Music Reviews
Iggy Pop Is in a Frenzy on ‘Every Loser’
After more than 35 minutes of masterful music on Every Loser, does Iggy Pop seem to be a winner, a loser, or somewhere between the two? He is true to himself.
Music Features
The Best Proto-Metal Albums From Heavy Metal’s Rowdiest Progenitors
Legions of underground musical legends litter the heavy rock graveyard, and the list below surveys a horde of those rowdy proto-metal rockers.
Film
Be Like an Eel: Director Antoneta Kusijanović on ‘Murina’
Director Antoneta Kusijanovic discusses honouring the resilient spirit of young adults in her award-winning debut feature Murina.
Books
Cassette Tapes and the Death of Taste in Modern Egyptian Music (Excerpt)
In this excerpt from Andrew Simon’s Media of the Masses, we learn how “lowly” cassette star and shaʿbi music pioneer Ahmad ʿAdawiya would give rise to the “death of taste” in Egyptian music.
Television
Will ‘That ’90s Show’ Include These 25 Nostalgia-Inducing Songs?
That ’90s Show creator Gregg Mettler says he loves ’90s music. Will his comedy include these 25 songs that make us nostalgic for the 1990s?
Lists
The Best Proto-Metal Albums From Heavy Metal’s Rowdiest Progenitors
Legions of underground musical legends litter the heavy rock graveyard, and the list below surveys a horde of those rowdy proto-metal rockers.
