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Published: Mar 23, 2010

Actor Jay Baruchel is having a big year. She's Out of My League opened in March; How To Train Your Dragon opens this Friday; and The Sorcerer's Apprentice opens July 16. But you need to watch the brilliant Undeclared to see Baruchel at his runty best. Often overshadowed by another Judd Apatow show — Freaks and Geeks — as the criminally canceled program, Undeclared (out on DVD) has its own sweet heart hidden under a beer-soaked veneer. It captures the uncertainty of college just like F&G mirrored the awkward purgatory of high school. Plus, don't you want to find out why Baruchel is a sex robot?

Jump! Jump! Yeah boyyy, it's time to rewind the time back to 1992. At the M Room on Saturday (themanhattanroom.com), DJs Emynd and BoBliz will be spinning all the hot and cheesy tracks from the year Kurt married Courtney, Sinéad ripped up the Pope photo and Dr. Dre dropped The Chronic. At the 1992 Party, wearing a jumper backward isn't required, but is strongly encouraged.

Not a lot of Philly bands embrace the olde "alternative" tag, but Panic Years do and dammit it works. The pre-emo passionate vocals, the soft-then-loud transitions, the clangy guitar/catchy-melody combo — these guys woulda fit in just nicely between the Posies and the Pumpkins on 120 Minutes. Panic Years will drop their second EP this Friday at the North Star (northstarbar.com).

—Patrick Rapa

I arrived fashionably late to the Breaking Bad party. I'm only on the first season — season three premièred this past Sunday on AMC — but holy mobile meth lab, is it good. Bryan Cranston is pitch-perfect as cancer-stricken amateur drug dealer Walt, and Aaron Paul comes outta nowhere as Walt's former chemistry student turned meth-dealing mentor. So many rich characters and complex storylines. I'm almost glad I'm behind in the series because I have so much more to watch.

—Molly Eichel

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