Jay Warren = SoMo x Gallant … read more
Local Review: Jay Warren – Give Love
Series Review: The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen’s Gambit is, in a nutshell, great television that should be remembered when next year’s Emmy Awards roll around. … read more
Bold & Beautiful – SLUG LGBTQ+: Rose Nylon, A 24-Karat Queen
Rose Nylon is a beautiful queen, a well-spoken and confident individual, a talented artist and a true, gilded goddess of Salt Lake City. … read more
Review: Adrianne Lenker – instrumentals
Adrianne Lenker = claire rousay + Jim O’Rourke’s Bad Timing + Anne Guthrie … read more
Film Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a constant tug-of-war between comic genius and lowbrow stupidity, often at the same time. … read more
Review: Adrianne Lenker – songs
Adrianne Lenker = Elliott Smith + Angel Olsen + Mimicking Birds … read more
Review: Butcher Brown – #KingButch
Butcher Brown = The James Hunter Six + Olympians + Blue Lab Beats … read more
Review: J. Pavone String Ensemble – Lost and Found
J. Pavone String Ensemble = Yoshi Wada + Morton Feldman … read more
Film Review: Happiest Season
Happiest Season is both a great Christmas classic and a ten-best-of-the-year candidate, which is rare indeed. … read more
Reviews: The Precious Lo’s – Self-Titled
The Precious Lo’s have established themselves as Circle Research, a DJ/production unit from Toronto. I can understand a pair of DJs wanting to try their hand at songwriting. My head naturally bobs to their down-tempo funk beats, but it’s the vocals that make me feel like I’m listening to the robot from Short Circuit trying his hand at R&B. … read more
Film Review: 2 Hearts
To call 2 Hearts the worst film of the year feels like elevating it to a level of legitimacy that the film just doesn’t deserve. … read more
Reviews: Peacebreakers – Everyday Battle
Here are some Boston HC rippers who’ve finally committed these songs to wax. PBs get a pass for not monkeying the formula too much (ripsnorting HC punk with no filler) and for irking PC flag-wavers with songs like “Foreign Exchange.” Sonically? Negative Approach is the best reference point I can come up with … … read more
