For a country of over 9 million people, Sweden certainly exports a lot of culture. Cheap Monday… Ingmar Bergman… IKEA… ABBA…
Another astounding export from the land of the blonde ski bunny are The Concretes. They make ’60s radio pop akin to contemporaries Camera Obscura or The Clientele, mixing in a bit of Motown melody and girl group harmony to kick up the ante. **Though this third album doesn’t beat their dynamic, killer self-titled debut, HEY TROUBLE is still a gem, filled with soft horns and gossamer pop. It’s also a whole lot tastier than pickled herring.
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Teen AngelsSince 1979, Teen Angels has been a testament to the fact that some very real people live lives that are very different from ours. Cover-to-cover,...
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An interview with GirlsIf I could pen an anthology of great, modern American stories, the life of Girls front man Chris Owens would be at the top of the list. Reared...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyWhere Ian Fleming’s espionage is flip and glamorous, John Le Carré’s is dreary and cynical; George Smiley is the anti-James Bond. Still,...
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A short interview with Max Lavergne,...They added Best Eats this year. What should be the next category added? Best Fats, I would imagine (because of the alphabet). It’ll be a...
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The Curse of Grong GrongThe Curse of Grong Grong is a documentary by Rob Wright, who makes a pretty damn fascinating film in the space of ten short minutes. It grabs...
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Baden Pailthorpe, ‘Lingua Franca’ ...Sometimes the holiday season can leaves one’s communication skills a little burnt out, so it is interesting and timely that Baden Pailthorpe’s...