11.1.2011

The general consensus is that electronic-pop duo Phantogram materialized from the ether, emerging from nowhere to produce the type of danceable tracks Salvador Dali might craft if he traded his...

“Canadian noise-rock duo” probably isn’t the first thing you think of when you hear the name PS I Love You. Paul Saulnier knows this, and he’s made his peace with it—for the most part. “That was sort...

What’s the best superpower for everyday living? Which apocalypse would be the most fun? Why is Star Wars terrifying for women? And why does everyone want to have sex with vampires? Daniel O’Brien,...

In 2009, I was given the distinct pleasure of penning the official “biography” of Lissie Maurus for her first release on Fat Possum Records. A lot of thought was given to this incredible young woman...

Arguing about the best era in film history is a little like arguing about the nicest color—it’s impossible for anyone to win, and few people will have...

Send your letters to feedback@pastemagazine.com and service concerns to mplayer@pastemagazine.com. THANKS FOR THE GREAT MUSIC I just wanted to write to you all at Paste and say thank you from the...

On Sept. 18, a 90-second preview of “The View” appeared on YouTube. Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Whoopi Goldberg were, fortunately, not involved, but the reaction was just as negative. This was the first...

Florence + the Machine’s 2009 debut, Lungs, was every bit as visceral as its title suggested, exploring the extremes of startling emotional violence and stark spiritual catharsis. With her red hair...

With The Decemberists, it’s s safe bet that somewhere between the post-Brit-folk of Fairport Convention and Morrissey’s darkness, leader Colin Meloy will emerge with a collection of impossibly...

Supergroups are peculiar entities in that they often end up sounding like the egos of their stars battling it out for the listener’s attention. I would guess this is the reason why a band like New...

Miranda Lambert’s a former Nashville Star contestant whose own Second Amendment-waving spin on “Janie’s Got a Gun” (along with a steel-perfect parent album) was so undeniable it made one year’s...

Sometimes there’s a good reason bands have unreleased material. The just-not-right-for-the-album songs, while they are cornerstones in a band’s...

“Rock and roll” just doesn’t have the same ring it once did. With the glut of tastemakers and flavors of the month manufacturing far sexier tags (Dream pop? Shitgaze?), the idea of a straight-ahead...

It’s a funny thing about punk rock—a band can remain essentially blue-collar as its reputation steadily increases over a period of decades. It’s something unprecedented in other musical genres; no...

The writing team behind Wanted and 3:10 to Yuma resurrects the Cold War-era espionage thriller with this spy movie that imagines Russian infiltration continued even after the fall of the Berlin wall....

A person that chooses to watch Whitney week after week deserves a badge of courage. Not only has the show not improved in any way, shape or form, but it quite possibly has taken a step downwards as...

The two-week break between last night’s episode of Community and the last one was a good thing, simply because for all of their mutual quality, they’re quite a bit similar. That “Remedial Chaos...

It’s been a while since The Gang from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have truly been together as one group and also going head-to-head. While it’s...

One of the worst crimes a show can commit is to ruin the potential it has. Going into the fall season, it seemed like one of the shows with the most interesting outlook for the future was Person of...

There was a lot of build-up to last night’s episode of How I Met Your Mother—not with promos dedicated to a fake-out revelation of who the mother is actually going to be, but instead the writers...

One element that’s consistently set Boardwalk Empire apart from nearly every other crime show and serial drama on television is the seriousness of its treatment of faith and religion. Just because the...

Indie games inspired by the early history of video games seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days. However, there are few games out there that have been able to truly recapture the excitement and...

In the opening of Fate/Extra, you will be mocked for looking and acting like an NPC. You won’t think it’s fair because you can’t help it: That’s what you are. It’s a creepy ghost story by a clever...

Pushing the mountains Confronted by a claustrophobic newcomer who wanted to “reach out and push back the mountains” in Appalachia, poet Byron Herbert...

DeLuna Fest went down in Pensacola Beach, Fla. from Oct. 14-16, where Paste recorded and filmed takeaway sessions throughout the weekend. We met up with Adam Granduciel and David Hartley of The War on...

In 2010, David Wax and Suz Slezak played over 200 shows, welcoming everything from house parties to major music festivals. As rigorous as their touring schedule was, the members of David Wax Museum...

As The Beach Boys release the long-awaited The SMiLE Sessions this week, many look back to assess where it falls within the California surf rock harmonizers’ catalog. The proposed album, once slated...

Roughly six months after his stunning Salt Year emerged as one of our favorite records this year, cathartic singer-songwriter Chris Bathgate has been working on the finishing touches for his upcoming...

Joseph Arthur cemented himself as a part of Paste history when he made our list of 100 Best Living Songwriters. And now he’s tackled Wall Street with his latest song. “We Stand As One” is a song...

There is no denying the impact of a great Stones show, as demonstrated by this two-hour concert at Hampton Coliseum. After a warm introduction, The Rolling Stones take the stage for what was to be one...