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Coco Before Chanel

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

As its name suggests, subtitled biopic Coco Before Chanel focuses on the “rags” aspect of Chanel’s rags-to-riches story.

Julian Casablancas

Phrazes for the Young

Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009

Why you'll root for this Strokes member.

Three questions with comedian Lily Tomlin

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Lily Tomlin (and Ernestine) tries not to take herself too seriously, but don't tell the Academy that.

Paying off: Modern Science doesn't squander pricey trip to CMJ

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Even under a low basement ceiling, Modern Science's performance soared.

A comic's guide to parenting through guilt and manipulation

Vegas-bred Elizabeth Beckwith has evolved from stand-up comic to family author—and she’s not complaining

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

"I get nostalgic for the autumns of my youth, growing up in New York City. Riding my bike past the brownstones on the way to school. And then I remember that I grew up in Las Vegas. The only things falling onto the sidewalk are exhausted hookers. And they’re a lot harder to ride your bike over.”

The Originators

The Originators EP

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

The Originators appear to have settled into the role of surf-beaten bar band coaxing the final foamy spurts from the ska keggerator.

Karen O and the Kids

Where the Wild Things Are

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

It’s moody stuff, subtle in its shifts, and deceptively untamed.

Paramore

Brand New Eyes

Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009

Suffice to say touring with No Doubt left an impression on Paramore.

Monsters of Folk

Self-titled

Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

They call their supergroup Monsters of Folk—“they” being Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, She & Him’s M. Ward and producer Mike Mogis - but they are more than the sum of their parts.

Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

Break Up

Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009

The concept—moony singer-songwriter records intimate series of duets with Page 1 starlet.