Movie Breakdown: Two Step (Noah)
The Impression: The pull quote on the poster the nice PR person sent me is from the New York Times and it reads, “Two Step is a nasty, flawlessly acted little gem.” I like good...
Monthly Archive: August 2015
Quickdraw: Mos Def, Giraffage And Slow Magic, Small Black, The Mantles, Speedy Ortiz
Music! Enjoy. :Mos Def – Sensei On The Block (Featuring Ski Beatz): Oh man. This track is old school Mos Def, and I just love the hell out of it. Let’s get him to ditch...
Kool Keith And L’Orange (Noah)
When I started writing for Side One Track One a million years ago, I think I was hip. Not totally hip, but you know, savvy enough to understand my phone and to spend way too...
Movie Breakdown: Digging For Fire (Noah)
The Impression: I’ve never watched a Joe Swanberg flick before but, because Joe Swanberg is a prolific man who makes movies like other people use the bathroom, there’s a lot written about his films. The...
Movie Breakdown: No Escape (Noah)
The Impression: I’m always wary of films that star famous people (here Owen Wilson and Lake Bell) but have had absolutely zero hype on the interwebs. Not that every film needs or benefits from hype,...
Protomartyr
I wasn’t able to fully get into Protomartyr’s last album, Under Color of Official Right (2014), but for whatever reason their new stuff is clicking with me and I’m really excited to hear their upcoming...
Show Of The Week
There are some big, attractive shows set for this week – 101X Homegrown Live tomorrow night, Belle And Sebastian and Mos Def on Friday, the Lonestar Beer Texas Heritage Festival on Saturday – but my...
Movie Breakdown: Mistress America
The Impression: Noah Baumbach’s latest stars Greta Gerwrig and seems to be about what all of his movies are about – people trying to find their way in this crazy world. I’m good to go...
Movie Breakdown: We Are Your Friends
The Impression: We Are Your Friends features Zac Efron as a young fella doing his best to make it as a DJ. It looks ridiculous. The Reality: If you’re a fan of movies that aren’t...
Pony Time
After a long day at work yesterday, I wobbled home, opened up my SOTO inbox and crawled through a bunch of emails until I got to one that had an actual song attached. This selection...
