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Complaints about the banality of popular culture are nothing dramatically new.
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Complaints about the banality of popular culture are nothing dramatically new.
As a band, Sonic Youth formed in 1981. As a phenomenon, Sonic Youth has always seemed to be there; its influence lingering in the work of nearly every college, punk, grunge or art rock band since its 1988 breakthrough, Daydream Nation.
Let's face it: summer is the season of film ineptitude.
I must confess that my interview with Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is something I still struggle to understand.
Since its inception in 1994, the Taos Talking Picture Festival has grown into one of the nation's premiere film festivals, showcasing a broad and spectacular array of local, national and international talent. And this year's festival was no exception.
Generally speaking, healthy quotients of singer/songwriters have a reputation as being highly sensitive but emotionally tattered people.
Equipped with long, greasy hair, beer bottles and simple, ebullient tunes shaded in the aesthetic of '60s Brit rock - among other genres - The Strokes' Tuesday night performance at the Sunshine Theater instilled the audience with the fortunate/unfortunate fact that these guys are hotshot rock stars.
At heart, "The Royal Tenenbaums" is a fairly simple family story. The family itself, however, is not so simple. Directed by Wes Anderson and co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson, the film chronicles the creation, failures and eventual reunion of the Tenenbaums - an idiosyncratic but gifted family in New York City.
Earlier this year, The Strokes released The Modern Age, a three song EP that single-handedly captured the collective interest of the music scene. With its debut album, Is This It, a frenzy of media accolades erupted, hailing the group as quite possibly the best new band to emerge out of New York - and the United States - in years.
The comparison of the origin of love and the artistic process has proven to be a fertile topic amongst artists of varying genres. Many have portrayed the two as a discovery of the self - a true revelation of meaning within a seemingly chaotic and nonsensical world.
Ryan Adams knows sour love. Throughout his stint as Whiskeytown's lead singer, his debut album, Heartbreaker, and now with his sophomore effort, Gold, Adams continues his renowned tradition of chronicling bad relationships with great songs.
As the latest successor to the prestigious post of Music Director of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Guillermo Figueroa seems, like others who are seamlessly talented at their careers, perfect for the job.
The thought behind Nicolas Cage’s career decisions remains a mystery.
The New Mexican experience is a vast, ever-expanding tradition that encompasses a wide range of experiences and emotions. Imbedded deeply in the richness of it all is the subtle, unmistakable presence of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca.
Central to Rufus Wainwright’s sophomore album Poses, besides his strong, dominating voice, is the recurrent theme of loneliness in the face of extravagance.
Upon viewing the vast expanse of soulless theatrical releases that currently plague cinemas this summer, it’s sometimes refreshing, and cheaper, to meander into a local video store and pick up a great movie. “Magnolia” is one of them.
Joining the list of anticipated summer movies this year is “Evolution,” the new effort from director Ivan Reitman. The film follows the events of a meteor crash in a small Arizona town.
The new animated feature “Shrek,” is an elaborate and innovative film with state-of-the-art computer graphics and a hilarious script.
Presented through UNM’s Media Arts Department at the Guild Cinema Monday night was the Academy Award-nominated documentary by Josh Aronson, “Sound and Fury.” Though only two screenings of the film were shown, the theatre was filled to capacity, while Aronson, who was present for both showings, answered questions for the audience afterward.
The New Mexico film scene was presented with the seventh annual Taos Talking Picture Festival and its array of cinematic innovation and celebration this weekend.