Ars Magna Umbrae – Apotheosis (I, Voidhanger) Ars Magna Umbrae’s 2018 LP Lunar Ascension remains a highlight of atmospheric black metal in recent years and a bright anomaly in the often dreary status quo of the genre. Built by the… Read More
In order to truly, fully, and properly enjoy a Katy Perry song, there is only one rule to bear in mind: location, location, location. Several ideal locales come to mind: flying down the street while dancing through the sunroof of… Read More
From 1939 to 1944, writer-director-producer Preston Sturges seemed nearly incapable of a false step. He shocked Hollywood with the success of his first film as director, The Great McGinty (made in 1939 and released in 1940), by combining these three,… Read More
Last year marked an upswing in the life of Ruston Kelly. On the musical front, after his first full-length album Dying Star earned critical acclaim, Kelly spent a good portion of the year on the road to support the record.… Read More
In December 1976, Melba Moore made history at the Metropolitan Opera House. An Evening with Melba Moore at the Met marked the first time a Black pop artist headlined a one-woman show at one of New York’s most prestigious venues,… Read More
St. South, neé Olivia Gavranich, has released a debut album full of raw emotions and intimate bedroom pop. Get Well Soon is a loose concept record about a breakup and the variety of responses it produces. St. South’s warm, relaxed… Read More
It’s one thing to wear your influences on your sleeve. The Blam Blams, a quartet out of Nashville, have gone so far as to raid a glam rock closet from the mid-1970s and are trying on every outfit. But this… Read More
Bright, sleek, and shiny, Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield revisits Charles Dickens at a time when the Victorian novelist’s work should have new relevance. While the book’s themes of betrayal, identity, class, and survival-of-the-fittest economics are fairly… Read More
Los Angeles’ SHOCKEY goes in for a bit of glam rock mixed with lo-fi, slacker pop on an ode to the true joys of being “high”. “HIGH” could be your new favorite stoner pop song, and it’s got languid, rolling… Read More
New York producer Gromo bases his music around the intersection of hip-hop, R&B, and electronic/dance. His previous single, “Don’t Care”, is a minimalist electrorap number that showcases the producer’s signature sound. For his latest song “Slowly”, Gromo stretches his wings… Read More