Online communities form around shared interests – popular culture, musical acts, politics, gaming – but that commonality often gets lost amidst community members’ disputes and disagreements. Moderators have the responsibility of sorting out those problems and that, along with their… Read More
The explosion of the “hood film” genre in late 20th century African American cinema arguably doubled as an extension of the street performances of the 1960s and blaxploitation films of the 1970s, while ushering in a new vehicle of post-Civil… Read More
“I was suffering from a classic case of wanderlust,” writes Ivy Mix, owner of heralded Brooklyn bar Leyenda, when recounting her first trip to Guatemala as a callow 19-year-old undergrad. That initial, unquenchable desire to get out of her comfort… Read More
It feels like several lifetimes ago that I was able to see live music. In reality, it’s only been a little over four months. But with no clear end in sight and an industry-wide catastrophe looming, I suppose I might… Read More
Luke Temple’s second album as Art Feynman, titled Half Price at 3:30, is grounded by the same qualities that made 2017’s Blast Off Through the Wicker such a tasty little indie-pop treat. I’m not implying that Temple is stagnating. The… Read More
Eddy Lee Ryder’s new single, “Expected to Fly”, from the EP of the same name, is reminiscent of Stevie Nicks at her most dramatic and powerful. Like Kate Bush at the height of her powers, Ryder immerses in the world… Read More
Vincent Cross’ The Life & Times of James ‘The Rooster’ Corcoran is scheduled for release on 7 August via Rescue Dog Records. The album is inspired by the life of James “The Rooster” Corcoran, the Irish-American immigrant who led a… Read More
Floor It!!!, the latest from the Texas Gentlemen, arrives 17 July via New West Records. The celebrated group deliver 13 songs on this new album, which was produced by Matt Pence (Jason Isbell, John Moreland, Midlake) and recorded at the… Read More
Specializing in the kind of thrillers that explore the interstitial spaces that are moral dilemmas, Hugh Fleetwood has made a career out of consigning characters to a world of habitual anxiety. His work was brought to wide attention with The… Read More
“My brother and I, we went from posing in front of our bedroom mirror with hairbrushes and broomsticks to begging our parents for actual guitars to writing songs that would eventually end up on our first record to playing shows… Read More