“I’m looking for something that’ll… break through. You know?” James Woods’ Max Renn yearns in David Cronenberg’s 1983 cult classic Videodrome. Oh, how things have changed. In today’s day and age, we’ve already drowned in media. It’s swallowed us. We’re nothing but a bubble amidst one infinite, engulfing abyss. Intimidated? You should be. With each passing second, you’re losing opportunities to take advantage of a culture that’s moving ahead and at an exhausting rate. You could very well be alone… left behind… abandoned. Terrified yet? Yes? Well, that’s more like it.
-Michael Roffman
President/Editor-in-Chief
Ceremony – “Adult”
Judging from this 1950’s-inspired video, it’s probably safe to say the dudes from Ceremony are pretty excited for the return of Mad Men this weekend.
The Cribs – “Come On, Be a No-One”
Probably the most interesting thing about this new clip from UK punk-poppers The Cribs is frontman Ryan Jarman’s haircut. It’s not often that someone walks into a barbershop and says, “Give me the Johnny Ramone circa 1977.”