August 19, 2014 at 5:53 pm
7 Powerful Music Videos With A Social Message
Since Ferguson, Missouri has recently turned into what would appear to be an actual war-zone, a good amount of our current dialogue ...
August 5, 2014 at 11:57 am
5 Podcasts To Listen To This Week
So, we figured at Alt Citizen that it was time to make a list of our favorite podcasts. Now, these are my own favorites, and I have ...
July 28, 2014 at 1:02 pm
5 Films to Watch When Things Are Getting Weird
Sometimes life is boring. Sometimes things get weird and you need a fresh new perspective. So I have compiled a list of films that ...
July 22, 2014 at 1:08 pm
Five Vacation Films To Watch When You Can’t Afford One
Since you’ve obviously spent the first half of the summer tackling Tim’s list of vacation books, we’ve decided to ...
July 22, 2014 at 12:00 pm
Ten Things We Learned From Kanye’s GQ Interview
Last month, GQ sat down with the world’s most interesting and sought after man, Kanye West. In the interview he clears up some ...
July 15, 2014 at 11:33 am
7 Best Music Videos of the Year (So Far)
2+0+1+4 = 7 music videos you should be checking out stat.
In alphabetical order:
1. Mykki Blanco – “She Gutta”
Post-apocalyptic ...
July 14, 2014 at 3:02 pm
6 Rappers Who Aren’t Afraid To Get A Little Weird
Hip hop has evolved into one of the most diverse musical genres in the world. We drew up a list of some up and coming rappers who are ...
July 7, 2014 at 2:18 pm
Our 5 Favorite Films of the Year (So Far)
I think most film-goers will agree that the first half of 2014 has been on-point with quality releases. Long-standing director ...
July 3, 2014 at 3:11 pm
Our 15 Favorite Albums of the Year (So Far)
As Shea pointed out, 2014 has been somewhat lukewarm in terms of music releases that are really capturing our attention and keep us ...
July 2, 2014 at 1:00 pm
15 Favorite Songs of the Year (So Far)
While 2014 has yet to stack up to last year’s lineup of consistently great releases, we’ve still digested an impressive ...
June 17, 2014 at 5:59 pm
5 Films To Check Out During Northside Festival
The live music might have ended on Sunday, but there are still plenty of awesome films to enjoy before the Northside Festival ...
June 5, 2014 at 2:10 pm
7 Quotes that Explain Stoner’s Popular Resurgence
In sensible circles, 4Chan is dismissed for its racism, its porn of dubious legality, its gore- and furry-oriented content. But it ...
May 23, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Six Things We Learned From Louis CK’s Appearance on Charlie Rose
On my first day of journalism school, my professor, the late Jerry Gladman, said something like, “If you want to see someone ...
May 14, 2014 at 1:29 pm
9 of Sofia Coppola’s Greatest Directorial Moments
Happy Birthday, Sofia Coppola! The ever-so-lovely director (and also, writer, producer, model, actress, muse, Goddess, close friend of ...
May 8, 2014 at 3:58 pm
6 Things We’ve Learned From Jim Jarmusch Films
Jim Jarmusch could probably make a feature film about the canning industry and subsequently create a stylish and entertaining piece of ...
May 8, 2014 at 1:09 pm
If You Liked Under the Skin, Here Are Three Other Creepy, Slow-Burn Movies
Under the Skin is receiving worthwhile accolades for being quite unlike anything that’s come before it. LA Weekly has proclaimed ...
May 7, 2014 at 1:20 pm
Five Vacation Books to Read When You Can’t Afford One
Ah yes, vacation. That lovely thing people do, to get away from it all and get as close to the idea of heaven on earth, as they can. ...
May 6, 2014 at 12:00 pm
10 Things We Learned About Body Image, Feminism, and Being an Asshole from Amy Schumer and Gabourey Sidibe
We wish we had been invited to the Gloria Awards and Gala. Not only was the bash basically a giant birthday celebration for Gloria ...
April 29, 2014 at 2:14 pm
Harmony Korine shared his favorite films and we reviewed them
Recently, writer/director, Harmony Korine of KIDS and Spring Breakers fame, released a list of his favorite films and we decided to ...
April 20, 2014 at 7:04 pm
Happy 420! 5 Great Stoner Films to Celebrate
Puff responsibly, y’all. Have some eggs.
1. “The Big Lebowski” (1998)
Inspiration for all the dudes and ...
April 4, 2014 at 3:51 pm
8 Songs To Celebrate Your First 4-Digit Paycheck
Do your weekend vices consist of boxed wine and/or beer that comes in a can? Do you get starry-eyed over the prospect of free food? ...
March 25, 2014 at 12:30 pm
8 Songs That Will Help You Make It To Summer
What’s with all this winter mishegas? It’s 20 degrees and I think I’m gonna die, then it’s 50 and I can see heaven, then ...
March 7, 2014 at 1:30 pm
9 Reasons You Should Binge Watch ‘Broad City’
In the first few seconds of Broad City‘s pilot episode you get a masturbation joke and a Skype sex scene. This wouldn’t ...
March 6, 2014 at 3:35 pm
10 Underrated Song-In-Film Sequences
Incorporating a popular song in a movie scene usually yields one of two results: it can cheapen its visual merits by drawing your ...
March 5, 2014 at 10:00 am
10 Awesome Music Videos From Last Month
1. Angel Olsen – “High-Five”
There needs to be a replication of that closing shot for every woman in the world.
2. Chet ...
February 27, 2014 at 2:36 pm
7 Movies That Showcase the Complexities of Early Adulthood
Trying to be an adult for the first time is bizarre and taxing. Grouchy older folks, Girls critics and New York Times journalists ...
February 26, 2014 at 1:00 pm
10 Life Lessons We Learned From Bill Murray
Last week American sage-in-residence Bill Murray sat down with Charlie Rose for an hour to enlighten him on the path to ...
February 24, 2014 at 2:00 pm
8 Albums To Listen To After Hearing Someone Say Green Day Is Still Punk
At some point in our lives we are inevitably told one or all of the following things: Bruce Springsteen’s band is good, The Black ...
February 14, 2014 at 12:58 pm
5 Movies That Will Make You Feel Better About Your Loveless Love Life On Valentine’s Day
Single or taken, I think a lot of us can agree with the fact that Valentine’s Day is the dumbest and most unnecessary holiday in ...
February 11, 2014 at 2:49 pm
11 Soundtracks That May Be Even Better Than The Movie
We all know how important music is to a film. Unlike the film score the soundtrack is usually an altogether different thing; to curate ...
December 18, 2013 at 9:50 am
The 30 Music Releases That Captured (And Kept) Our Attention In 2013
Last year, I carried the lone task of rounding up 50 of my favorite albums for Alt Citizen. This year, we’ve narrowed it down to ...