Music Reviews

The Black Keys Hit the Bowling Alley with ‘Ohio Players’

You can sum up the overall aesthetic concept of the Black Keys’ Ohio Players with two main points: It rocks and sounds great in a bowling alley.

Arthur Melo’s ‘Mirantes Emocionais’ Is Much More Than Vintage Vibes

Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s ‘Fu##in’ Up’ is Fu##in’ Great

Taylor Swift Overcomes Breakup on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Emel Keeps Her Electropop Revolution Strong on ‘MRA’

The Ophelias Get Heavy on ‘Ribbon’

Old 97’s ‘American Primitive’ Sports Hits and Misses

Leyla McCalla Tends to Deep Roots on ‘Sun Without the Heat’

Reyna Tropical Find the Bitter and the Sweet on ‘Malegría’

Music Features

Avant-Metal’s Lords of Terror: Fantômas’ Eponymous Debut at 25

Fantômas stand as one of the most audacious music projects of the 1990s. You almost wonder if the quasi-mainstreamish Faith No More held Mike Patton back.

Taylor Swift Overcomes Breakup on ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Einstürzende Neubauten Discuss Their Improvised Utopias

Finding Their Way: Rush’s Debut Album at 50

25 Years of Tom Waits’ ‘Mule Variations’

The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s

Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny Chats About How ‘Time Is Glass’

Film

Silent Film Jewels About Mothers, Horses and Gorillas

A female Tarzan and her gorilla, a horse that revenges his murdered master, mothers, and comical aviators make the scene in these silent film jewels.

The Jungian Shadow Looms over Indigenous Drama ‘We Were Dangerous’

The Abortion Discord Sewn into Faded ‘Blue Denim’

Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Refuses Righteousness

‘Dirty Dancing’ in Pre-Roe v. Wade America

’10 Things I Hate About You’ Is a Revolutionary Riot-Grrl Inspired Teen Comedy

Love in a Caste-less World in Romance Films ‘Origin’ and ‘Sairat’

Books

‘Trash Talk’ Doesn’t Get Down and Dirty Enough

Trash Talk is a fun read, but it doesn’t get down and dirty enough to take down racism, sexism, and homophobia in sports’ verbal one-upmanship.

Jules Verne’s ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ Goes Deeper Than You May Realize

The Tooth Hurts: John Patrick Higgins on Pain and Porcelain

‘Dirty Dancing’ in Pre-Roe v. Wade America

‘The Art of Darkness’ Unburies Goth Music’s Beginnings

Television

‘Sugar’ Is an Intoxicating Celebration of Classic Hollywood

Crime thriller Sugar, starring Colin Farrell, is an intoxicating celebration of Classic Hollywood that will keep you guessing about what’s really going on.

Who Will Be the Next Harry Hole? The 5 Best Norwegian Actors for the Role

Three TV Shows That Promise an Intriguing Viewing Experience

Who Dare Portray Truman Capote?

The Fine Art of Bootlegging

Interviews

Einstürzende Neubauten Discuss Their Improvised Utopias

Well into their fourth decade, industrial pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten continue to experiment and transform. Blixa Bargeld chats about their creative process.

The Tooth Hurts: John Patrick Higgins on Pain and Porcelain

Six Organs of Admittance’s Ben Chasny Chats About How ‘Time Is Glass’

Elbow Stay “Guerilla”: An Interview with Guy Garvey

Ratboys Seize ‘The Window’ of Opportunity

Lists

The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s

The best alternative songs of the 1980s span punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, goth, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock.

Hit the Road: 10 Fresh Driving Songs

Who Will Be the Next Harry Hole? The 5 Best Norwegian Actors for the Role

MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of March 2024

Ambient Matters: The 15 Best Ambient Albums of March 2024

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