Positivus in Pictures
Here’s a first look at some of the things I saw at the Positivus festival in Latvia this year. I’m so glad I went! It was chilly this year for someone from Texas, but...
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Positivus in Storify
If you’re curious what my Positivus festvial was like this year, check out my social media snapshot on Storify.
Austin City Limits: Snapshots from the cheap-ish seats
Since my column last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival left quite an impression, I thought it would be good to share some of the pictures that I took of my experience...
Talking About the Austin City Limits Music Festival
Today a front-page above-the-fold story “Should Austin charge ACL organizer more for use of Zilker Park?” in the Austin American-Statesman referenced my op-ed column from last fall on the Austin City Limits Music Festival. View this post...
Too Late: An Unusual Indie Film Masterpiece
I slipped into a screening of TOO LATE on a whim at Fantastic Fest last year. I wasn’t expecting much, after all hearing that a film is shot in five “one take” events on...
Are We Entering The Era of The Best Stop Motion Animation?
(Above are some photos of the Anomalisa Q&A at Fantastic Fest 2015. Charlie Kaufman is the dude in the tie.) With this release of the stop motion video for Radiohead’s “Burn the Witch,”...
The Lobster
The new film The Lobster opens next week. It’s a quirky love story in a dystopian world where coupledom is strictly enforced, and there are major consequences for not falling into a steady partnership....
Sheer Mag: Catch Them at Coachella!
The Philly band Sheer Mag is playing Coachella today. Rolling Stone just listed them “10 Great Modern Punk Bands” Catch them if you are there! The festival is being live-streamed, but it’s hard to...
Levitation Pick: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizzard
Hanging out at a friend’s party this past weekend, discussion turned to the upcoming Levitation festival, and the Australian psychedelic act King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. I like what I’m hearing from them,...
Ken Burns Documentary on Jackie Robinson (on PBS)
In honor of Ken Burns Jackie Robinson documentary showing on PBS tonight and tomorrow night, we have some pictures of the SXSW panel “Race in America with Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates” where they...
