Throwback Review: Weezer ‘Blue Album’
altcitizen
May 12, 2014
It was middle school, and I was fat and in and out of phases minute to minute. Vaguely punk, vaguely gothic, vaguely skater, vaguely hippie.
It was middle school, and I was fat and in and out of phases minute to minute. Vaguely punk, vaguely gothic, vaguely skater, vaguely hippie.
Hang at Brooklyn Bridge Park The weather’s supposed to be in the upper 70s today which means GO OUTSIDE. Get a blanket and a friend
High Waisted is a wildly fun quartet of locals, bringing sunny, lo-fi surf rock to the not-so-beachy streets of NYC. Reverb-layered guitar leads are a
ODESZA, Beat Culture @ Knitting Factory 11pm ($14) The Seattle production duo headlines a sold out show tonight. More info here.
Mogwai, Majeure @ Terminal 5 7pm ($27.50) Mogwai just put out the critically lauded (with good reason) Rave Tapes this year. See them tonight at
You’re going to want to turn up the volume on this one. Once you do, bask in the qualities that mark a vintage GBV song
Under the Skin is receiving worthwhile accolades for being quite unlike anything that’s come before it. LA Weekly has proclaimed that director Jonathan Glazer may be
I’ve been convinced ever since the time of its release that Sia’s “Chandelier” would be one of the hits of the summer. While it hasn’t
Young Magic’s Breathing Statues Release Party @ Sleep No More 10:30pm (FREE!!) We’ve been so excited for Young Magic’s new record. The fact that they’re
Every time Banks drops another track she reveals a little more about herself. The latest offering, “Goddess” (produced by Lil Silva) is a woozy, hypnotic
Wye Oak, Braids @ Webster Hall 7:30pm ($22) We’ve been pretty excited for Wye Oak’s Shriek for a while now. Shriek has finally been released,
Garbage was just one of many artists getting in on Record Store Day’s vinyl love fest, which sadly comes but one day a year. The
The Antlers‘ lush, grandiose, all-encompassing soundscapes seem, at this point, almost meticulously constructed to encourage wallowing in self-pity. Ever since their lauded, albeit harrowing, 2009
We wish we had been invited to the Gloria Awards and Gala. Not only was the bash basically a giant birthday celebration for Gloria Steinem,
Constellation is one of my favorite record labels in the world. It’s home to such luminaries as Godspeed You! Black Emporer and Do Make Say
Slint @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 8pm ($30) The post-rock, post-hardcore heroes are back and sound damn good. Trust me, I saw them at the
Taxi Driver On Netflix Make your Monday a little better by watching the Scorsese directed classic tonight on Netflix.
Brooklyn’s Hooray for Earth have built quite a nice niche for themselves since their debut album in 2008. They play a similar style of synth
Against Me!, Tony Molina, Big Eyes @ Webster Hall 6pm ($25) Against Me! is one of our faves as you can tell by this review.
Only Lovers Left Alive @ Film Society Lincoln Center 7pm ($13) Is anybody else kind of surprised that this is Jim Jarmusch’s first foray into
Whether he’s quoting sage wisdom from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie or taking an Inception-worthy selfie, Brandon Sine’s Frank Ape is a vehicle
Will Wiesenfeld has come a long way from the starchy pop of Cerulean, his debut album as Baths, released on Anticon in 2010. The sterile qualities
We’ve got a red alert Reese’s Cup scenario here.Not only did we get a new song from punk elites Fucked Up this week, but it also
Richard Renaldi’s Touching Strangers @ Aperture 6pm (FREE!) What happens when a photographer places strangers in a photo together? Results can vary, but Rinaldi takes
Surrealist film guru David Lynch has teamed up with Moby for a reversion of his song “The Big Dream,” the opening track from his 2013
Mississippi emcee Justin Scott, a.k.a. Big K.R.I.T., has had a productive year so far. Earlier in the year he gave us a whole week of
Future Islands, Ed Schrader’s Music Beat @ Webster Hall 7:30pm ($18) Everyone’s favorite new synthy gloomgazers (with good reason), play Webster Hall tonight. Their live
This is not your Dad’s Othello, or wait, it came out in 1952, so it is your Dads, Othello. Actually, it’s probably your Grandfathers. Anyway,
It’s been a decade since the release of Zach Braff’s directorial debut Garden State (2004). By now, Andrew “Large” Largeman would probably be weaned off
Cosmonauts, Butter The Children, OxenFree, Cave Needles, Water @ Pianos 6:30pm ($8) This stacked bill is going to rule. Purchase tickets here.
The Eric Andre Show on Adult Swim Nothing cures the Monday blues like the absurd comedic stylings of Eric Andre, Hannibal Buress, and their random
Little Racer is a quartet out of Brooklyn making poppy surf tunes that are ready to take you to the dance floor or the beach,