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‘Hanksy: It’s A Punderful Life’
From greeting card pun master to one of the most buzzed about modern street artists, learn about Hanksy, in his first documentary that premiered on Pharrell Williams’ i am OTHER [...]
Smile-Inducing Art Has Never Been So Cheap: 10,000 Balloons
How do you make 10,000 people smile? By handing them 10,000 balloons with sweet messages inside while they head to work one Monday morning. That’s what artist Yazmany Arboleda is [...]
Weekend Track: Fitz & The Tantrums – “Out Of My League”
We are SO excited to be featuring an exclusive interview with Fitz & The Tantrums next week that we had to send you into the weekend with a little Tantrums [...]
Is Jimmy Fallon the New King of Late Night?
The late-night talk-show world is all abuzz with rumors that Jimmy Fallon may replace Jay Leno.
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What Turned You On? SXSW Edition: Gretta Rochelle, David Schelzel & Charles Cave
In this series we ask musicians about the one album that changed their life, the album that turned that slow burn of curiosity into an uncontrollable fire, the album that [...]
Short & Sweet: Underappreciated With Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers
Serial Optimist recently sat down with Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers for an interview that kicked ass! We love them, and we know that anyone who checks them out will [...]
Dana Falconberry Sans Unicorn Costume: An Interview
Dana Falconberry has been on our music radar for quite some time now. Hailing from Michigan with the goal of music on her mind, Dana has become an Austin native [...]
Ken Jeong on the ‘Community’ finale and future
Ken Jeong discusses the season finale of ‘Community and explains how much the people on this show mean to him
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Five Favs
Welcome to my Five Favs. This is my personal list of things I’m currently digging hard on. Like, so hard it’s bleeding. I’m sure you all know the feeling. You [...]
An Interview With One Of Our Favorite Bands That Never Gets Old: TEEN
If you haven’t heard of TEEN yet, you will. The Brooklyn-based chick rockers have been playing constantly since the winter of 2010, including performances with Purity Ring, War on Drugs and Yellow Ostrich and [...]
Shy Away ‘Feels Like Vacation’
“Feels Like Vacation” Coming across a song or an album, a band or an artist that hasn’t been marketed yet and is truly a diamond in the rough is a [...]
Weekend Track: She & Him – Never Wanted Your Love
While we all might be on a bit of Zooey Deschanel overdose, we shouldn’t let that change the fact that her vocals are always a delight. Zooey and M. Ward [...]
SXSWtf :: Your “Sound” Guide to SXSW Music 2013
SXSW is just kicking off but the clusterfuck is already underway – at least mentally – as we all try to find our way to Austin and figure out how to [...]
East Meets West: An Interview With The Yellow Dogs
Brooklyn via Tehran punk band, The Yellow Dogs were kind enough to take time out while touring to answer a few questions for us. Here’s what we chatted about with Koory, Looloosh, Ali and [...]
CommuniCon Is Upon Us!
CommuniCon is here! CommuniCon is here! The first ever convention for “Community” fans is upon us. The event has been planned to coincide with the Feb 7 airing of Season [...]
Horrible Joke Of The Day: Chris Brown. No Actual Joke… Just Him As A Person
If you’re reading Serial Optimist you’re obviously a smart, culturally aware person who recognizes that Chris Brown has some issues. That’s why I hope you’ll join me in a sigh [...]
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