Quantcast
Channel: The National – Flavorwire
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 28 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Best and Worst of Last Night’s ‘SNL’ with Lena Dunham

One of the most talked-about women on television joins SNL this week. Lena Dunham’s enthusiasm and ingenuity are just what we need to lift us out of the dourness of last week’s catastrophe. Recently,...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Flavorwire Interview: Tom and Matt Berninger on ‘Mistaken for Strangers,’ The...

Most rock documentaries are loving hagiographies about the excellence of said band, but Tom Berninger’s Mistaken for Strangers, the closest thing to a documentary on the elegantly disheveled rock band...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

20 Dad-Rock Albums You Should Learn to Love

Dad-rock (n.): 1. (lit.) music played by dads; 2. music made by old white dudes that somehow always ends up on the car stereo and/or being played on the hi-fi at various school friends’ houses. Both...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 10 Best Movies of 2014 So Far

The film calendar is so awards-driven, so targeted specifically towards the fall festivals and (heavy sigh) Oscar season, that it’s easy to presume little of note hits theaters in the first half of the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 5 Best Songs We Heard This Week: Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart’ Highlights,...

Just because it’s the holidays doesn’t mean new music is on lockdown. Give these a listen if you’re recovering from Christmas music and/or year-end lists. Madonna — “Ghosttown” Following major leaks of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 5 Best New Songs We Heard This Week: Lower Dens’ Retrofuturism, Janelle...

From Janelle Monáe’s goofy homage to yoga, to Jana Hunter funneling her paranoia into ’80s pop, here are this week’s best new songs. Lower Dens — “Sucker’s Shangri-La” Musical retrofuturism has a new...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 25 Best Albums of the First Half of 2013

It’s the middle of the year, so that means… it’s list time! We’re celebrating National Patriotic Beer-Drinking Day by evaluating the year in culture to date, and as far as music goes, that means...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The 5 Best New Songs We Heard This Week: The National, Azar Swan

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to draw the curtains on the working week and go and get drunk — but first, it’s time to survey the best songs that were released this week. As we move toward the end...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Flicks to See in March

At risk of getting all post-Oscar hyperbolic, I have a bit of good news: this is one of the best months for independent movies in a long, long time. Of the 11 films I had the chance to check out in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The National and Låpsley Become ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Characters and Sing About...

The National and Låpsley have covered a song from Season 6, Episode 19 of Bob’s Burgers, in which the titular animated burger chef gets his hopes for world renown very high when he hears that his...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 28 View Live




Latest Images