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
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'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
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
The World Comes to Johannesburg on Phenomenal Collaboration 'Keleketla!'
In Sepedi, one of South Africa’s 11 official languages, “keleketla” is a phrase that refers to a response, often one given to a storyteller’s traditional Continue Reading
Bibio Discusses 'Sleep on the Wing' and Why His Dreams Are of the Countryside
“I often get asked about touring and playing live, and although I have traveled to many countries around the world in the past to do Continue Reading
Luke Cissell Creates Dreamy, Electronic Soundscapes on the Eclectic 'Nightside'
Luke Cissell is a musician who seemingly can’t sit still. His music bounces back and forth between genres, resulting in a discography that is dizzyingly 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
Pottery Take Us Deep Into the Funky and Absurd on 'Welcome to Bobby's Motel'
Before we even consider Montreal five-piece Pottery’s musical exploits on their debut album, the elephant in the room must be addressed. Who is Bobby, and Continue Reading
IYEARA Heighten the Tension on Remix of Mark Lanegan's "Playing Nero" (premiere)
To say it’s been quite a busy year for Mark Lanegan is something of an understatement. With his painfully honest autobiography Sing Backwards and Weep Continue Reading
'Switched-On Seeker' Is an Imaginative Electronic Reimagining of Mikal Cronin's Latest LP
Last year, singer-songwriter Mikal Cronin released his latest LP, Seeker, to widespread acclaim. Full of top-notch songwriting and wide-ranging approaches, it was a satisfying return Continue Reading
Coronavirus and the Culture Wars
Science fiction as adverb, instead of genre shorthand for our uncanny present-day reality. A run to the grocery, a moonwalk down the block, quick errands Continue Reading
Journalist Jonathan Cott's Interviews, Captured
Jonathan Cott’s Listening: Interviews, 1970 – 1989, is a welcome companion for challenging times. Cott, author of 20 books and a contributor to The Washington Continue Reading
Laura Nyro's "Save the Country" Calls Out from the Past
Lately I’ve been putting up signs along the freeway. Large pieces of cardboard, longer than I am tall, that were once boxes for bicycles or Continue Reading
Track By Track: Jane Blanchard – Still, Again
Following Jane Blanchard’s 2018 EP ‘Enemy’ featuring the orchestrated drumming of Stefan Westner, the duo reunite for her third release, Still, Again. Through five tracks, Blanchard reflects Continue Reading
A Family Visit Turns to Guerrilla Warfare in 'The Truth'
Unlike many stories about family histories and long-ago slights, Hirokazu Koreeda’s (Kore-eda) The Truth (La vérité) does not invest much time playing around with just Continue Reading
Pandemic, Hope, Defiance, and Protest in 'Romeo and Juliet'
A pandemic can rearrange priorities. When the world was thrust into the COVID-19 pandemic, things suddenly looked and felt different. Our jobs, our schools, our Continue Reading
In Earnest Releases The Gripping “Come Upstairs”
Ahead of their forthcoming EP, In Earnest has shared the second single titled Come Upstairs. Inspired by band members and real-life couple Sarah and Thomas’ experience Continue Reading
The Top 20 Punk Protest Songs for July 4th
20. 7 Seconds – “Fuck Your Amerika” 7 Seconds were a band of posicore crewsters that cruised back and forth across America in a beat-up Continue Reading
Merry Christmas Shares Math-Pop Single ‘Meredith Bites The Earth’
Before even listening to this I suspected I would hate it solely because of their name, but Merry Christmas’ Meredith Bites The Earth is pretty Continue Reading