Album Reviews
W.H. Lung
Every Inch of Earth Pulsates
Nov 08, 2024 Web Exclusive
On their third album, Every Inch of Earth Pulsates, W.H. Lung decided to adopt a more instinctive approach to songwriting, focusing on attempting to capture the electric energy of their remarkable live performances.
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976-1980)
Nov 07, 2024 Web Exclusive
The fourth volume in Joni Mitchell’s Archives series spans a period that finds her evolving as the most daring popular artist of that time.
The Smile
Cutouts
Nov 05, 2024 Web Exclusive
Reviewing any album involving Thom Yorke, especially in conjunction with collaborator Jonny Greenwood, inevitably invites comparisons to their work with Radiohead.
News
Our Next Protest Issue is Needed More Than Ever Now - Help Us Raise the Final Funds for It
Nov 06, 2024
After yesterday’s election results, our new Protest Issue is more needed and relevant than ever. But we still have about $2,250 to raise to print the issue. To encourage new subscriptions and back issue sales to help us fund the issue, we are still offering 30% off both subscriptions and back issues over the next two weeks.
Interviews
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”
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 Cure @ Troxy, London, Uk, November 1, 2024
Nov 04, 2024
The Cure celebrated the release of their first new album for 16 years by playing it in full followed by two hours of greatest hits and deep cuts from the band’s glorious back catalogue.
Blog
This is Your Final Warning… About the 2024 Election: Viral Politics in the Age of Fuckery Part VI
Nov 04, 2024
Happy November! Have you voted yet? Odds are, you may have already. Good on you. Apparently the early vote numbers are off the charts, so much so that they might blow 2020 away.
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