Bill Gunn's 'Personal Problems' and a History of the Video Revolution

Kino Lorber's release of Personal Problems can be seen as a major intervention in recovering "lost" videotapes, representing an important black collective creative contribution of US grassroots videomaking.

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Bill Gunn's 'Personal Problems' and a History of the Video Revolution

Kino Lorber's release of Personal Problems can be seen as a major intervention in recovering "lost" videotapes, representing an important black collective creative contribution of US grassroots videomaking.

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'Garage': A Visually and Intellectually Rich Study of a Seemingly Blank Space

Olivia Erlanger and Luis Ortega Govela's Garage challenges the beguiling, energizing, and yet limiting power of the garage in America as a symbol of escape and reinvention.

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Michael Franti and Spearhead Continue to Retaliate with Radical Love on 'Stay Human Vol. II'

With Stay Human Vol. II, Michael Franti and Spearhead offer a balm, if not an antidote, for life's large- and small-scale struggles.

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Choice: An Interview with 'Monsters and Men' Director Reinaldo Marcus Green

Monsters and Men Director Reinaldo Marcus Green's triptych narrative about a police shooting of an unarmed civilian takes viewers to that complicated place that occurs in a single moment: What should I do?

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Hinako Omori Reimagines KT Tunstall's "Human Being" in New Remix (premiere)

In her remix of KT Tunstall's "Human Being", Hinako Omori brings listeners into a dreamily meditative realm that is exceptionally different from the single's original arrangement.

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Lost Under Heaven Survive an Artistically Indifferent World on 'Love Hates What You Become'

Lost Under Heaven's second album Love Hates What You Become emotionally confronts indifference in modern life, whether represented in political and social developments or environmental and societal collapse.

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Alice Merton Encourages Us to Embrace Joy and Fearlessness on 'MINT'

Alice Merton believes having fun is badass and MINT flawlessly captures that sentiment.

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Fracturing to Survive in Tanya Tagaq's 'Split Tooth'

Inuk musician/writer Tanya Tagaq's first novel, Split Tooth, tells a magical, fucked-up story about teenage girls' adolescence in the Arctic.

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'About the Light' Is Steve Mason at His Most Confident

These are songs that suggest that this is how Steve Mason has always wanted Steve Mason to sound.

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Michael Cho's 'Shoplifter' Showcases What He Does Best

Existential loneliness and small comforts are perfectly conveyed in three simple colors in Michael Cho's graphic novel, Shoplifter.

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David Bazan Rises Like a 'Phoenix' with Pedro the Lion

With his return to Pedro the Lion, David Bazan searches for true self by reckoning with his past on this return to form that is Phoenix.

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Locked and Loaded: Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud Discuss Their Classic 1988 Hip-Hop Debut

Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud's Girls I Got 'Em Locked, exuded the right amount of urban flair, boyishly sly humour, and club appeal when it was released back in 1988.

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The Enigma of Russian Dada

If art is about the fostering and maintenance of traditions, then the Russians were proposing a kind of anti-art. An exploration of the exhibition catalog, Russian Dada 1914-1924.

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Carolina Lins and Os Planatos Give the Kaiser Chiefs' "I Predict a Riot" a Brazilian Touch (premiere)

Carolina Lins and Os Planatos put a Brazilian twist on a Kaiser Chiefs classic with a tropical take on "I Predict a Riot".

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Bethany Curve Are Back, and This Time It's 'Murder!' (album premiere)

Shoegaze band Bethany Curve's first album in 15 years breathes deeply and dreams through the darkness.

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