PJ Harvey’s official YouTube channel recently uploaded this full-length, professionally filmed concert she performed on the awe-inspiring Let England Shake tour at the Sydney Festival in 2012. How generous! In other PJ news, her Steve Albini-produced classic Rid of Me celebrates… Continue Reading
Netflix has released its first full trailer (appropriately scored to “The Final Countdown”) in advance of the May 26 all-at-once streaming release of Arrested Development‘s fourth season. This is the biggest glimpse we’ve had of the new episodes so far,… Continue Reading
I may have spoken too soon when I wrote earlier about August: Osage County‘s impressive cast. Not to take anything away from it, especially since I have no doubt it will be a considerably better film, but August‘s cast has… Continue Reading
Laura Marling has always been someone I’ve appreciated but not necessarily connected with. That has changed forever with the above clip for “Master Hunter,” the first video from Marling’s upcoming fourth album, Once I Was An Eagle. The song is… Continue Reading
Another hugely anticipated 2013 prestige film with one of the most impressive casts of the year, August: Osage County is based on the Pulitzer-winning play by Tracy Letts (who also wrote the adaptation) and is directed by six-time Emmy winner… Continue Reading
James Blake’s Overgrown is indisputably one of the most hauntingly gorgeous albums of the year, and the single “Retrograde” is one of its most compelling standouts. If, like me, you’re curious to see how Blake creates his distinct sound in… Continue Reading
Trailers for some of this year’s prestige films have gradually been making the rounds over the last week, and certainly one of the most buzzed-about titles is Sundance grand prizewinner Fruitvale Station (apologies for the French subtitles, this is an international… Continue Reading
“#Beautiful,” Mariah Carey’s new duet with the marvelous Miguel, is not only the first single from her first new album since pooping out a set of twins and revitalizing her tabloid icon standing via her ongoing feud with fellow soon-to-be-ousted… Continue Reading
Twenty Feet from Stardom is one of the most superbly entertaining music documentaries I’ve seen. Directed by Morgan Neville, it is the oral history of backup singers in pop music, particularly the African-American women who gradually rose to prominence in… Continue Reading
San Francisco’s biggest film festival is back with another impressive roster of films and special events guaranteed to dominate your free time between April 25 and May 9. This year, the San Francisco Film Society has been especially successful… Continue Reading
