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Tuesday, November 17th, 2020  

Album Reviews

Free Now

Drew Citron
Free Now

Nov 17, 2020 Web Exclusive

Drew Citron has been a mainstay of the Brooklyn indie creative scene for several years now, and 2020 sees her release her solo debut album. Perhaps circumstance conspired to push Citron into the spotlight, but as it happens, it suits her perfectly.

Day Ripper

Bee Bee Sea
Day Ripper

Nov 17, 2020 Web Exclusive

Italian garage punks Bee Bee Sea are very much a band’s band. The members all grew up in the small northern Italian town of Castel Goffredon and live by a simple mantra“When there’s no good shit around you better form a band.”

The Blues

William Shatner
The Blues

Nov 16, 2020 Web Exclusive

In spite of his rather prolific musical output, from Christmas songs to David Bowie covers, there aren’t a lot of reviews to be found of William Shatner’s recorded work. 

Classic Interviews

New Order

New Order
This Changing World

Dec 15, 2015 Issue #54 - August/September 2015 - CHVRCHES

Bernard Sumner is in a chatty mood. Thirty-five years after they started, New Order is back with their best album in years, Music Complete, and Sumner is eager to explain just how new everything feels. You don't even have to ask; he'll tell you how exciting it was to work with a string section, about recording two tracks with The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands, about getting Iggy Pop to do a dramatic reading for the album's "Stray Dog."

Comic Book Reviews

Bad Gateway
Fantagraphics

Jan 17, 2020 Web Exclusive

The latest in the rather depressing misadventures of Megg and Mogg, who at least outwardly present as a witch and cat, respectively, sees the protagonists' lives continue to flush down the toilet. 

Interviews

The Cranberries on Dolores O’Riordan and “No Need to Argue”

The Cranberries on Dolores O’Riordan and “No Need to Argue”

Nov 13, 2020 Web Exclusive

If you’re of the right age, chances are you have a favorite song from the ’90s Irish rock ‘n’ roll band The Cranberries. For many, it’s “Zombie,” the aggressive, buzzy track that talks about bombs, guns, and war inside your head. For others, it’s the jangly “Dreams” or sticky “Linger” that have become personal favorites.

David Byrne on Broadway, Doodles, and “Reasons to be Cheerful”

David Byrne on Broadway, Doodles, and “Reasons to be Cheerful”

Nov 12, 2020 Web Exclusive

Champions and lovers of art, in all its forms, likely have come across the work of musician and performer, David Byrne. The Hall of Fame songwriter rose to prominence in the ’80s and ’90s with his band, Talking Heads, releasing all-time classic tracks like “Psycho Killer,” “Burning Down the House,” and “Once in a Lifetime.” He is known for co-producing one of the most beloved concert films of all time, Stop Making Sense, and more recently, Byrne has made headlines for projects like his positive-thinking magazine, Reasons to be Cheerful, and his Broadway stage show (recently released on HBO MAX), American Utopia.

Pleased to meet you

The Goa Express

Oct 12, 2020 Web Exclusive

Fresh faced garage punks The Goa Express have been regular features on the UK psych rock circuit for a few years now despite being barely out of their teens. 

Lists

New York Film Festival 2020: 10 Films We Are Most Excited to See

Sep 14, 2020

If this were non-pandemic times, the film community would be abuzz with new anecdotes and reviews trickling in from the first fall film festivals: Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. Two out of three of those are happening within social distancing parameters (Telluride chose to cancel this year’s festival outright). But the spirit of a film festival is hard to recreate without a sense of community. This can feel isolating at times, but film festivals have worked hard to adapt by presenting movies in a variety of different forms, such as socially distanced in-person, drive-ins and digital screenings. This year, Film at Lincoln Center’s 58th New York Film Festival is no exception to these changes.

With a lineup of similar size to last year’s event, NYFF is utilizing drive-in theaters in the city’s boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and a digital platform hosted by Shift72. Regardless of viewing options, this year’s film selections are nothing less than extraordinary. Whether you’re looking for a world premiere, a low-key flick, or a restoration of a classic, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

With so many new and hyped films, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by such an extensive lineup. Below are the 10 films we are most excited to see as chosen by one of UTR’s film critics, Kaveh Jalinous.

(www.filmlinc.org/nyff2020)

Live reviews

Ólafur Arnalds, Iceland Airwave Stream

Ólafur Arnalds, Iceland Airwave Stream

Nov 13, 2020 By Laura Studarus

Like many festivals who canceled live shows name of not killing people with a deadly virus, Iceland Airwaves went digital this year for a special two-night event, featuring sets from Reykjavík artists, including Vök, Mammút, and Hatari. On Friday night, Ólafur Arnalds delivered a haunting thirty-minute set, once again proving why he’s one of the most exciting modern composers.

Blog

Verses From the Abstract: Horrorcore, Trauma, and Falling Up

Verses From the Abstract: Horrorcore, Trauma, and Falling Up

Nov 13, 2020 By Mark Redfern

On October 8, some joker on Twitter (I won’t embarrass them by naming names/handles) posed the question—“who you think will have the better October album?”—with pictures of the covers of Clipping’s Visions of Bodies Being Burned and Open Mike Eagle’s Anime, Trauma, and Divorce underneath.




Cinema Reviews

Wolfwalkers

Nov 16, 2020 Web Exclusive

The latest animation from Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon is an astonishing and beautiful work, a magical, reimagined Irish folk tale set during Cromwell’s oppressive rule in the 1600’s.

Television Reviews

Fargo (Season 4)
FX, Sundays 9 p.m.

Sep 27, 2020 Web Exclusive

Fargo fans should rest easy. Yes, Chris Rock has big (snow?) shoes to fill in season four of the wintery, bloody, folksy Midwestern crime series spun off from the Coen brothers’ landmark film.