Introduction Since our earliest days, we humans have been cataloguers of the natural world. Once, our survival depended entirely on remembering what was safe and tasty, and what was ferocious, or toxic. Today, the survival factor may have lessened, but… Read More
WEIRDO – INSOMNIAC IDEAS [EP] British electropop producer WEIRDO has captured serious BBC radio play with his emotive and tuneful alternative pop, and Annie Mac has been a big supporter of his music. WEIRDO has a stunning collection of new music… Read More
Two years ago, French singer-songwriter Tiphanie Doucet delighted listeners with her debut LP, Under My Sun. A “richly poignant and pastoral journey that reveals Doucet as a master of the style”—as I put it back then—the record certainly led to… Read More
In spite of everything that’s happened since Trump joined the stage of the 2016 Republican presidential debates, even just a year ago it might have been difficult to imagine a comics magazine with a taste for futuristic political dystopia overshadowed… Read More
“And Introducing Audrey Hepburn”. With that credit, William Wyler’s Roman Holiday set off a special bombshell in the world of Hollywood stardom, one that announced a major film personality and instantly showered her with an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Golden… Read More
In 2004, as I hobbled toward my frumpy 40s, I became enamored of a band that, at the time, appealed primarily to angsty teens: Bright Eyes. With his emo coiffure and “screamo” vocals, lead singer Conor Oberst was quickly becoming… Read More
“I tell myself there is no happy ending. All the pieces do not fit together perfectly. Things are ragged and messy. We are torn apart by events, put back together differently by others,” says Alexandra Daddario’s character, Margaret. Director William… Read More
Bamboo Smoke – “Hold Me Briefly” Photo: Courtesy of the artist South London’s Bamboo Smoke create a gorgeous form of electro that bridges pop and R&B, and with “Hold Me Briefly”, they have a stellar single on their hands. The… Read More
Héctor Lavoe’s 1976 “Periódico de Ayer” (Yesterday’s Newspaper) is a bitter but danceable salsa classic about lost love. But like many of his finest songs, it can also be understood as about the trappings of fame and the fleeting nature… Read More
Formed in 1977, Manchester’s A Certain Ratio were part of the post-punk class of 1979, with their jagged debut single, “All Night Party”, an early song released by the Factory Records label. Success on the British indie single and album… Read More