Loading ...As you might have noticed, this is a bittersweet week around here; because of budget cuts, we’ve had to say goodbye to pretty much all the Idolator contributing writers, from columnists to daily bloggers. The site is going to go on as a solo project of sorts, although the news cycle might run at a slightly slower pace. I just wanted to take a moment on this crappy day to thank everyone who’s contributed to the site during my tenure, from the people who helped me sift through the news cycle every day to the columnists, each of whom expanded the focus of the site. More »
Posts Tagged ‘andy beta’
ZZ Top: The True Idea Men Behind “What Not To Wear”
Wed Aug 27 2008 by Maura
Idolator film-music critic Andy Beta places the videos for “Gimme All Your Lovin’,”: “Sharp Dressed Man,” and “Legs” under his critical microscope: “Under such pressure, these blue-collar boys encounter their fairy godfathers, ZZ Top (who appear like a mirage in the Texas Panhandle landscape), via… More »
“Paste” Goes The “World”
Wed Jul 16 2008 by Michaelangelo Matos
Just two days after pondering the idea of “world music” via The Believer’s new music issue, I ran across an actual music mag jumping into the same pool. More »
The Sun City Girls’ Alan Bishop Goes To The Movies
Fri May 23 2008 by andybeta
Ed. note: It’s time for another installment of “VHS Or Beta?”, where Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies–from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In this installment, he talks to fellow film-music obsessive Alan Bishop about Ennio Morricone, underheralded score composers, and the work his group the Sun City Girls did on Harmony Korine’s latest movie, Mister Lonely:
Wong Kar Wai Ladles Out A Few Blueberry-Stuffed Lullabyes
Fri Apr 25 2008 by andybeta
Ed. note: It’s time for another installment of “VHS Or Beta?”, where Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies–from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In this installment, he travels along America’s byways with Wong Kar Wai and his first English-language feature, My Blueberry Nights:
The New York City Rhythms Of “Taxi Driver”
Fri Jan 18 2008 by andybeta
The Oscillations And Pulses Behind “The Andromeda Strain”
Fri Dec 14 2007 by andybeta
Ed. note: It’s time for another installment of “VHS Or Beta?”, where Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies–from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In this installment, he listens to the long-out-of-print–yet oddly of the moment–score for the 1971 bioterror thriller The Andromeda Strain.
“I’m Not There” Puts Together Bob Dylan’s Pieces
Fri Nov 9 2007 by andybeta
Ed. note: It’s time for another installment of “VHS Or Beta?”, where Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies–from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In this installment, he checks out Todd Haynes’ look at Bob Dylan’s multiple personalities, I’m Not There.
“Hot Rod” Performs Some Stunts With Synths
Fri Aug 3 2007 by andybeta
Ed. note: Today, we introduce “VHS Or Beta?”, a new column in which Andy Beta looks at the music behind the movies–from preserved-by-Criterion classics to completely inane summer blockbusters. In his opening column, he takes on the soundtrack to the Andy Samberg comedy Hot Rod, which, alas, is “Dick In A Box”-free.
