Authors: Rebekah Bowman
Local Review: Sunny Day Soap Opera-Sunny Day
The piano is definitely the main character in this album for me. Through the heady whirl of sound, it provides a sense of grounding clarity. … read more
Local Review: West Max – Lions Tigers & Bears
Balancing the strum of acoustic guitars with layers of distortion, fuzz and synth, West Max is a band with an experimental indie rock style all of their own. … read more
Review: Kiki Rockwell — Plagued By Visions
Plagued By Visions is Rockwell’s third full-length record of folkloric, avant-garde pop — ancient and electric, multilingual and fiery. She pulls up the evergreen roots of folklore and nurtures them with her otherworldly voice, coaxing feminist ferocity from the thorns … read more
Secondhand (Aesthetically Pleasing) Screenings
From The Bride of Chucky to The Moomins, filmmakers have to think like a fashion designer, and we’re all about the aesthetics for this secondhand screening. The splash of color and light, the intricate mise-en-scene, particular placement of props and clothing — all of this plays an important part in storytelling. … read more
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Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2026
Does SLUG knows music? We should — we’ve been covering the best in local bands and musicians since 1988. So yeah, take our advice and check out these singles. … read more
Review: Paris Paloma — The Fatal Flaw
Paris Paloma rose to glory when her 2023 single “labour” spread like a wildfire across the internet. Paloma now returns with her second album, The Fatal Flaw. … read more
Local Review: Kamden Freeman — SEABREAK
SEABREAK is the synthy, alt-pop, debut EP released by Kamden Freeman. The music’s style immediately perked up my ears when I pressed play on the album. … read more
Local Review: Jesse Lovelock – Jesse Lovelock and The Velvet...
Jesse Lovelock and The Velvet Voices, will leave you squinting at the album’s release date. 2025, not circa 1955 or ’62 or whatever year you were predicting. Everybody, we have a time-traveler in our midst. … read more
Review: Rowena Wise — Bad Things Feel Good*
Rowena Wise returns with her second record, Bad Things Feel Good*. The album maintains and grows her style from her previous Senseless Acts of Beauty. … read more
Secondhand Screenings’ Survival Guide
To help you in the rebellion against a certain uprising, this Secondhand Screenings is equipping you with a survival guide of media to help you adapt and persevere. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Rewriting the Rules of Feminine Rage: Bree Despain’s The Killing...
In her seventh YA novel The Killing Rules, author Bree Despain mixes horror with romance, bloodlust with happy endings and monstrosity with girlhood. … read more
Film Review: Heartstopper Forever
Heartstopper is known for tenderly displaying queer joy, friendship and romance, and thus is an extremely important and groundbreaking piece of media. … read more
