The 2000s are a hard decade to pin down, but there does seem to be some certainty about the primacy of Radiohead’s Kid A in Continue Reading
Tolouse Low Trax's 'Jumping Dead Leafs' Is Coated in Dank Grooves
There’s something about deep, bass-heavy, musical thwack. It doesn’t matter how much one knows about house and all its micro-shoots, or whether they can speak Continue Reading
David Poe Releases Smart, Sophisticated "Gun for a Mouth" (premiere)
“There are too many guns in America. Let your voice be your gun,” says singer-songwriter David Poe of his new single, “Gun for a Mouth”. Continue Reading
Jónsi Amps Up Experimentation on First Solo LP in 10 Years
It’s been ten years since Jónsi released a solo album. His 2010 debut, Go!, pointed the way as the experimental pioneer charted a course for Continue Reading
Radiohead's 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' Separated at Birth
If OK Computer was Sgt. Peppers, Kid A and Amnesiac were Radiohead’s The White Album. The works are as wonderfully schizophrenic as the Beatles self-titled Continue Reading
Between the Grooves of Radiohead's 'Kid A'
1. “Everything in Its Right Place” I still remember where I first listened to Kid A. There aren’t many albums I can say that about, but Continue Reading
Shawn Mendes Ushers in New Era With ‘Wonder’: Lyrics + Music Video
Shawn Mendes is ushering in his new era with "Wonder," the title track off his fourth studio album. The music video begins with a scenic mountainside Continue Reading
Bethenny Frankel Slams Kylie Jenner for Showing Stormi Wearing $12,000 Backpack During Pandemic
Bethenny Frankel slammed Kylie Jenner for sharing a photo of her 2-year-old daughter Stormi wearing a $12,000 backpack amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On social media, Continue Reading
Michael Jackson’s Alleged Bloodstained IV Drip Goes Up for Auction
When a loved one dies, people typically like to keep something to remember them by—a meaningful keepsake, such as a photograph, a well-worn piece of Continue Reading
Nicki Minaj Gives Birth to First Child: Report
Nicki Minaj is officially a new mom. On Thursday (Oct. 1), TMZ announced that the 37-year-old rapper reportedly gave birth to her first child with Continue Reading
Subway Bread Isn’t Real Bread According to Irish Supreme Court
The Irish Supreme Court ruled that Subway's bread is not bread. So… what exactly is it? The five judges made the startling ruling on Wednesday Continue Reading
Celebrities Show Support for Chrissy Teigen Following Pregnancy Loss
Stars are showering Chrissy Teigen with love and support after the tragic loss of her baby. On Wednesday (September 30), Teigen and husband, John Legend, Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson Reportedly Sued by Ex Father-in-Law
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Jack Halberstam's 'Wild Things: The Disorder of Desire' (excerpt)
Chapter Four: Where the Wild Things Are: Humans, Animals, and Children Where the Wild Things Are And let’s not forget the wolves. I insist on Continue Reading
Sotto Voce's 'Your Husband, the Governor' Is Beautifully Twisted DIY Indie Folk-rock
For an album recorded entirely on a USB microphone in various Brooklyn apartments, Sotto Voce’s Your Husband, the Governor sounds, at least at the very Continue Reading
Numün's 'voyage au soleil' Is a Trippy, Ambient Ride and Ambitious Debut
The term “ambient country” – applied to artists like SUSS, Mute Duo, and Labradford, among others – is meant to describe a musical style that Continue Reading
L7's 'Smell the Magic' Is 30 and Packs a Feminist Punch
Abortion is under threat again, there’s a sex offender in the Oval Office, and countless studies reveal the glaring underrepresentation of women in the North Continue Reading
Can Queer Studies Rescue American Universities?
Publishing academic books about the problems in the academy has become a flourishing, self-perpetuating field in recent years. There’s no shortage of texts speculating on Continue Reading
Jim White Offers a "Smart Ass Reply" (premiere)
Jim White’s latest LP, Misfit’s Jubilee, arrives on 30 October via Fluff & Gravy Records and features many of White’s hallmarks. Meditations on the American Continue Reading
Ed Harcourt Paints From 'Monochrome to Colour'
Have you ever seen the paintings of English Romantic painter William Turner? He would turn a churning sea into a maelstrom of colors, the London’s Continue Reading