Tag: California
Tower Closed Anew: Russ Solomon Dies While Watching the Oscars
Even prior to The Beatles providing hard evidence to stodgy adults that there was value in the music industry–the kind of value they could actually [Read More…]
From “California Dreamin'” to “Freak”: California’s Musical History As A Haven for Weirdos
As New York-born Lana Del Rey continues to graft California and its (anti-)cultural trappings for her music, it leads one to take pause and reflect [Read More…]
Entertainment Might Just Be The Grimmest Movie About Life As A Comedian
If you thought it was depressing to walk through Times Square and have a faceless comic thrust a flier in your face while urgently asking, [Read More…]
Addicted to Fresno Explores the Anomalous Existence of Central California
To most people, even those living in it, Fresno is no more than a truck stop along the way to somewhere better. Jamie Babbit, best [Read More…]
The Overnight: A Strange Update to Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Patrick Brice’s second feature, The Overnight, is a far cry from his first, Creep. The latter is darkly comedic tale of murder and obsession while [Read More…]
Ariel Pink Delves Into Modern Romance With “Put Your Number In My Phone”
Ariel Pink has always been something of a romantic songwriter, it’s just a matter of reading between the lines. His latest single, “Put Your Number [Read More…]
Comparing and Contrasting Magic Mike and Burlesque
The critically unclaimed Burlesque came out in 2010, two years before Magic Mike would grace the screen as one of Steven Soderbergh’s final movies. The [Read More…]
Los Angeles is Burning: LDR Releases “West Coast” Video
Lana Del Rey may be the most obvious current champion of the west coast, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t aware of its noirish qualities. [Read More…]
White Girl Problems vs. Psychos
Babe Walker’s follow-up to 2012’s memoir White Girl Problems is, in many ways, more of the same–with the twist of a mystery novel combined vaguely [Read More…]
Trying to Find Meaning in Britney and Kevin: Chaotic
Cher Horowitz may have once thought finding meaning in a Pauly Shore movie was the ultimate challenge, but, at that point, Britney and Kevin: Chaotic [Read More…]
