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
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
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
Nothing in life offers guarantees that everything will be fine. Nothing assures you that your behavior will win you either comfort or justice. Nothing keeps the water clean and the floods down, and the winds light. Country singer Ruston Kelly… Read More
Sometimes the power and promise packed into a pop single can be heard in its opening notes. However, Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” is not typical pop. It’s six-minute plus duration gives it an unlikely length for a single.… Read More
TV FACE are a hard-driving post-punk band from Lancaster, UK that channel the genre’s jagged edges and kinetic rhythms alongside intense, punk rock energy. TV FACE have been releasing a new single at the end of each month this year,… Read More
Albuquerque indie-folk artist, BYLAND’s music is sweeping and expansive like the New Mexico landscape she calls home. Unsurprisingly, adjectives like “cinematic” and “dreamy” are bound to spring to mind with regards to her latest single, Passed Me By”. It’s an… Read More