Joseph Campbell, famed mythologist and a compelling speaker (popularized via a Bill Moyers special toward the end of his life), spoke of myth as an image, a symbol, a kind of guiding metanarrative into the unknown ‘mystery of being’. Myths,… Read More
Two of the founding members of Nashville-based roots-rock band Roanoke aren’t going to let the coronavirus get them down in 2020. Lead singer Taylor Dupuis and lead guitarist-vocalist Joey Beesley, who share a professional and personal relationship, are hitting the… Read More
Sibling duo the Ella Sisters call the south coast of Norway home, and like their many of Scandinavian brethren, they are quite masterful at creating super-catchy indie pop. The sisters sport perfect harmonies as do so many blood relations (think… Read More
Barcelona’s MOURN play a kinetic style of punk rock crossed with garage rock that reveals pop inclinations in undeniably hooky choruses. Their latest single “This Feel Is Disgusting” crackles with energy and passion as it confronts existential anxiety through joyful… Read More
The reaction to Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) was fierce. The cinematic take on the DC cornerstone characters of Batman and Superman limped to a 28% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, where it’s accused of “smother[ing] a… Read More
Los Angeles alt-pop artist Luna Shadows confronts anxiety with a bit of light nostalgia on her new single, “The Nineties”. Shadows creates thoroughly modern pop songs steeped in a wistful essence that hint at the power of nostalgia amongst her… Read More
Nick Aranda is best known for his contributions to the experimental rock of Paper Route, but he’s also hit the alternative scene as his alter ego solo project, Vacay Nick. While much of the project’s initial aesthetic might be full-on… Read More
In the liner notes for The Game, Queen’s eighth studio album and their first release of the 1980s, there’s a sentence that may seem unimportant to casual Queen fans but was borderline sacrilege to many of the die-hards. “This album… Read More
During a interview with Atwood Magazine, Jordan Lehning said the impetus for his most recent album (Little Idols) came from a vision he had about the end of an affair. The couple would be parked in a car that would… Read More
X-Men: Dark Phoenix (Kinberg, 2019) is the seventh and final X-Men team film in a series dating back to X-Men (Singer, 2000). Blade (Norrington, 1998), X-Men, and Spider-Man (Raimi, 2002) were three increasingly successful and acclaimed films that jump-started two… Read More