Belle & Sebastian, live in Paris
"I think they're ugly." Lindsay, the ex-editor of my college paper, is looking at the people on the cover of Belle and Sebastian's single "Step…
The O’Conner Girls
”It’s a beautiful set,” Invisible Telle was saying about the comfy (fake) living room packed onto the intimate stage before us. ”Write that down. And…
Grunge Guy's Girlfriend
{Let Rachel Flotard of Visqueen take the sting out of your heart. Send your love advice questions her way at loveishard@threeimaginarygirls.com.} Dear Rachel, My boyfriend is…
Clearlake
Clearlake were my Bluetones of 2003. Just as with the initial notes of Bluetones' "Talking to Clarry" (the first song on the first Bluetones' album,…
Clearlake
Critically acclaimed Clearlake is one of the best British bands out there today. These charming boys from Brighton, England were kicking off their first U.S.…
Serene UK
One of the worst/best things about music is that there are far too many bands for any one person to ever hear them all. This…
Air, live in Paris
It's night. You're underground. A pair of lights glow deep in a tunnel, two pearls on a black napkin, a beady-eyed monster peering out of…
Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind
I am not a fan of most Jim Carrey movies. The Truman Show and Man on the Moon were good. But The Mask? A task.…
Osama
"People always believe their own eyes." Osama is a film intensely aware, at times perhaps too aware, of its place in history. The first film produced…
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ is the most boring movie I have ever seen. The only reason I didn't walk out is that the film…