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Since his 2001 debut, Anthony Gonzales has continued to defy a categorical label, and with every successive release, his identity slips further from the fingers of those in search of one-word solutions. As integral as the ethics of electronica may be for Gonzales, who records as M83, many of the artist’s finest moments draw heavily on the warped guitar-pressure of early British shoegaze or the Zen-like drone of ambient post-rock. The truth of this notion holds firm on M83’s fifth album, the dreamlike “Saturdays=Youth...
...extended music video, it is enjoyable for any fan of artists such as Cassandra Wilson, Cat Power, and Otis Redding, who dominate the soundtrack. Wong uses music as a focus, rather than an accessory, adding to the effect of sensory satisfaction that he already creates in his images. The success of “My Blueberry Nights” is, in the end, due to Wong’s embrace of the idea that it’s not the story that’s important, but the manner in which it’s told. The interspersed close...
...this point, I’ve primarily focused this column on the successes of the television world: hardy popular hits such as “Lost” and “24” or delicate flowers of the pay-cable hothouses like “The Wire.” But for every midseason success like “Grey’s Anatomy,” there must be at least five shows that meet the fate of “The Return of Jezebel James.” You’ve probably never heard...
...Sarah Marshall,” the next installment in the seemingly endless string of Judd Apatow-produced comedies, might settle Segel’s relationship problems for good, and not just because of his hysterically drawn-out nude scene. After a slew of supporting roles in television and a successful writing career, Segel seems poised for breakout success. “When I was like 20, I had just finished ‘Freaks and Geeks’ and I was walking my first red carpet and I was really excited and someone, a photographer, yelled...
...flushed them out in six weeks," says Randy Mankin, editor and publisher of the weekly El Dorado Success, circulation 1,200. Sitting in an old office chair amidst an archive of yellowing newspapers and modern computer equipment, he says the massive construction at the Red Cheek site sparked suspicions. When the paper checked Allred's Utah connections, it discovered that the men were in Eldorado to set up a large gated compound for the Fundamentalist Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), a religious group that believes in "celestial marriage" - polygamy. The FLDS admitted to town leaders they...