William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll
Critic Casey Rae depicts William S. Burroughs as a wise sage whom the wild creatives seek out for his wisdom... well, almost.
17 Sep 2019
Why? Rediscover Their Earlier Form on 'Aokohio'
Why? return from a hiatus with the new visual album, Aokohio, which recalls Yoni Wolf's earlier works.
17 Sep 2019
Ric Ocasek and the Cars: Just What We Needed
That mullet, those shades, the slender build, and his angular mug in those epic videos from the days when MTV ruled. The Cars' Ric Ocasek was the picture boy of '70s and '80s new wave / power pop.
17 Sep 2019
'Charli' Sometimes Sounds at Odds with Charli XCX
The long-awaited third LP from Charli XCX is here at last, and nearly half-a-decade of anticipation weighs heavily on the artist and everyone else's expectations.
17 Sep 2019
What It Takes to Be Kind: An Interview with Thor Harris
There's still beauty to be found in the best of humanity, says the kindest guy in underground music, Thor Harris of Thor & Friends.
17 Sep 2019
Reframing Kraftwerk: An Interview with Ian Shirley
For his debut as a producer, journalist and Rare Record Guide editor Ian Shirley has recorded a unique cross-pollination – London's Ebony Steel Band playing the works of German electronic music legends, Kraftwerk.
17 Sep 2019
Costa Rica's Las Robertas Celebrate the "Thunder Rider" (premiere)
Dreamlike, psychedelic and infectious, the new single from Costa Rica's Las Robertas will make you grab your dancing shoes and head to the desert.
17 Sep 2019
HEAZZA Delivers a Soulful, Transformative Performance on "The Dark" (premiere + interview)
Chicago-based vocalist HEAZZA blends pop and neo-soul on her new single "The Dark". She discusses finding a song's emotional core.
17 Sep 2019
Timelost Give Marilyn Manson's "Cryptorchid" a New Lease on Life (premiere + interview)
Lo-fi, black metal-cum-goth-ish outfit, Timelost share a cover of Marilyn Manson's "Cryptorchid". They talk with us about the importance of making the old new.
17 Sep 2019
Right in the Eye: Luis Buñuel’s 'Death in the Garden' and 'The Milky Way'
Luis Buñuel's melodramas of survival, 'Death in the Garden' and 'The Milky Way', carry on the director's proclivity for poking his characters -- and his filmgoers -- right in the eye.
16 Sep 2019
Object Lessons' 'Email' May Already Be Obsolete - That May Be the Point
Before there were dashed-off emails, there were dashed-off postcards. Randy Malamud laments the loss of a romanticized notion of letter writing that few actually practiced in his installment of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons, Email.
16 Sep 2019
Pieta Brown Explores New Atmospheric Directions on 'Freeway'
Enlisting the contribution of previous collaborators, Pieta Brown expands her sound but forsakes essential folk groundwork on Freeway.
16 Sep 2019
The Jamie Saft Quartet Revives '60s/'70s Spiritual Jazz on 'Hidden Corners'
Producer and pianist Jamie Saft convenes a band designed to create a current take on the "spiritual jazz" of the 1960s and 1970s, and the result is Hidden Corners.
16 Sep 2019
Justin Wade Tam Goes Outside His Humming House to Reveal "Colors of My Mind" (premiere + interview)
After forming and fronting his own Americana band eight years ago, Humming House's Justin Wade Tam breaks away — if only for a moment — to see the light as a solo artist with a new music video and an upcoming EP.
16 Sep 2019
The Garifuna Collective Embrace Change and Rhythm on the Outstanding 'Aban'
Aban is the Garifuna Collective at their most dynamic, playing with textures and techniques for an album that exults in the potential for newness in musical frameworks long-established
16 Sep 2019
Blonde Redhead's Kazu Examines Her Life on Solo Effort 'Adult Baby'
On her first album independent of Blonde Redhead, Kazu Makino arrives at a new stage in life, one she examines with the curiosity of a beginner.
16 Sep 2019
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