I Comete: A Corsican Summer (2021) is the debut feature from actor and director Pascal Tagnati. With a feeling of life in a Corsican village Continue Reading
Music Dose
Universal Energy: An Interview With Cabaret Voltaire's Richard H. Kirk
Released late in 2020, Shadow of Fear stands as the first release of the legendary band Cabaret Voltaire wherein Richard H. Kirk serves as the Continue Reading
Time-Transcending Paranoia in 'The Parallax View'
“The committee believes, on the basis of the evidence available to it, that President John F. Kennedy was probably assassinated as a result of a Continue Reading
Goat Girl's 'On All Fours' Is Amazingly Gorgeous
One of the delights of Goat Girl’s eponymous 2018 debut was the melodically laconic voice of guitarist and vocalist Lottie “Clottie Cream” Pendlebury. She could Continue Reading
Death By Unga Bunga Deliver Deft Hooks, Garage Rock Ecstasy on "Faster Than Light" (premiere)
Death By Unga Bunga’s Heavy Male Insecurity arrives 12 February via Jansen Records and reveals that the Norwegian outfit’s particular brand of melodic garage rock Continue Reading
'The Green Book'-Inspired 'A Parallel Road' and American Apartheid
Similarities between the apartheid system in South Africa (from 1948 to the early 1990s), and the “Jim Crow” era in America, (late 19th and early Continue Reading
The 10 Best Cream Songs
Here’s my take on the ten best Cream songs. This list is offered with one caveat: it’s mostly going to avoid the ones everyone knows, Continue Reading
Nancy Sinatra's Outstanding Music Is Re-Released on 'Start Walkin' 1965-1976'
Nancy Sinatra consistently released outstanding records during 1965-1976, the period from which this double vinyl anthology was drawn, but critics consistently underrated her. Because of Continue Reading
Why Work Doesn't Work
Sarah Jaffe, the author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt (2016), recently released a new book in her body of “class war” work. In Work Continue Reading
Top 20 Hip-Hop Bangers To Add To Your 2021 Playlist
Adding this list of 20 tracks to your 2021 playlist will ensure you have the most trendy hip-hop banger music to enjoy this year (so Continue Reading
Nazanin Shares Her Marvelous Vocals On New Single “Red Light”
NYC-based singer-songwriter Nazanin, of Persian-Jewish descent, has just followed-up on her debut single “Infatuation” with a new release, “Red Light.” She hits the sweet spot Continue Reading
Visionary Rapper Rowe Rowe Is The Creator Of The New Spotify Playlist Chill Vibes
LA-based visionary rapper Rowe Rowe is also the creator of a trending playlist on Spotify named Chill Vibes. His initiative has been praised by industry Continue Reading
K Michelle DuBois Relies on 'Fever' Pitch for Striking Return (interview + premiere)
It seems entirely appropriate that Atlanta alternative/indie rocker K Michelle DuBois is surrounded by a fortress of cardboard containers on 27 January while chatting about Continue Reading
The 10 Best Wynton Marsalis Albums
Trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis: love him or resent him. But Marsalis is one of the most prolific instrumentalists of the last 40 years. A Continue Reading
James Yorkston's 'The Wide, Wide River' Is Warm, Cozy, and Expansive
By the time he released The Route to the Harmonium in 2019, Scottish folksinger James Yorkston had long transcended the humble troubadour spirit of his Continue Reading
Depeche Mode's Martin Gore Gets Primal on 'The Third Chimpanzee'
The conventional wisdom on Martin Gore’s role in Depeche Mode is well-established. Gore is the primary songwriter, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and guitar player. Continue Reading
Foo Fighters Hit the Dance Floor on 'Medicine at Midnight'
KISS released their Dynasty album on 23 May 1979. The band incorporated disco rhythms and pop melodies into the songs, resulting in a huge hit Continue Reading
Philip B. Price Wonders If We're "Scarred For Life" (premiere)
Oceans Hiding in Oceans is the latest release from acclaimed singer-songwriter Philip B. Price. The album arrives on 19 February via Signature Sounds, following his Continue Reading
Greek Women Are Mighty Lively in Haynes' Pandora's Jar
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
Giacomo Sartori's 'Bug' Melds Whimsy and Substance
Giacomo Sartori is adept at creating worlds that are difficult to characterize. In his prior novel, I Am God (2019), he created a world in Continue Reading