Fridae

Finally! They're about to hit the big time.

After Chester French, Anouk, Isabel Guzman, Adele and Temposhark, Vampire Weekend is another hot new act to look out for that will likely break out in 2008. People are buzzing about the New York City quartet who combine melodic indie rock, new wave pop with traditional African rhythms. The group likes to describe their fresh new sound as "Upper West Side Soweto" and that sums it up pretty nicely.

The story of Persepolis might just be the story of our lives... says Otto Fong. He ponders on how a Singaporean gay person like himself is able to relate to the animated film about an Iranian girl growing up during the Islamic Revolution.

I was just a kid when Tone-Loc's rap classic "Wild Thing" was first released in 1988. After school, I used to spend time at Radio Veronica's studios in Hilversum, The Netherlands where I handed records to DJ Wessel van Diepen, one of the big Dutch radio personalities at the time, during his weekly radio show (together with Caroline Tensen who is now a major Dutch TV star, but I digress)

Wow! Kanye West knows how to stir up a hype and make it look really, really good.

Two-time Oscar winner for Best Actress Hilary Swank stars as a widow who cannot get over her husband's death. Fortunately,...

Director Robert Benton is famous for his mature and intelligent dramas like IKramer vs Kramer (for which he won th...

All hail the best coming-of-age teen movie in years! Written by former female stripper-turned-hotshot screenwriter Diablo...

As you can tell from the serious title, it's not a date movie for V-Day. But as soon as you've put aside the runny chocolates,...

Miguel Migs will bring a little sunshine to your day.