Polar Bear Club

  The new album by the Rochester, N.Y. natives Polar Bear Club, titled “Clash Battle Guilt Pride” is not an album to be taken lightly. Being the band’s third full-length album, “Clash Battle Guilt Pride” shows major progression from their…

Action Comics #1

The most anticipated issue of DC’s “New 52”, Action Comics #1 has arrived. The series has not been re-numbered until now. Its first issue came out in June 1938; the issue that introduced Superman to the world. There is a…

The R.E.D. Album

For those not familiar with The Game’s music, after listening to his new album, “The R.E.D. Album,” you may find yourself becoming fans. Unfortunately, “The R.E.D. Album” dropped a week before Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter IV.” Any album released around…

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother, directed by Jesse Peretz, is a hilarious comedy. That being said, the movie has a substantive under-current as well. Ned, played by the masterful Paul Rudd, is an ‘idiot’ only in the eyes of the real world….

I Love You, Phillip Morris

For some the words independent film might translate to “boring artsy film” but hopefully this column will change your mind. I aim to introduce you to some newly released low-budget films on various mediums, from Netflix Instant Watch, DVD, and…

Brothers battle for everything in ‘Warrior’

“Warrior” is in many ways a movie that’s been seen too many times. However, there’s a certain appeal and emotional core that makes “Warrior” a vastly different, and more importantly, good, movie. The film centers on Tommy (Tom Hardy, “Inception”)…

Disease spreads through touch

We live in a world of constant fear. Of these fears, the most predominant is disease and the fear that one day it will be linked to the eventual zombie apocalypse and be the downfall of society. “Contagion,” directed by…

Neon Indian shines on sophomore album, ‘Era Extraña’

In 2009, Neon Indian, also known as Alan Palomo, burst onto the electronic scene with his acclaimed LP “Psychic Chasms.” Palomo’s unique blend of synthesizers, breezy melodies, guitar distortion and catchy 8-bit samples helped usher in a new style of…

Queens ‘BLVD’ reveals immigrants’ lives

It’s not always clear what kind of hybrid creature a multi-media performance will be; a dysfunctional mutant, or a powerful, artistic chimera. “Crossing the BLVD” incorporates photography, music and storytelling woven together masterfully by actor and writer Judith Sloan. “BLVD”…

Remnants of an Existential Meltdown 9-9-11