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? ...
April 3, 2014 at 3:27 pm
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: BOYTOY
Brooklyn trio BOYTOY are a sprightly combo of pop, punk, and noise. Interweaving bouts of distorted guitar, tight drum work, and ...
April 2, 2014 at 12:00 pm
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: BLUFFING
BLUFFING craft bite-sized punk and pop infused powerhouses that are as catchy as they are raw. As per their About on Facebook ...
March 27, 2014 at 10:00 am
Read: David Byrne Invisions Life Post-Internet
David Byrne is making quite a journalistic career for himself — when he’s not, you know, making crazy good music with ...
March 26, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Throwback Review: ‘Mean Girls’ 10 Years Later
Yes, you read the title correctly. 10 years have passed since the hilarious and forever-quotable classic known as Mean Girls first ...
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 24, 2014 at 10:00 am
A Few Of Our Favorite Things: PUP
Toronto’s PUP are down with wilding out if their jam “Reservoir” is any indication. PUP’s generous mix of ...
March 17, 2014 at 8:00 am
Mar 17: ‘Freaks and Geeks’ on Netflix
‘Freaks and Geeks’ on Netflix
If you somehow missed watching the spectacular one and only season of Freaks and Geeks when ...
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 28, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Feb 28: Netflix Double Feature of Toxic Sludge with ‘Class of Nuke’Em High’ + ‘C.H.U.D.’
Netflix double feature of Toxic Sludge with Class of Nuke ‘Em High + C.H.U.D.
Two cult classics, Class of Nuke ‘Em High ...
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 20, 2014 at 11:00 am
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Ghost Town Jenny
From the first few notes of Ghost Town Jenny’s Golden Hour, you practically already know the tale being told in its first track, ...
February 18, 2014 at 8:00 am
Feb 18: ‘Clueless’ on Netflix
Clueless on Netflix
Escape to a like, totally warmer place with the palm tree-lined, shopping mall land of Beverly Hills with Cher ...
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 ...
February 4, 2014 at 12:19 pm
Throwback Review: James Brown ‘Live at the Apollo’
If anything can bring back your cheery disposition during this miserable weather New York City has assaulted you with, its James ...
January 24, 2014 at 4:44 pm
Why You Will End Up Watching The Grammys
The Grammys have always teetered on the edge of ridiculous. When Jethro Tull is winning Best Metal Album and a Steely Dan reunion ...
January 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Big Ups
Brooklyn’s Big Ups, who recently released Eighteen Hours of Static, were more than game to share some of their favorite, ...
January 20, 2014 at 10:00 am
Oscars Musings: Mourning Llewyn; Welcoming King McQueen
Studying at a university in Rome, my brother took an American History course in which the Italian professor firmly believed in a ...
January 16, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Throwback Review: Bob Dylan ‘Blood on the Tracks’
As far as throwback albums go, Bob Dylan’s 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks, released in 1975, stands alone. Unlike the ...
January 14, 2014 at 2:35 pm
Pour l’amour de l’art: 11 French Films to Watch
Every film buff will tell you, whether solicited or not, that French cinema is some of the best cinema of all time. It is grand in ...
January 13, 2014 at 12:57 pm
Read: Beyoncé on Gender Equality
During some listless article skimming this weekend, I came across something called The Shriver Report. Intrigued by the headline ...
January 9, 2014 at 12:28 pm
Buzzfeed Articles Without The Gifs
Cody Johnston, a frequent contributor to cracked.com, recently wrote a witty article article about 2013’s obsession with viral ...
January 7, 2014 at 4:59 pm
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Carbon Tigers
Chicago’s Carbon Tigers recently released The Wars at Home, which starts out with the sound of blowing wind as the backdrop for ...
December 26, 2013 at 11:47 am
Review: ‘The Life and Death of Marina Abramović’
Suffice it to say that seating latecomers at the Park Avenue Armory is a theatrical production unto itself. Having found my very ...
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 ...
December 17, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Most Inspiring Quotes – A Year in ALT CITIZEN Interviews
One of our favorite things to do is interview artists who inspire us. Here’s a selection of quotes uttered during interviews ...
December 16, 2013 at 11:46 am
The 10 Most Compelling Music Videos of 2013
Although the majority of 2013’s most popular music videos might have been catered to teenage boys with zero appreciation for ...
December 9, 2013 at 2:04 pm
Throwback Review: The Mothers of Invention ‘Freak Out!’
I like to think I’m an old-soul, and here at Alt Citizen we’d like to kick it old school and bring back some killer albums from ...
December 2, 2013 at 12:57 pm
Musings: Wes Anderson Compilation Album
There is nothing better than a good Wes Anderson movie. Whether you want a little humor or a little sadness, Anderson always finds a ...
November 25, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Watch: Seth Rogen & James Franco in “Bound 3”
Up until today, I had successfully avoided watching Kanye West’s “Bound 2”. It’s not that I dislike Kanye (or ...
October 28, 2013 at 12:19 pm
R.I.P. Lou Reed
I am pretty sure the first full Velvet Underground album I heard was Loaded. But I had definitely seen the image synonymous with the ...
October 9, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Read: David Byrne ‘Will Work for Inspiration’
Modern Renaissance man and former Talking Head David Byrne took to the Internet this week to lament the state of culture in New York ...
October 4, 2013 at 11:04 am
Faces of Facebook Reminds Us We Are of a Void, Insignificant
Just in case you ever had trouble visualizing what 1.2 billion Facebook users looks like: there’s an interactive app for that. ...
October 4, 2013 at 8:00 am
Read: Sinead O’Connor’s Open Letter to Miley Cyrus
Chronic gossip catalyst Miley Cyrus evidentially received some “thoughtful” words of advice from Sinead O’Connor. You ...
October 1, 2013 at 3:56 pm
Read: Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Tackles Online Misogyny
Over at The Guardian‘s music blog, frontwoman Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches recently shared intimate details concerning her ...
August 19, 2013 at 8:00 am
Read: Tumblr Pairs Smiths Lyrics with Peanuts Comics
This is a match made in heaven (knows I’m miserable now). I’m surprised no one had thought of it sooner. The tumblr page ...
August 8, 2013 at 12:30 pm
If My Dad Was the One Who Knocks
Photo courtesy of AMC
The final season of Breaking Bad, the greatest TV drama ever written, premieres this Sunday, August 11th. We ...
August 8, 2013 at 11:00 am
Read: Hilarious Literary Parody of Miley Cyrus
This is comedic gold. Celeste Ballard, a writer at thehairpin.com, posted a gut-busting breakdown of Miley ...
August 8, 2013 at 12:43 am
ICYMI: Highlights from #boyletalk
Last night Megan Boyle signed into @altcitizen and live-tweeted for #boyletalk. She encouraged people to ask her anything and here ...
August 7, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Arcade Fire’s 10 Best Playlist
What do you do when a good sliver of the almighty Internet lights up with news of a beloved band’s album release date? Go off and ...
July 22, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Music Video Breakdown: Kick-Ass Chicks
This week a handful of awesome ladies released some rad music videos. What’s better than good-looking gals who know how to rock and ...
July 15, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Music Video Breakdown – Dogs and Dancers
For whatever reason, dogs and dancers are popular characters in this summer’s music videos. You may think to yourself, “Don’t ...
July 3, 2013 at 11:00 am
Music Video Breakdown
“Bagboy” by Pixies
Basically a visual guidebook on what to do with an empty house:
1) Steal credit card and go grocery ...
May 1, 2013 at 12:42 pm
RiFF RAFF’s Top 10 Vines
Look, a lot of people are gonna say that the best thing to come out of Houston is Beyoncé. I disagree, the greatest thing to come ...
May 1, 2013 at 11:59 am
You Deserve A Break
found on tumblr
I don’t know about you, but when I start to feel like the world is getting to be a little too much to handle, I tend ...