Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers are in a new position these days, suddenly carrying a lot more musical weight on their shoulders. Shortly after their Continue Reading
Music Dose
Creative Disruption in 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'
The title of Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu) has several pertinent meanings depending on the Continue Reading
Rock 'n' Roll with Chinese Characteristics: Nirvana Behind the Great Wall
A month before Nevermind, Black Panther, one of China’s first rock bands, released its debut record in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The difference between the Continue Reading
Eddy Lee Ryder Gets Lonely and Defiant with "Expected to Fly" (premiere)
Eddy Lee Ryder’s new single, “Expected to Fly”, from the EP of the same name, is reminiscent of Stevie Nicks at her most dramatic and Continue Reading
Chris Stamey Paints in "A Brand-New Shade of Blue" (premiere + interview)
A Brand-New Shade of Blue is the new release from Chris Stamey and the Fellow Travelers. Omnivore Recordings release the digital album on 17 July. Continue Reading
Punk Rock's WiiRMZ Rage at the Dying of the Light on 'Faster Cheaper'
The joyfully bombastic quartet WiiRMZ hail from the same city that defined (and arguably invented) post-rock in the 1990s with bands such as Slint and Continue Reading
'Dancing After TEN' Graphic Memoir Will Move You
I’m always intrigued when I see two authors listed on a graphic memoir. I know what that usually means for a graphic novel: the first Continue Reading
LA Popsters Paper Jackets Deliver a Message We Should Embrace (premiere + interview)
The mascara running down the fabulous face of singer-songwriter Aimee Proal might best represent what she and her fellow members in Los Angeles-based alternative pop-rock Continue Reading
Why I Did Not Watch 'Hamilton' on Disney+
Why are 12-year-olds running around singing about bastards and whores? And grown people paying up to $2k for tickets to see men in wigs sing Continue Reading
Nazis, Nostalgia, and Critique in Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit'
Contemporary culture finds itself caught between two antagonistic poles: a fascination with nostalgia and an obsession with the new. Art, music, and literature are at Continue Reading
'Hex' Drinks Deeply from the Poisoned Chalice
Rebecca Dinerstein Knight’s second novel, Hex, is a portrait of ennui. The character Nell Barbar is a former doctoral student in botany from Columbia University. Continue Reading
Indie Pop's Fuller Delivers Moment of Levity With "Crush Me" (premiere)
Fuller is the vision of Los Angeles-based musician, J.P. Welsh. The musician’s new release EP, Crush Me, will arrive on 25 September. In the meantime, Continue Reading
Garage Rockers the Bobby Lees Pay Tribute to "Wendy" (premiere)
The Bobby Lees’ new record Skin Suit was produced by punk legend Jon Spencer of the Blues Explosion and will be released 17 July via Continue Reading
The Bacon Brothers Deliver Solemn Statement With "Corona Tune" (premiere + interview)
The Way We Love is the latest album from the Bacon Brothers. Available 17 July, the record offers up examples of the duo’s often tender, Continue Reading
DMA'S Discuss Their Dancier New Album 'The Glow'
Let’s get straight to it – I’m a fan of DMA’S. I’m a fan of their anthemic builds, their aching vocals, and you know, their Continue Reading
Margo Price Is Rumored to Be the New Stevie Nicks
Margo Price’s admiration for Stevie Nicks is well-known. She and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have covered the classic Nicks/Tom Petty collaboration “Stop Continue Reading
Gábor Lázár Is in Something of a Holding Pattern on 'Source'
The sounds that Hungarian musician Gábor Lázár can pull out of state-of-the-art synths and programming are often fascinating and can result in a highly entertaining Continue Reading
Willie Nelson Surveys His World on 'First Rose of Spring'
Willie Nelson completed a trio of mortality-focused albums with last year’s Grammy-winning Ride Me Back Home. These records focused on Nelson’s collaborative songwriting with Buddy Continue Reading
Braden Lam Teases New EP With “Habit of My Heart”
Habit of My Heart from Braden Lam is Lam’s fairy tale ending. It all began when he was celebrating his home-recorded album ‘Driftwood People’ at Continue Reading
Counterbalance 23: Bob Dylan – 'Blood on the Tracks'
Klinger: All right, Mendelsohn, I know that in the past you’ve been somewhat, shall we say, lukewarm to our man Bob Dylan here. I’ve just Continue Reading