"And this song goes out to all you beautiful American girls and boys…" – Clem Snide at the Tractor
A cold, blustery, torrentially wet Wednesday night proved to be an ideal backdrop for a cozy night at the Tractor Tavern. The warmth in the…
Bigger And Blackerer
Do you know a David Cross? Sometimes I think we all must. He's a really smart guy in your social circle (usually tied to the…
SIFF Take: The Reverse
The Reverse is a sharp-witted dark comedy that centers on three generations of women living in a small apartment in communist Poland during the 1950s. …
The Maldives to score Riders of the Purple Sage on Tuesday
One of our favorite country/Southern, by way of Ballard, rock bands, The Maldives, are set to score the 1925 classic silent western Riders of the…
Saint Bartlett
"I wish I that I could float up from the ground / I will never know what that's like," are the first lines on Damien…
SIFF Take: Disco and Atomic War
Estonia was once part of the Soviet Republic, when such a thing existed. Its location in Northeastern Europe gave Estonian leaders a big problem during…
SIFF Take: Rapt
I try to avoid using the phrase "taut thriller" but if any movie has earned that label, it’s Rapt. This glossy French film focuses on…
Three Imaginary Films to see: SIFF Edition
This is kind of cheating, since there’s obviously more than 3 films I think you should see at the Film Festival this weekend – but…
Athens Popfest 2010 lineup announced
Today is like Christmas morning for indie pop nerds. Today, I am giddy as hell because THE ATHENS POPFEST LINEUP HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED! I've compared…
Jim Woodring's mind-blowing WEATHERCRAFT unveiled at Fantagraphics this Saturday, May 22
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp95qKF4cDg&feature=related] [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP0oSaUQn5E] We have a genius artist in our midst in Seattle, beloved internationally, who started in graphic novels but whose paintings have been avidly…