[Movies] 
Slick public discourse
The gangster film bloomed during the Great Depression, and its universe of hard-boiled characters, elegant low-key lighting and a plot that flipped the moral paradigm was a product of its age.
[Defend Yourself] 
If you've ever been pregnant, or had a scare, you've probably walked by David Coverdale of Whitesnake. The original sex panther, Coverdale found fame with Deep Purple before unleashing anthems like "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love."
[CD Reviews] 
GENRE | SPACE ROCK
VERDICT | THE NEXT STEP
RELEASE | 7.2.09
LABEL | SELF-RELEASED
MYSPACE.COM/28DEGREESTAURUS
28 Degrees Taurus is an odd bird. Taking the style of Blonde Redhead or Sonic Youth, with wide, chiming guitars, the trio sets the genre on its head with Karina Dacosta's vocal stylings.
[CD Reviews] 
GENRE | BLUES TRANCE
VERDICT | EXTRA RAW
RELEASE | 6.30.09
LABEL | RADIUS
MYSPACE.COM/JONATHANKANE
Good art reveals itself with closer study. Jet Ear Party by Jonathan Kane (The Swans) reveals itself by playing off of a backdrop so utterly familiar that even the slightest variations transform the entire feel of his pieces.
[CD Reviews] 
GENRE | INDIE DOOM AND GLOOM
VERDICT | APOCALYPSE WOW
RELEASE | 4.21.09
LABEL | ASTHMATIC KITTY
CRYPTACIZE.BLOGSPOT.COM
Nothing hums the melodies of doom, gloom and utter uncertainty like Mythomania. After weeks of rain and gray skies, it gets to the point when the surviving sun-worshippers among us need to abandon our bathing suits and embrace the haunting fog.
[Music] 
Swims with the sharks
What's the best Australian song of all time? That one jam by Midnight Oil, right? No, sir. OK, what about INXS, they were pretty great, right? Wrong again. Something from Kylie maybe, or, god forbid, those turds in Jet? Nope. Not AC/DC either. Joke bands don't count.
[Music] 
Don't let DJ Heidi's model good looks and curly blond locks throw you off.
[Visual Arts] 
We hassle him anyway
"I feel kind of old."
For an old man, Nick Z could hardly find himself in a less geriatric setting. Seated in the spacious digs of the Fourth Wall Project on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, the 29-year-old Boston native is surrounded by the recurring youthful, fantastical characters who live in his art.
[DVD Reviews] 
ANDRE GREGORY, JEAN LENAUER
CRITERION
6.23.09
Finally, a proper release of what is either the most pretentious film of all time or a pure stroke of genius. For me, this 1981 film is the height of New York City pretension—two theater-types talking about theater in a restaurant for two hours—but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
[Video Games] 
NINTENDO DS
ATLUS
4.28.09
Boobs are a fact of everyday life. They are in billboards, puffing out of advertisements, and they made MTV what it is today. I'm cool with that. But that doesn't mean I need a video game based almost entirely around them.
