I'm digging, I'm digging, I'm searching right through that luggage/ One man's trash, that's another man's come up." Macklemore'sself?deprecating humor is spot on in his hit "Thrift Shop," in which he raps for an entire three minutes and 55 seconds about the art of thrifting and sifting through piles of old clothes for the Velcro sneakers or fox fur coat he might discover there.
Bands often seem bloated as they add more members to their groups and suffer a messy or chaotic sound as a result. But on Nov. 29 at Boston's House of Blues, the 11?piece blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band proved to be an exception to that trend.
"Killing Them Softly" may be a gritty, violent and overwhelmingly angry gangster flick, but it is beautifully poetic all the same and is almost certainly one of this year's most thought?provoking films.
Fractured, expansive and more than a tad lugubrious, Tim Hecker's latest album, "Instrumental Tourist," is a gem for anyone with a taste for the darker things in life, aurally speaking. A collaboration with fellow ambient producer Daniel Lopatin, aka Oneohtrix Point Never, "Tourist" is about as varied as you can expect to get within either artists' oeuvre. Alternating between desolate soundscapes and grating walls of noise, the album offers plenty of variety and detail. Though the sounds can stretch on for minutes upon minutes, Hecker and Lopatin offer such a nuanced, lively sonic palette that listeners will have more than enough to dig into for months to come.
For senior drama major NadavHirsh, the theater has always been part of life. By the age of five, Hirsh was already acting. Since then, he has branched out into almost every other theatrical direction.
Modern art galleries are often home to a diverse and eclectic assortment of art. Here, more so than in any other art institutions, art is often controversial, cutting edge, avant?garde. In some contemporary art museums, anything goes - even graffiti.
Even if you are only the most passive of movie buffs, odds are good that you either own or have seen a few of the films that top popular culture's list for being Completely Messed Up, with a capital c, m and u. Odds are even better that, along with something by David Lynch and GasparNo?©, one of these films was written and/or directed by Harmony Korine.
For any musician or band who has had a career spanning more than four decades, it's usually fair to assume that their peak performing years are long past. While there are many bands with impressive, lengthy resumes that continue to tour, sometimes their concerts can seem stale - a glimpse of their former greatness. But on Monday night at the TD Garden in Boston, Neil Young and Crazy Horse gave a thunderous performance that proved that they are one of the true exceptions to that trend. Energetic, loud and vital, Young and company's concert was stunning for an artist of any age, let alone for someone who is 67.
British alternative indie rockers Alt?J recently received the 2012 Barclaycard Mercury Prize, elevating them from relative obscurity to the world's stage. As they possess an impressively unique feel, it's safe to say the award was well deserved.
"Silver Linings Playbook" marks another excellent addition to the filmography of David O. Russell, acclaimed writer?director of films like "The Fighter" (2010), "I Heart Huckabees" (2004) and "Three Kings" (1999).
Rihanna is a unique pop star. She's got a superhuman work ethic and she has released seven albums in seven years. Over that short time frame, she's made well over twenty hits, a collection that few musicians ever match. Her newest album, "Unapologetic," features yet another collaboration with her infamous boyfriend, Chris Brown. However, the single "Nobody's Business" ends up failing in a few regards.
