Authors: Kathy Rong Zhou
Review: Gel Set – Human Salad
Gel Set = Chris & Cosey x Throbbing Gristle + Chromatics … read more
Review: Death Index – Self-titled
Frontman Carson Cox of Merchandise and Marco Rapisarda (from labels Hell, Yes! and No Good) have teamed up to deal out their latest noise-soaked, hardcore-meets-art punk side project: Death Index. Their heady, self-titled debut album is punishing yet majestic, with a mission firmly rooted in those “primordial days of art punk”—think another punk duo, Suicide, and their nervy tendencies—that traverses doom, goth and post-punk in its hardcore endeavor. … read more
Review: Coromandelles – Late Bloomer’s Bloomers
Coromandelles = Cold Showers x Melody’s Echo Chamber x Kurt Vile … read more
Review: Broken Water – Wrought
Broken Water = Milk Music + Unwound … read more
Review: Beach House – Depression Cherry
Beach House = (Spiritualized + Galaxie 500) x Exitmusic … read more
Review: Bambara – Swarm
Bambara = Iceage + Swans + The Birthday Party … read more
Film Review: The Farewell
The Farewell is embedded in a melancholic push-pull of mourning, nostalgia and outsiderness, but of course, it’s readily and incisively funny, too. … read more
Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano)
Birds of Passage unfurls its tale of one indigenous Wayúu family within the expansive Guajira Desert and the early Colombian drug war. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
The Pieces I Am crafts a wondrous portrait of Morrison that is both intimate and reverent. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Skynd Deg Sakte (Hurry Slowly)
Skynd Deg Sakte is a gorgeous, affecting tribute to the things we sometimes overlook or undermine. … read more
Sundance Film Review: WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES
A punch-pop-stomp ride from start to finish, WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES chronicles four school-uniform-wearing strangers, averaging 13.5 years of age. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Advocate
Along with Jones and Bellaïche’s primary narrative, Advocate also delves into Tsemel’s personal life, insofar as it informs her practice today. … read more
