Jul 31, 2020
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After a smattering of singles released going back to late last year and Jenn Wasner’s recently released Flock of Dimes solo EP, Wye Oak emerges with a different approach altogether on the No Horizon EP. Here, Wasner and longtime musical partner Andy Stack team up with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The Chorus have certainly earned their indie cred with the likes of Bon Iver and The National, but have also rubbed shoulders with musical royalty of the likes of Barbara Streisand and Sir Elton John. And they bring a regal flair to Wye Oak’s repertoire as well. More
Jul 30, 2020
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Given their constant touring schedule and the hellacious way they tore through it, it wasn’t all that surprising to hear My Morning Jacket were taking a break after more than two ceaseless decades. Lead singer Jim James went off to join the supergroup The New Basement Tapes and broke out on his own to explore his spiritual side. More
Studio: The Criterion Collection
Jul 30, 2020
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In retrospect, Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda might seem like an odd pairing for one of the most beloved screwball comedies of all time. More
Jul 30, 2020
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Sometimes music comes along and surprises you out of the blue. An artist that is new to you comes across your path, you press play on the recommendation of a friend, and then as you listen to the artist for the first time, it feels like all the cares and worries of lockdown life fade away for a few short moments. More
Studio: Utopia
Directed by Liam Firmager and Tait Brady
Jul 29, 2020
Cinema
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Given her influence at a time when meaningful exposure for female rockers was scant, the story of singer/bassist Suzi Quatro awaited a proper telling for decades. More
Jul 29, 2020
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Taylor Swift is a master of bombastic media campaigns. Whether her lead singles were pop earworm mastery, such as “Shake It Off,” or a pastel self-love anthem such as 2019’s “Me!” all provided ostentatious introductions to titanic album rollouts. More
Jul 28, 2020
Books
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Matthew Restall's Blue Moves, the 146th volume in Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 series, makes the case for renewed examination and appreciation of this often misunderstood album. More
Jul 28, 2020
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Once Hendrik Höfgen’s final stich of moral fiber has frayed in Mephisto, his ethical unraveling is so complete that it’s debatable whether there was any fortitude there at all. More
Jul 28, 2020
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“Are we having a conversation?” asks Butch Walker, over and over and over again on “The Singer,” the opener of this troubling album of musings on contemporary life. More
Jul 27, 2020
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Bryde’s debut solo album Like An Island was a body of work heavily informed by a break-up, as the Welsh-born singer/songwriter (full name Sarah Howells) rode often turbulent seas of emotion as she worked through feelings of loss isolation and resilience.
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