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Jon Glaser: The Man Behind the Masks
There's no reason for you to not know who Jon Glaser is, but a lot of the time he wears a mask. Beyond that, you should be ashamed of yourself, because he's been a part of some of both the most eccentric and culturally relevant comedies in America since the mid-'90s. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/17/12
College and Electric Youth Are Real Human Beings
On the heels of the first live performance of the hit electro-pop anthem "Real Hero" from the Drive soundtrack, we descended to the basement of Scott Morrison's 3x1 bespoke denim atelier to talk with the minds behind the music: French electronic composer David Grellier, alias College, and Austin Garrick and Bronwyn Griffin of Electric Youth. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 10/28/11
The Timbre of Empathy: Wilco's Latest
Wilco played Central Park's SummerStage on Thursday and Friday nights in anticipation of Tuesday's release of The Whole Love, the band's newest album, sating fans with extended sets filled with songs both new and old. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/26/11
The Erudite Absurdist: Eugene Mirman
From his early days with "Invite Them Up," a New York stand-up staple until 2008, to his weekly "Pretty Good Friends" shows at Union Hall in Park Slope, Eugene Mirman has become both a king and a kingmaker in the so-called "alt comedy" world. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 09/20/11
Janie Jones, a film by David Rosenthal premiering today at Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles the emotional, musical and physical journey of a 13-year-old girl in tour busses and wood-paneled cars. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/29/11
On hiatus from Mad Men, Jon Hamm came to Austin last week—not for South By Southwest, but to shoot a music video for the French rock-and-roll band Herman Dune's new single, "Tell Me Something I Don't Know," directed by Toben Seymour. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 03/22/11
Alec Soth and the Future of (Alec Soth's) Photography
Leafing through Sleeping by the Mississippi or Niagara, you're instantly aware of the brilliance of Alec Soth's photographs—but then you also begin to notice how thoughtfully the images are sequenced, the order itself creating a visual narrative that draws you in like your favorite novel. ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 03/21/11
