1) R.E.M.: Sometimes magnificent, often inscrutable, but always interesting, the durable Athens, Ga. purveyors of jangle pop call it quits after 31 years. It’s not the end of the world as we know it, it ju...
Nirvana thrived in contradiction: quiet and loud, passion and disassociation, melody and dissonance, clarity and obliqueness, pop-unfriendly and radio-baiting. Like their breakthrough single “Smells Like Teen Sp...
There was a lot of buzz this week that "Monster" and "The Killing" pilot director Patty Jenkins is the top candidate to direct "Thor 2." Marvel Studios has already dated the film fo...
The Look: Zooey Deschanel is supposed to be "adorkable" (the show's word, not mine) on this show, but that doesn't mean she doesn't clean up nicely. Even if she does slump around the house in pajamas and att...
Just two days after the band declared it was calling it quits, R.E.M. has rounded up a career retrospective album, "Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982 – 2011."
Amazon has listed the...
"Parks and Recreation" is back for its fourth season. I interviewed co-creator Mike Schur about one of the major developments of the premiere, and I have a review of the episode coming up just as soon as I ...
Longstanding rock troupe R.E.M. have called it a day.
In a post on the band's official website, the Athens, Ga.-born band said they've "decided to call it a day," with each member explaining their perspecti...
HitFix started doing letter grades earlier this summer and there isn't a single new show that's going to get a grade anywhere in the A-range this fall.
It's just that kind of fall.
Cobbling tog...
The latest release from artist Anthony Gonzalez, better known as M83.
When Amy Poehler rushed the stage the moment her name was read, it almost seemed like a rare moment of improv. Of course, as each actress in the category climbed on stage upon hearing her name, we quickly realized it ...
