Recent decades have seen myriad ‘retellings’ of classical mythology centering women protagonists. Bestsellers like Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (2006); Madeline Miller’s Circe (2018); Pat Barker’s Continue Reading
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JoJo Siwa Just Shared the First Photos of Her Girlfriend Kylie
JoJo Siwa just introduced the world to her girlfriend… and they're in love! On Monday (February 8), the 17-year-old YouTube phenom introduced fans to her Continue Reading
Good Bison's 'Scattered Storms' Is Positively Sun-Splashed
The debut EP from the Pablo Alvarez project Good Bison is titled Scattered Storms, but a more accurate name for it might be Not-So-Scattered Sunshine. Continue Reading
Animated Matter Offer a Sublime, Transcendent Debut with 'Selkie'
In Scandinavian and Celtic mythology, the selkie is presented as a seal-like being that could shed its skin and adopt human form. One finds similar Continue Reading
The Weeknd and More Perform at the Super Bowl LV: See Performance Photos
The Weeknd lit up the Super Bowl LV with his headlining Halftime Show on Sunday (February 7) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Hours before he hit Continue Reading
The Weeknd Headlines the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show: Recap + Setlist
The Weeknd took the stage at the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday (February 7) in Tampa, Florida. The Weekend, Continue Reading
Wy Announces New Album & Shares The Tender “Come Here”
Ebba and Michel of Wy return to announce their third album, ‘Marriage’, and share the opening single Come Here. Recorded during quarantine, the duo shift down Continue Reading
What Was So Great About the Clash?
We all know that the Clash (1976-1983) wear the halo of eternal coolness. History has been very kind to them. What is the big deal, Continue Reading
'Somewhere Between' Is an Irresistible Dive Into '80s Japanese Pop
Over the last couple of years, Light in the Attic – a reissue label responsible for lavishly reviving the catalogs of artists as disparate as Continue Reading
Hilma af Klint's Art Gives Shape to the Things We Cannot See
In this significant collection of essays and illustrations, curator Milena Høgsberg marvels at the reception to Hilma af Klint’s work at the 2020 exhibition at Continue Reading
Rod Abernethy Says 'Normal Isn't Normal Anymore'
As the hoary saying goes, old folkies never die, they just keep on playing the same song over and over again. At 67 years old, Continue Reading
12 Compositions to Introduce You to Classical Music Post-1950
1. Alfred Schnittke – “Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled with Grief” arr. the Kronos Quartet (1997) Alfred Schnittke’s most famous piece is probably Continue Reading
J Dilla's 'Welcome 2 Detroit' Pointed the Way to 21st Century Hop-Hop
It’s been 15 years since J Dilla released Donuts, an album whose deft manipulation of sampling makes it perhaps the most influential instrumental hip-hop record Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: lowercase – 'Kill the Lights'
1. “She Takes Me” “Folding corners into perfect shapes / Went forlorn in a vapor of Elysian escapes” That’s how these lines to “She Takes Me” Continue Reading
Dolly Parton Refused to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom From Trump
Over the last four years, Dolly Parton refused to receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Former President Donald Trump tried Continue Reading
Marilyn Manson Dropped by Record Label After Evan Rachel Wood Abuse Claims
Marilyn Manson has been dropped by his label, Loma Vista Recordings, after actress Evan Rachel Wood's abuse claims toward the musician earlier today (February 1). The label gave Continue Reading
Gájanas Blend Sámi Folk Traditions with Prog Rock on 'Čihkkojuvvon'
Joik is a long-practiced musical tradition in Sápmi, a largely subarctic region spanning Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia. It stems from the indigenous Sámi people’s Continue Reading
Alex Siegel Shares First New EP Single “Sangsuree”
The Santa Monica-based multi-instrumentalist Alex Siegel kicks off his year with an ode to a friend on Sangsuree. Inspired by unfortunate events, Siegel mixes dream pop Continue Reading
The Interior Poetry in Bresson's 'Mouchette'
Mouchette (1967), one of French master Robert Bresson’s many essential films, begins and ends with conspicuous absences. The opening credits roll over an image of Continue Reading
Between the Grooves: Green Day – 'American Idiot'
Before 2004, few people would classify Green Day’s music as particularly sophisticated, intellectual, or thematically mature. Sure, “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life),” with its Continue Reading