State Songs made its debut and we got lost in Robert Evans’ memoir this week on The A.V. Club
New This Week
State Songs, our newest video feature, premièred with Iron & Wine paying homage to the great state of Texas with the song “Waves Of Galveston.”
Don’t Miss
- Inventory looked at shows that found ways to improve after seasons that could have tanked the series.
- Nathan Rabin dove in to Robert Evans’ memoir The Kid Stays In The Picture, learning that overexposure to Evans’ writing leads to taking on the affectations of a ’70s movie producer.
- Loud premièred a track from Plow United’s forthcoming reunion album and reflected on how Spazz’s Dwarf Jester Rising remains an important piece of powerviolence history.
- Noel Murray explored what makes a singer good; it’s not just having range and power, although that certainly doesn’t hurt.
- Tom Sizemore went through his acting credits in Random Roles, relaying stories about Tom Hanks being totally likeable and Pete Rose telling him to “shut the fuck up.”
- Robyn Hitchcock told us what makes “Arthur’s Theme” such a miserable song and how its tie to a “schmucky film” doesn’t do it any favors.
- Watch This spent the week immersing itself in music documentaries, ranging from the inspiring We Jam Econo to the dysfunctional Beats Rhymes & Life.
- Noel Murray once again asked himself “Why Is This Commercial?” by analyzing how Samsung portrays its users as simultaneously smug and dorky.
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