Simon Joyner “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ Jagjaguwar Records Below the title “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ on the latest Simon Joyner album is a picture of a grand, effeminate bedroom in which sits a young man, unshaven and with tousled hair. Read more...

We don’t mean to brag, but we think we’ve got ’em right this time. After going 7 for 10 and then 8 for 10 in our Oscar picks of the past two years, we’re predicting this is the year we nail everything. Read more...

Man Man “Six Demon Bag” Ace Fu Records “Six Demon Bag,” the second release by psycho-group Man Man, has a sound that can probably be best understood by imagining a really, really old car. Read more...

Destroyer “Destroyer’s Rubies” Merge Records Destroyer’s Dan Bejar has been many things: erstwhile member of The New Pornographers, explosive rock guitarist, folk-pop troubadour and engrossing storyteller capable of sketching worlds of literate references and intricate characterizations. Read more...

“Street Fight” Directed by Marshall Curry Marshall Curry Productions LLC The 2002 mayoral election in Newark, N.J. was not a big concern for the average Californian, or even the average American. Read more...

“Unknown White Male” Directed by Rupert Murray Wellspring Media When it comes to movies, memory loss has been the stuff of fiction ““ think “Mulholland Drive,” “Memento” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” However, Rupert Murray’s documentary “Unknown White Male” ““ and what happened to Murray’s friend, Doug Bruce ““ is 100 percent real. Read more...

This quarter, the UCLA Department of Theater decided to try something old and something new. The 16th-century French comedy “The Marriage of Figaro” by Pierre Augustin de Beaumarchais opens today and will run in repertory through March 11 along with “Il Gelosi,” written and directed by visiting UCLA Professor David Bridel, in collaboration with graduate acting students. Read more...