The nation’s bleak economic picture has transcended the financial world, and has become something of a national psychological crisis. It has permeated the psyche of every American, sometimes to profound effect. Worries about job security dominate conversation. The weekly headlines blare the continuing bad news of job loss and corporate bankruptcy. Family breadwinners are committing suicide, and sometimes tragically taking their families along with them, citing money problems as motivating... >>Read full article

Bloody Moon is the work of an insane person.  That is the only explanation for its existence.  It is not purposefully avant-garde or experimental, it is merely the kind of movie that makes no sense from a narrative standpoint, something that only an insane person could watch and say, “wow, that was well-constructed entertainment.”  While it is certainly not a “good” film, calling it a failure seems somehow inappropriate as... >>Read full article

Unauthorized biographies are a curious beast.  Generally, a biography can benefit in innumerable ways from being “authorized” by the people that knew the subject best; narrative structure, believability, and the inclusion of juicy details that only the subject’s closest associates can contribute are a few examples.  When that subject is “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, the Pantera guitarist who was murdered in one of the most bizarre deaths in music history, the... >>Read full article

Believe the hype – the much-anticipated follow up to 2007’s Friend EP by artful noodlers Grizzly Bear is a meticulously crafted album with all the jagged peaks and smooth valleys that fully realized records possess.  Nothing about the album feels unfinished, but the slick production doesn’t render the album soulless or cluttered.  Definitely one of the best “Sunday morning records” of the entire year thus far.

There are some... >>Read full article