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Album Reviews

Songs of a Lost World

The Cure
Songs of a Lost World

Nov 01, 2024 Web Exclusive

Having been teasing the prospect of a new Cure album for some time, the band’s 14th long player is finally with us.

Guided Tour

High Vis
Guided Tour

Oct 31, 2024 Web Exclusive

The ascension of High Vis has been slow burning, yet fiercely gathering momentum over the past 18 months, mainly since their second album, Blending, dropped in 2022.

Goat

Goat
Goat

Oct 30, 2024 Web Exclusive

The mystique of Goat—self-proclaimed psych warriors—is on full display on their new self-titled album as it skips on the edge of the surreal, blending a raw, tribal energy into its unique and varied rock soundscape.

Classic Interviews

My Favorite Album: Chris Sullivan on John Prine’s “John Prine”

My Favorite Album: Chris Sullivan on John Prine’s “John Prine”
“John Prine has this kind of ability to talk about very serious subjects in a very kind of unbiased way.”

Mar 31, 2020 Chris Sullivan

Actor Chris Sullivan strives to showcase his acting versatility in each role he takes on. That includes Toby Damon in NBC’s This Is Us, Tom Cleary in The Knick, Benny Hammond in Stranger Things, and Taserface in Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2.

Comic Book Reviews

Second Hand Love

Second Hand Love
Drawn & Quarterly

Sep 06, 2024 Web Exclusive

Yamada Murasaki never received international acclaim during her lifetime. But now, thanks to Drawn & Quarterly’s excellent English language translations of her work, the groundbreaking manga artist is starting to get some of her much deserved recognition. Second Hand Love builds on the outstanding 2022 release, Talk to My Back, and contains two of the author’s most important stories: “A Blue Flame” and “Second Hand Love.”

Book Reviews

The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan

Domenico Starnone
The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan

Oct 30, 2024

Through his story, Starnone proves that in being liberated, we discover who we are, as well as the importance of family, love, and the binding lifelong ties to the one person who is your forever champion.

Interviews

Self-Portrait: Matthew Caws of Nada Surf

Self-Portrait: Matthew Caws of Nada Surf

Oct 29, 2024 Issue #73 - Maya Hawke and Nilüfer Yanya

For our recurring Self-Portrait feature, we ask musicians to take a self-portrait photo (or paint/draw a self-portrait) and write a list of personal things about themselves, things that their fans might not already know about them. This Self-Portrait is by Matthew Caws of Nada Surf.

The Second Draft of History: Inside Elliott Smith’s Recording of “From a Basement on the Hill”

The Second Draft of History: Inside Elliott Smith’s Recording of “From a Basement on the Hill”

Oct 22, 2024 Issue #69 - 20th Anniversary Issue

In the fall of 2004, Rob Schnapf and Joanna Bolme didn’t really want to talk to the press. Having combed through 45 hours of material to assemble the final Elliott Smith album, From a Basement on the Hill, they were the only logical choices to field the questions Smith was no longer around to answer.

Pleased to meet you

The Pill Interview – Making Mischief and Embracing Fun

Oct 25, 2024

​In a lively interview, Lottie Massey and Lily Hutchings of The Pill, discuss the inevitable comparisons to Wet Leg, their fun and carefree approach to music, bad driving, dodgy builders, on line trolls and their recent record deal with AWAL

Lists

Seven Music Documentary Films and Series From 2024 to Watch (and Three to Skip)

Jun 16, 2024

Music documentaries and series are a sure thing, or so it seems. 2024 has seen quite a few of them hit theatres and even more turn up on streamers. Among these are the high-profile ones such as the newly restored 1970 film, The Beatles: Let it Be and Frank Marshall’s The Beach Boys, not to mention Taylor Swift|The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), all on Disney+. Lil Nas X released his interpretation of Madonna’s Truth or Dare with his behind-the-scenes tour film, Long Live Montero (HBO). There is also Eno, the groundbreaking generative documentary feature on Brian Eno. Just as fascinating as the biographical docs are topical ones such as the recently released How Music Got Free (Paramount+).

Coming soon is Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (HBO), which shines a much deserved spotlight on the multi-hyphenate talent, and I Am: Celine Dion (Prime Movies), which shares the singer’s challenges with Moersch-Woltman Syndrome.

Whether or not you’re into the artists, subjects, or the music, there is a voyeuristic and vicarious thrill in watching musicians, both in their professional setting and personal lives. Music documentary films and series are often worth the time—except when they’re not. Here are seven must-watch music docs and series released in 2024, and three from this year that you can skip.—By Lily Moayeri

Live reviews

The Antlers, Okkervil River @ Komedia, Brighton, UK, October 29, 2024

The Antlers, Okkervil River @ Komedia, Brighton, UK, October 29, 2024

Oct 30, 2024 By Nick Roseblade

The Antlers and Okkervil River came to Brighton last night and both played blinding sets to an adoring crowd