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Learning to Take a Picture: An Interview With Inara George

July 13, 2020Manny Sanchez

Inara George’s The Youth of Angst isn’t an EP, and it’s not an album. It’s a collection of three songs that the singer-songwriter has dubbed “a bundle”. Tracked with longtime friend and the Bird and the Bee bandmate Wendy Wang,… Read More

'Tiger King' and the Post-Truth Culture War

July 13, 2020Karma Oak

The Ontological Zoo Maybe it’s just from all the sheltering in place and self-isolation, but one of the most popular pieces of quarantainment has been a Netflix docuseries about Joe Exotic, a gay roadside zoo owner in Oklahoma currently serving… Read More

Parable Pandemics: Octavia E. Butler and Racialized Labor

July 13, 2020Lis Sinatra

Lauren Oya Olamina grew up behind a massive wall. Yet, in her dreams, she is teaching herself to fly. Among the many literary works which take place during pandemics, Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower may not come first… Read More

Counterbalance 24: The Doors – 'The Doors'

July 13, 2020Karma Oak

Mendelsohn: The Doors’ self-titled debut is one of those albums where I understand why it’s in the Top 25. They surfaced in the heyday of rock, they had a different approach to the music, and they had a charismatic singer… Read More

PC Nackt Deconstructs the Classics with 'Plunderphonia'

July 13, 2020Sean Furtado

The concept is simple and filled with exciting possibilities: creating new music by “plundering” unexpected historical sources such as classical piano pieces or chamber orchestra music. The idea was developed by Horst Weidenmuller, founder of the label 7K!, as part… Read More

Lianne La Havas Is Reborn After a Long Layoff

July 13, 2020Lis Sinatra

It’s been about five years since British R&B singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas has released new material. Since then she has experienced life and love, such as the failure of romantic affairs that left her disheartened and disconsolate, as well as… Read More

'High Cotton' Is Culturally Astute and Progressive

July 13, 2020Karma Oak

The term ‘high cotton’ originated in the antebellum South and referred to the seasons when the cotton yield was plentiful and the exchange rate was lucrative. The idiom has since been adapted as slang, communicating a feeling of doing well… Read More

The Charlatans' 'Between 10th and 11th' Gets a Deluxe Edition

July 13, 2020Judy Moreno

During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess has been hosting Tim’s Twitter Listening Party. Fans and the artist listen to favorite albums in real-time, tweeting responses, insights, and bits of trivia. It is a brilliant way to bring music… Read More

Rediscovering Japanese Director Tomu Uchida

July 13, 2020Gaia Writer

Director Tomu Uchida is among many world-class filmmakers under-served on DVD and Blu-ray, at least outside his native Japan, where he’s long been recognized as a master. Arrow Academy has made inroads toward correcting this lamentable situation with two releases,… Read More

Country Westerns Bask in an Unparalleled Sound and Energy on Their Debut

July 13, 2020Gina Alexander

Don’t go into Country Westerns’ self-titled debut expecting twangy back-porch music. Calling the group Country Westerns is a misnomer. The three-piece band from Nashville delivers riotous rock ‘n’ roll leaning more towards the Replacements than Dwight Yoakam. Drummer Brian Kotzur… Read More

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