In one of the funnier Saturday Night Live skits of late, longtime SNL staple Fred Armisen plays Ian Rubbish — fictional frontman of the punk band Ian Rubbish & the Bizzarros. It’s pretty clear from the History Of Punk skit that Armisen is a huge fan of the music, as his portrayal of a late [...]
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May
Fred Armisen as the frontman of the only pro-Thatcher punk band
10
Apr
The industrial shoegaze sounds of London
Binary’s EP Amber came out right before the vernal equinox on March 18, released through their own imprint, Echoplex Records. The music on this, their latest, engages as it builds. The confessional symbolism on the first track (and their first single) “You Need the Blue Key” establishes the London-based band’s place in the universe of industrial shoegaze — [...]
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Feb
Rodney Ascher's first feature about the scariest movie ever
What does a boiling tsunami of blood inside a corridor evoke in your mind? What if everything you think about what you know is wrong and is really just the plot of some rubiginous politico and his ploys for mass genocide? Enter Room 237, a documentary directed by Rodney Ascher about the mysteries behind the [...]
13
Dec
How American international policy lead to a global epidemic
“Instead of war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.” Remember these lyrics timelessly spoken by one Tupac Shakur? Breaking the Taboo is a documentary-esque film shedding light on the infamous Reagan-initiated War on Drugs, attempting to underscore the policy’s flaws since it was launched back in day. [...]
23
Oct
The very best of Grantland published by McSweeney’s
One of our favorite daily reading websites is without a doubt Grantland. Founded and helmed by Bill Simmons — author of Now I Can Die In Peace, The Book Of Basketball and a sports writer without equal — Grantland serves as the nexus of where sports collides with pop culture, and explodes in a fireworks [...]
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Feb
A retro styled shoot featuring Upton in red heels & very little else
It sure does seem like Kate Upton’s been everywhere lately, whether it’s Taking It (Mostly) All Off For Esquire, or Running Around In a Bikini Doing Stuff, the 19-year old blond bombshell seems to be unstoppable ever since her eyebrow-raising cover for Sports Illustrated‘s Swimsuit Issue. This time she’s taking it all off for another [...]
23
Feb
Beach Bunny Swimwear’s Spring 2012 swimwear collection
Last Friday we brought you Kate Upton Taking It (Mostly) All Off For Esquire, and needless to say it was quite popular with readers. What can we say, we have a truly discerning, intelligent base. The girl seems to be everywhere after knocking down the cover of Sports Illustrated‘s Swimsuit Issue, even getting a cameo [...]
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Jan
Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman & Anderson reunited again
Any day is a happy day that brings a little Wes Anderson into your life. Today is such a day. The trailer for his new film Moonrise Kingdom shows no signs of the endlessly whimsical and creative auteur slowing down. I mean, dude’s only like 40 but still — so many good films and they [...]
