With an estimated 122 million members as of September, MySpace has become an ubiquitous platform for artist discovery and promotion. But new networking websites made specifically for music are...
Cassadaga, Bright Eyes' sixth full-length album, marks a new beginning for the Omaha-based band, and particularly its prolific frontman, Conor Oberst.
23, Blonde Redhead's seventh full length release, is a soundtrack for dreams.
Reviewing super-producer Timbaland's second studio release, Timbaland Presents Shock Value, is no easy task. Sure, most of the songs are perfectly produced and executed, from the club-ready "Give...
Those expecting to see an awe-inspiring spectacle of Jesus Christ's eternal love for mankind right in time for the Easter holiday will be sorely disappointed by Passover-inspired thriller The Reaping.
While Rodriguez exaggerates the mainstays of the exploitation genre to the point of parody, Tarantino comfortably modernizes the same customs with his contribution, the vehicular thriller Death Proof.
When Kings of Leon released their sophomore album, they proclaimed, "If Youth and Young Manhood was the party, Aha Shake Heartbreak is the hangover." If that's the case then Because of the Times,...
Is evil just a word used to justify evil? Shadow of Himself, written by Neal Bell, professor of the practice of theater studies, explores this essential question by putting a modern spin on the...
Set in the jazzy New York scene of the gambling age-filled with booze, cards and all sorts of sin-Guys and Dolls is renowned as a musical classic. And this spring, Duke's Hoof n' Horn production...
The last few years have seen the resurrection of several so-called "lost" films," movies never distributed in America or significantly overlooked in their original theatrical runs.
It's a shame that Santi is such a diamond-in-the-rough release-there are some really great songs, but they're hidden in the album. A more cohesive structure could have really pushed this release...
Paying homage to the grand tradition of eye-popping, fist-clenching, jaw-dropping and other-body-part-hyphen-gerund-phrase-inducing double features of yesteryear, Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) and...
What future projects are you looking at? What I want to concentrate on now is stand-up. I would love to do something uncensored like a radio show, TV show or what Tom Green has. He has a TV show...
The first part of Grindhouse is Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror-a gross-out mutant-zombie bloodfest brimming with pus, detached limbs and more headshots than a Hollywood agent's file cabinet. To...
Like Wool E. Bull, the Regulator Bookshop and (until recently) LocoPops, pulsoptional is one of those rare pheonomena you can only find in Durham.
The Streets at Southpoint has always been a wholesome destination, with shopping, dining and entertainment for the whole family.
Newbie director Michael Kang's The Motel is an "indie dramedy" for "indie people"-meaning, it's a worthwhile flick, but from one look at the '80s color-schemed, pop-art-comic poster, it's clear...
Napolean Dynamite star Jon Heder chats with recess' Varun Lella about his upcoming ice-skating comedy Blades of Glory, co-starring Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler and Craig T. Nelson.
Still riding the outstanding success of Live Like You Were Dying, Tim McGraw takes a somber departure from his usually feel-good sound on his 11th album, Let it Go. Although McGraw placates his...
The sophisticated, elegant venue of the Nasher Museum of Art is about to embrace a distinctly urban flair with its newest exhibition, Street Level.
