Max Feldman is a geek, a smartarse, a perpetual student, and a reformed anti-postmodernist. He has a BA in Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics from Heythrop College (University of London) and an MA in Cultural and Critical Theory from Birkbeck College (University of London). He intends to collect more degrees as soon as he can afford to.
Reviews
Friday, May 11 2012
Marilyn Manson: Born Villain
Populist, processed, and weirdly conservative, Marilyn Manson's eighth studio album is just plain bland. It proves, if nothing else, that Manson is no longer top dog in the controversy department.
Friday, May 13 2011
Led Bib: Bring Your Own
Bring Your Own is like a series of really elaborate, and genuinely very funny, jazz-related practical jokes -- like a Louis Armstrong whoopee cushion.
Wednesday, May 11 2011
Tyler, The Creator: Goblin
Despite the tedious sensationalism surrounding its lyrical content, Goblin is a massive spoonful of marvellous hip-hop medicine, full of the most unnerving, hyperreal humour you may well ever hear.
Thursday, May 5 2011
The Disciplines: Virgins of Menace
The songs on Virgins of Menace are good, the sort of pop pleasures that we like, but not the sort of pop perfection that we cherish. Will we remember it in 20 years time?
Thursday, April 28 2011
Hauschka: Salon Des Amateurs
Salon Des Amateurs is great fun and probably the most floral piece of belle époque kitsch you’ll hear all year: perfect background music for your Baudelaire reading group, but it might be a bit much for less adventurous ears.
Blogs
Wednesday, July 21 2010
Eastern Meet West: 1944's 'Cobra Woman'
Certain elements of Cobra Woman would have Edward Said turning in his grave like a grimly revolving kebab, a deep-fried stereotype.
