scene-setting instrumental that lets you know right away that this is going to be his easy...

It only takes two ears to enjoy Animal Collective, even if you view them as a menace in the long run. “Summertime Clothes,” “Peacebone,” “My Girls,” the more excavated “Banshee Beat” and Panda Bear’s...

On their fourth album, San Francisco’s The Fresh & Onlys file down the rough edges and turn in what are arguably the most melodic and ear-friendly jams of the band’s short-but-prolific career....

Tourist History is a tough act to follow. Indie-rock trio Two Door Cinema Club’s 2010 debut had all the makings of a pop-perfect album; each song was a pleasant combination of clear, upbeat vocals and...

In the moment of hesitation between the opening chord and the entrance of the entire ensemble lies the enigmatic quality that drives California Wives’ debut album Art History, an album that...

In music, “lengthy” doesn’t necessarily equal “epic.” But in the case of The Seer, the 12th studio album from experimental post-punk act Swans, the two terms are basically interchangeable. Michael...

At first, watching The Day feels a little like sitting through Post-Apocalyptic Movie Making 101. It opens on a gray, lonely road littered with gray rubble shot through a gray filter. Five gray...

The feature directorial debut from Elgin James tells a familiar story of bored and neglected young girls on the prowl for adventure, trouble and love. Little Birds is a cross between the 2005 sleeper...

The best so-called “horse movies” are especially successful when they manage to seduce those members of the audience who have never identified as horse lovers. Alex Dawson and cinematographer Greg...

Irish director Lance Daly, who last helmed the exquisite, magical Kisses, brings the same stark, dreamy palette to this decidedly different tale about a medical resident overwhelmed by his newfound...

WIth that, another season of Futurama is finished, along with my conflicting feelings about this season—and all seasons since the show’s return to Comedy Central. Unlike its big brother The Simpsons,...

When AMC announced that they were going to split the final 16 episodes of Breaking Bad into two parts, some worried that the condensed order of episodes for each portion would constrain the writing....

With Monroe-mance in the air and Wesen zombies on a rampage, this week’s show combined the perfect mix of hilarity and gore. “Quill” is the first episode of Season 2 to strike the original tone of the...

Hell on Wheels is nothing if not a show that loves diversions. It’s fine with not talking about building the railroad (supposedly the main plot of the show) or Bohannan’s revenge plot that is meant to...

“When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, ‘Come!’ I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and he was given power...

HornPlatform: iOS (Android coming soon)Developer: Phosphor Games StudiosPublisher: ZyngaRelease Date: 8/16/12Price: $6.99 There are plenty of people out there who’ve rejected the smartphone as a...

Do a Google News search for “faith,” then sit back and click through the first 10 stories. A warning, though—skip the mid-afternoon, Internet-browsing...

Since May we’ve worked with Aloft Hotels, traveling the U.S. to produce unique live performances of some of our favorite up-and-coming artists. The ongoing 10-date series has featured acts such as...

After spending the better part of the last decade touring and releasing new material, Frank Turner has finally reached a new level of success in his homeland of England. The English singer/songwriter...

For the second consecutive year, Sennheiser and Paste teamed up to film and record artists at the Newport Folk Festival. This year, we stepped things up at the Paste Ruins by offering festival...

It’s hard to think of over-the-top rockers The Darkness mellowing out for anything. That’s why it’s no surprise that their cover of Radiohead’s downer classic “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” is anything...