A commercial success of stellar proportions upon its original USSR release, Richard Viktorov’s To the Stars by Hard Ways (the Russian title, Через тернии к звёздам (Per Aspera Ad Astra), translates literally as “Through the Ticket to the Stars”) became a cult hit amongst… Continue Reading
What happens when a single cup of coffee is not enough? “Maybe” is about a moment where creativity and love come together. The moment just before asking someone out on a date can be tortuous. To think about what you… Continue Reading
The Peach Kings are Texas-born Paige Wood and Silver Lake, Los Angeles native Steven Dies. The band’s sound is a playful exchange of dynamic vocals and riff-heavy guitar. Comparisons and influences aside, The Peach Kings arrive at a sound that is wholly their own; music… Continue Reading
American History X is a 1998 American crime drama film directed by Tony Kaye and written by David McKenna. It stars Edward Norton and Edward Furlong. The film tells the story of two Venice, Los Angeles brothers who become involved in the neo-Nazi movement. The older brother serves three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter,… Continue Reading
Suburbia, also known as Rebel Streets and The Wild Side, is a 1984 film written and directed by Penelope Spheeris about suburban punks who run away from home. The kids take up a punk lifestyle by squatting in abandoned suburban tract homes. Director Penelope Spheeris recruited street kids and punk rock musicians to play each role,… Continue Reading
Serving as a “mini-sequel” from Ramin Serry’s indie feature film, Loveless, this short film focuses on the same central character, Andrew, a commitment-adverse Manhattanite lothario. In this particular adventure, he’s on a quest to round home plate with his drunken date.… Continue Reading
Mark Wilkinson, known by his stage name Wilkinson, is a British drum and bass music producer and DJ from London. He has released music on RAM Records and Hospital Records, as well as Virgin EMI. The music video Half light depicted a young couple, played by Irish actors… Continue Reading
Elephant is a 2003 drama film edited, written and directed by Gus Van Sant. It takes place in the fictional Watt High School, in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, and chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting, based in part on the 1999 Columbine High School… Continue Reading
Repulsion is a 1965 British psychological horror film directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser and Yvonne Furneaux. The plot focuses on a young woman who is left alone by her vacationing sister at their apartment, and begins reliving traumas of her past in… Continue Reading
This is when we met is a short film written and directed by Sean Cunningham, about Robbie and Mary, a couple as they live out an entire relationship in three minutes.
Matthew Herbert, also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer,Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music. In 1998, Herbert issued Around the House, which mixed dance beats, sounds generated by everyday kitchen objects, and vocals.… Continue Reading
Das wilde Leben (Eight Miles High in the english version) is a German biographical motion picture, set in the 1960s and depicting the “wild life” of Uschi Obermaier, a West German groupie, interpreted by Natalia Avelon. Obermaier enjoyed sexual freedom at the legendary Kommune 1 in Berlin… Continue Reading
Cicciolina (Ilona Staller) stars in this 1979 film which is the first showcase of this future Italian porn star and politician. One man, Riccardino, obsesses over her and it begins to effect his relationship with his girlfriend. Cicciolina though helps… Continue Reading
Fresh Guacamole is a 2012 American animated short film written and directed by PES. The film was nominated for the Best Animated Short Film award of the 85th Academy Awards, losing to Paperman. At one minute 36 seconds, it is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar. The film uses pixilation to… Continue Reading
Charlotte Emma Aitchison, better known by her stage name Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She was signed to IAMSOUND Records in 2010 and released her debut EP, You’re the One in June 2012. After a year-long delay, she released her debut major label… Continue Reading
Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, and Marlon Wayans. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Hubert Selby, Jr., with whom Aronofsky wrote the screenplay, and it depicts different forms of addiction,… Continue Reading