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The Police Academy Guy Who Does The Sounds Covers Led Zeppelin
Sgt. Larvelle “Motor Mouth” Jones from the Police Academy movies really knows how to rock
R.E.M. Says Goodbye With Its Last Single
There’s always been a strange comfort in Michael Stipe’s grizzled, slightly nasal voice. Though I’ve never counted R.E.M. among my favorite bands, he’s managed to permanently lodge himself in some part of my brain.
He’s so …
Lana Del Rey: More Than Just a Pretty Face. But How Much More?
Lana Del Rey is famous because she’s pretty.
Chime Not Shine: The National Book Awards Nominates The Wrong Book
Well, this is awkward. When the National Book Foundation announced its nominees last week for the Young People’s Literature category of the National Book Awards, they accidentally picked a book called Shine when they really …
Video: Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” Has Lots of Bounce
No matter how good or bad the songs, Beyoncé’s music videos are always great.
Music Monday: Mayer Hawthorne Channels Motown On How Do You Do
I’m having a hard time writing about Mayer Hawthorne’s sophomore album How Do You Do because all I want to do is listen to the song “A Long Time” over and over again.
Q&A with Palin Advisor-Turned-Novelist Nicolle Wallace
Nicolle Wallace knows politics. Her new novel, It’s Classified, explores what would happen if a woman plucked from relative obscurity became Vice President of the United States
Music Monday: The Quiet Melodies of Feist’s ‘Metals’
Four years ago, Leslie Feist—who performs under her last name—released The Reminder. Its hit single “1234” (remember the whimsical music video that accompanied it?) became so pervasive that the snippet used in Apple’s iPod …
Music Monday: Can ‘The Whole Love’ Compare to Wilco’s Best?
Here’s a question for you: If a band releases an album that’s not its best work, but is still better than most music produced by most other bands, would you praise it?
Music Monday: Paul’s Reissued ‘McCartney’ Stands the Test of Time
There are so many albums coming out this summer—Bon Iver, Arctic Monkeys, Death Cab for Cutie, Junior Boys, Beirut, Cults, Gillian Welch, Beyoncé—it seems as if something new pops up every day. New music is fun and all, but …
Album Review: Is Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ as Interesting as Her Outfits?
Pop music is like junk food. It’s not very substantive, but when you’re in the right mood, there’s absolutely nothing more appetizing.
Top 10 Movie Wedding Scenes
Lars von Trier’s Melancholia has one of the longest movie wedding scenes we can recall. TIME looks at cinema history’s most memorable matrimonial moments.