Performing Arts
02 May 2010
Tea and Scones Suspense: Hitchcock's "English" Movies of the Early 1940s
Although Hitchcock left Great Britain for the United States in 1939, his first two films -- Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941) -- nonetheless remained set firmly in English culture. His depictions helped craft perceptions of English life for decades to come.
Farisa Khalid
Film
17 Oct 2019
On Arundhati Roy's 'My Seditious Heart'
While her novels evoke romance, longing, forbidden love, and class struggle, Arundhati Roy's nonfiction proves more incendiary, more seditious.
17 Oct 2019
Robert Eggers' 'The Lighthouse' Blazes with Brilliance
Director Robert Eggers' emotional powerhouse, The Lighthouse, is a profound allegorical reminder that no man is an island.
17 Oct 2019
Over the Rainbow: An Interview With Herb Alpert
Music legend Herb Alpert discusses his new album, Over the Rainbow, maintaining his artistic drive, and his place in music history. "If we tried to start A&M in today's environment, we'd have no chance. I don't know if I'd get a start as a trumpet player. But I keep doing this because I'm having fun."
Jedd Beaudoin
Music
17 Oct 2019
The "Unrequited Love" of An Accidental (Gay) Activist
In the '70s Dennis Altman was a founding figure of gay liberation. Now more restrained than radical, the Australian author and activist recounts the past and present of sexual politics in his new book, Unrequited Love.
17 Oct 2019
A Journey Through Her Mind: An Interview with Beth Hart
Powerhouse blues vocalist Beth Hart teams with producer Rob Cavallo to confront her own sense of spirituality on her intensely personal new release, War in My Mind. She tells us that story.
17 Oct 2019
Punk Rock's V98 Channel Their Fury Stunningly on "Conversation Killer" (premiere)
Irish/Scottish punk rockers, V98 announce themselves in gloriously abrasive fashion with "Conversation Killer", the first taste of their debut EP.
17 Oct 2019
Infinite Color & Sound Are Free Spirits in New York
Infinite Color & Sound showcased their flourishing project at PublicArts ahead of sets at Sea.Hear.Now as part of a brief East Coast run. Photos and video of the whole show inside.
17 Oct 2019
Americana's Midnight North Take the "Long View" with New Single (premiere)
San Francisco Americana collective Midnight North let loose a soulful new single, "Long View", ahead of their fall tour.
17 Oct 2019
Rachel Mazer's "Is It So Wrong" Is a Celebration of Love (premiere)
R&B songstress Rachel Mazer's new music video for "Is It So Wrong" celebrates love with a diverse cast of characters at the center of three separate love triangles.
17 Oct 2019
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Christen the City's New Arena with Triumphant Team-Up
The world's greatest metal band, Metallica unite with their hometown symphony for a concert of symphonic metal magic to ring in opening night at San Francisco's new arena.
16 Oct 2019
Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' Is a Uniquely Intelligent Satire
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Parasite, combines the epic class warfare of Snowpiercer with the zany activism of Okja, resulting in a brilliant, many-layered exploration of social stratification and capitalism.
16 Oct 2019
Whit Dickey's 'Tao Quartets' Pose Key Questions About Improvised Music
Veteran drummer from New York's creative music scene, Whit Dickey combines two quartets that pose so many of the key questions about purely improvised music.
16 Oct 2019
Very Good's 'Adulthood' Is Another Brilliant Exercise in Experimental Quirkiness
The third album from the twisted mind of Sean Cronin shows his band, Very Good, moving in strange, oddly compelling directions.
16 Oct 2019
From Disco Pop to Deep Blues in Seven Songs with La Santa Cecilia
Grammy-winning Los Angeles band La Santa Cecilia's new self-titled album covers much musical ground, all of which is tied together by the powerful vocals of lead singer La Marisoul.
16 Oct 2019
The Cigarette: A Political History (By the Book)
Sarah Milov's The Cigarette restores politics to its rightful place in the tale of tobacco's rise and fall, illustrating America's continuing battles over corporate influence, individual responsibility, collective choice, and the scope of governmental power. Enjoy this excerpt from Chapter 5. "Inventing the Nonsmoker".
Sarah Milov
Books
16 Oct 2019
Rebelling Against the Rebellion: British Punk's Second Coming
Louder, faster, angrier, and harder than punk ever sounded, second-wave punk in 1979 Britain kept the core instrumental ingredients but used and produced them in ways that boiled off any subtleties or sophistication.
16 Oct 2019
"She's Older Now" Is a Previously Unreleased Tune From Roger C. Reale and Rue Morgue, Featuring Mick Ronson (premiere)
Ex-Bowie/Ian Hunter six-string legend, Mick Ronson lends his formidable talents to tune that could have/should have been a hit in the dimming days of the 1970s. Just image the Top of the Pops performance.
16 Oct 2019
Pinto Bennett Dishes the Lonely Blues on "I Like Singin' the Blues in a Honky Tonk Song" (premiere)
Hardcore country artist, Pinto Bennett's new music video for "I Like Singin' the Blues in a Honky Tonk Song" provides a snapshot of the country icon in his natural habitat, performing amidst family and friends.
16 Oct 2019
Stop Laughing: A Difference of Laughter Between British and American Hitchcock
While Alfred Hitchcock is famous for the humor that he injected into his thrillers, there are striking differences in the humor between his British and American periods.
15 Oct 2019
Hamptons International Film Festival 2019: 'On Broadway'
Oren Jacoby's richly illustrated documentary on the ups and downs of modern Broadway, On Broadway, is all celebrations and no questions. Whether that's a problem depends on your level of theater mania.
15 Oct 2019
Hitchcock 101: 1935-1938 - 'The 39 Steps' to 'The Lady Vanishes'
In Day Two of our Director Spotlight series on the Master of Suspense, we revisit the four strongest films of Alfred Hitchcock’s British period.
15 Oct 2019
Hitchcock's 'Blackmail' and the Birth of the British Talkies
Originally conceived as a silent film, Blackmail was quickly converted to sound, making it the first British talkie. To accommodate theaters that were not equipped for sound, it was reissued as a silent film. The differences in the two versions are here compared.
Michael Curtis Nelson
Film
15 Oct 2019
New Order in Berlin: Timeless and Timely
In Berlin, dance-rock legends New Order prove once again why their music draws attention nearly 40 years on.
15 Oct 2019
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