The Immanent Transcendence in Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’
Mascha Schilinski’s Sound of Falling operates in the language of the unconscious, which is the language of the dead. The viewer must invite the dead into each present moment.
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BottleRock 2026 Turns Napa Valley into a Musical Paradise
The annual Memorial Day weekend festival BottleRock Napa Valley triumphs again, with arguably the most diverse lineup of any major festival in America.
MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of June 2026
In June’s best metal, Warning return to full doom metal gloom, Brånd’s reach extends their outsider post-punk, and Thy Killing Hand produce a primal, pre-human ritual.
‘The Testaments’ and the Tyranny of Tenderness
In The Handmaid’s Tale, violence had to break in; in The Testaments, a tyrannical tenderness occupies a child’s dollhouse, a child’s mind.
Punching Nazi Teeth with Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers
Performance artist-turned-punk Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers talks about his band’s new record and opening for Pearl Jam.
Michael Bracewell’s Pop Fantasy ‘The Smiths: A Novella’ Is a Stunning Evocation
Michael Bracewell’s latest novella is a Proustian, circuitous meditation on the 1980s zeitgeist, shaped by personal recollections of the Smiths.
The Resonating Hypnotism of ‘Orange Twin Field Works Vol. 1’
Listening to Orange Twin Field Works Vol. 1 today – not as ethnography but as a fully realized composition – Jeff Mangum’s pre-Bulgaria sensibility appears.
Eilen Jewell Steps Off the Road, But Not Out of the Song
The Doors’ influence runs deep, folk-Americana singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell admits. “I basically wanted to be Jim Morrison,” she said with a laugh.
Olé! Allez! Go! World Cup Songs That Make the Earth Move
Made for the masses, and specifically for football fans, Most World Cup songs sound like AI slop, but there are some rare gems to be found, and we’ve got them.
Leah Song Stands Strong at the Crossroads of Art and Activism
Folk-rock troubadour Leah Song of Rising Appalachia discusses her passion for combining music and activism.
Jack White Is Rewiring Rock
Jack White is not saving rock ‘n’ roll in 2026: he is maintaining it; anchoring music in place instead of letting it drift through networks.
The Velvet Underground Get a “Sister Ray”-Sized Biography
Among his many discoveries about the Velvet Underground, Richie Unterberger’s description of unheard tapes will have fans salivating.