Apr 10, 2019
Music
Good Cop Bad Cop
Exploring a sonic path away from the Sheffield scene where Joe Carnall has held court since the early aughts—when The Milburns, his post-punk quartet were releasing ska-punk singles, selling out local rooms, and eventually landing a deal with Mercury Records—he sent his new demos to his old mate Matt Helders, before heading to Los Angeles to record Good Cop Bad Cop’s self-titled debut.
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Apr 08, 2019
DVDs
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It’s hard to find words for how painfully unfunny this film is, but the phrase “unholy garbage” keeps popping to mind.
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Apr 08, 2019
Music
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This indie rock trio from Los Angeles released a promising 6-song EP titled Spring in 2018 that featured some guitar-centric, sunshiny indie pop and smooth, harmonized vocals.
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Apr 08, 2019
Music
Gesaffelstein
French producer Gesaffelstein (aka Mike Lévy), let too much time go by between album projects. Releasing debut Aleph in October 2013, Gesaffelstein—the title is a word-blend of Gesamtkunstwerk, a work of art that makes use of many forms, and Albert Einstein—burst onto the dance music scene with a head-trip banger.
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Apr 05, 2019
Comic Books
Issue #65 - Mitski and boygenius
Collecting the first six issues of the series by writer Jody LeHeup, artist Nathan Fox, and colorist Dave Stewart, The Weatherman scratched our sci-fi/action/adventure itch better than anything has since Schwarzenegger’s big-screen heyday.
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Apr 05, 2019
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Giallo is undoubtedly one of the most entertaining subgenres ever to be produced for literature and film.
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Apr 05, 2019
Music
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The first studio album in 12 years from Ninja Tune stalwarts The Cinematic Orchestra is a thing of beauty. Full of weight, light and shade, even as it contains only seven tracks.
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Apr 05, 2019
Music
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“It’s still in San Diego/You can hear a baby cry, as the trains to New York City go thundering down the line.” What a couplet with which to begin an album.
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Apr 04, 2019
Music
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Anton Newcombe has been responsible for some of the most invigoratingly exploratory music released over the past quarter of a century.
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Apr 04, 2019
Music
Meat Puppets
What band with a tenure of nearly four decades still releases—if not consistently excellent—consistently good music?
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