The only thing worse than a hipster is a person who, whether knowingly or not, dresses like one. I’m not talking about the trucker hats, or the aviators, or that shaggy unwashed hair. Read more...

“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” 20th Century Fox Peter Weir’s excellent new film, “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” seems on the surface to be geared to far too small an audience to merit the overwhelming advertising campaign behind it. Read more...

Two years ago, pop rock band Eisley performed regularly at a small coffeehouse in Tyler, Texas. This past spring, after releasing only one EP, Eisley played in front of 12,000 fans at the Hollywood Bowl when they opened for Coldplay’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head” tour. Read more...

The line at the Avco Cinema was long. Really long. It made sense, considering I was there on the Saturday night of the opening weekend of “Elf.” I was there on the Saturday night of the opening weekend of one of the biggest non-trilogy-related winter movies for college students. Read more...

For his unique blend of world music, bluegrass and jazz, the contemporary music scene reveres guitarist Bill Frisell. Last Sunday, Frisell graced the stage of Royce Hall to perform with his eclectic world music band, The Intercontinentals. Read more...

Corporate hipsters can pick off ideas from Giant Robot, but they can never outrun the trend-setting magazine. “It’s cool that buyers for Urban Outfitters shop at the Giant Robot store, but we’ll always be one step ahead. Read more...

Sequins. Leopard-print, bell-bottomed bodysuits. Teased hair. What do all of these have in common, besides being all the rage in the ’80s? Well, they are all imperative to creating the image of The Darkness, a British glam-rock band at the top of the charts in the United Kingdom, and the band is ready to cross over to the States to rock our proverbial socks off. Read more...