America is not a nation known for its subtlety, so it’s hardly surprising that there’s an extensive list of films announcing their Americanness: American Beauty, American Psycho, American Hustle, and American Gangster, to name just a few. There’s even more when you consider the televisual American offerings such as American Horror Story, American Dad!, and […]
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LCD Soundsystem – Call the Police / American Dream
Fans of James Murphy’s iconic New York-based alternative-electro ensemble have been left with an LCD Soundsystem-shaped hole in their hearts ever since the band gave their notice of retirement back in 2011. Wounds were partially healed in 2015 when Murphy spontaneously dropped the melancholic “Christmas Will Break Your Heart”, marking the first new material from […]
Gregory Crewdson: The common horrors of everyday life
Gregory Crewdson is a photographer like you’ve never seen before. In fact, I’m not even sure if the word ‘photographer’ covers it all. This artist from Brooklyn doesn’t just go out on the street to take a picture, he creates the picture. He uses typical American suburbs to build a stage-set, as if it was […]