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Tag: Christmas

Who Are We This Christmas?

Music
By Pleasure Systems | November 22, 2024
By Pleasure Systems | November 22, 2024

Who Are We This Christmas?

Clarke Sondermann (Pleasure Systems) on the holidays as a reminder of the passage of time.

Rykarda Parasol and Collin Hegna (BJM) are All Out of Fucks

Music
By Rykarda Parasol | December 12, 2023
By Rykarda Parasol | December 12, 2023

Rykarda Parasol and Collin Hegna (BJM) are All Out of Fucks

The artists catch up about ‘70s Italian films, Christmas music, and more.

Introducing: Advance Base’s “Christmas in Nightmare City”

Music
By Owen Ashworth | September 17, 2018
By Owen Ashworth | September 17, 2018

Introducing: Advance Base’s “Christmas in Nightmare City”

Stream the new track and read an essay on its backstory written by Owen Ashworth.

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Sofia Coppola’s A Very Murray Christmas

Film
By Ben York Jones | December 14, 2015
By Ben York Jones | December 14, 2015

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Sofia Coppola’s A Very Murray Christmas

Someone who would watch Bill Murray read the phone book ends up feeling a little short-changed by his seasonal special.

Sondre Lerche Talks Christmas Music Fatigue

Music
By Sondre Lerche | December 12, 2015
By Sondre Lerche | December 12, 2015

Sondre Lerche Talks Christmas Music Fatigue

A musician who wrote a new Christmas song talks about how there are too many Christmas songs.

John Roderick (the Long Winters) Talks the Criteria for a Good Christmas Song

Music
By John Roderick | December 8, 2015
By John Roderick | December 8, 2015

John Roderick (the Long Winters) Talks the Criteria for a Good Christmas Song

He also shares some of his favorite carols (that don't suck), written by good songwriters with either a sense of humor or a bottomless well of sorrow.

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mike Dougherty’s Krampus

Film
By Zach Clark | December 8, 2015
By Zach Clark | December 8, 2015

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mike Dougherty’s Krampus

The holidays are a perfect setting for a horror film, but is this piece of seasonal cinema a turkey or a cracker?

Cassie Ramone (the Babies, Vivian Girls) Talks Train’s Christmas in Tahoe

Music
By Cassie Grzymkowski | December 7, 2015
By Cassie Grzymkowski | December 7, 2015

Cassie Ramone (the Babies, Vivian Girls) Talks Train’s Christmas in Tahoe

Christmas in Tahoe is a new classic album. December it today!

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again

Film
By Randy Russell | December 2, 2015
By Randy Russell | December 2, 2015

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Charles Poekel’s Christmas, Again

A holiday movie about a heartbroken Christmas tree salesman finds beauty and even hope in the melancholy.

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Holiday Movies and What Makes Them Special

Film
By Zach Clark | November 22, 2014
By Zach Clark | November 22, 2014

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Holiday Movies and What Makes Them Special

A lover of all things wintry and festive — not to mention a devoted cinephile — identifies the qualities that make us connect to holiday movies.

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