Oct 3rd, 2008 · S.M.V.'s alliance began in a jam session after Stanley Clarke received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player magazine. Featuring Clarke, Marcus Miller and Victor Wooten, the electrifying performance blew the audience away and initiated the project, which spans three generations of bass styles.
Aug 28th, 2008 · Democrat Barack Obama will accept his party's nomination for president Thursday. But his rival, Republican John McCain, hopes to steal some of his thunder with a quick announcement of his vice presidential pick.
Aug 15th, 2008 · Critics don't see eye-to-eye on the Ben Stiller comedy Tropic Thunder, the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona' and the animated Star Wars film Clone Wars. Writer Mark Jordan Legan breaks down the reviews and helps resolve what's worth the price of two gallons of gas this weekend.
Aug 13th, 2008 · It's a movie about a movie. Actor and director Ben Stiller talks with Renee Montagne about his war movie parody Tropic Thunder, which opens Wednesday. In it, actors filming in Southeast Asia get caught up in a real war with gun-toting drug smugglers.
Aug 12th, 2008 · A Hollywood parody of the Scary Movie variety, Tropic Thunder becomes the butt of its own joke. Bombastic actors satirically play bombastic actors — without much effect, says critic Cynthia Fuchs. Ooh, how meta.
Aug 12th, 2008 · In Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller portrays a movie star who potrays a cognitively disabled character. Stiller plays the part for laughs, but some are put off by the use of the word "retard."
Jun 30th, 2008 · Propelled by in-unison rock riffs and thundering drums, the upbeat and surprisingly poppy song "Cold Son" toys with dynamics to a surprising degree. Amid Malkmus' characteristically thoughtful words, angular, aggressive melodies build tension before the cathartic release of a singable refrain.
May 27th, 2008 · Chicago-based psych pop group The M's open their latest album, Real Close Ones with the aptly named "Big Sound," a thundering track with gritty guitars, rumbling bass, blaring horns and distorted vocals. It's an immediately catchy kick-off to a sonically ambitious collection of songs that channel classic T. Rex, with the more experimental sounds of Olivia Tremor Control or Elf Power.