The New Mastersounds: Therapy
Some of these experiments are more successful than others, but it is that basic uptempo, wah-wah inflected, bass-heavy, organ-choogling funk that makes the strongest impression here.
David Maine
Orlando Julius and the Heliocentrics: Jaiyede Afro
Forty-plus years on, Afro-beat master Orlando Julius is still gettin' it done.
The ‘Angry Optimist’ Is Clearly a Search-Engine Approach to Biography
Put a thousand monkeys in front of a thousand Google searches, and eventually...
‘The Wind Will Carry Us’ Is a Challenging Climb to the Top of the Hill
Abbas Kiarostami's film subverts viewer expectations of what makes a film satisfying, or even enjoyable.
Don’t Open That Door! #61: ‘The Blob’ (1958)
This week in our ongoing field guide to '50s horror and sci-fi movies and the creatures that inhabit them: those crazy kids save the world from marauding grape jelly in The Blob.
The Raveonettes: Pe’ahi
Garage-rockers no longer, Danish duo add a variety of unexpected elements
Don’t Open That Door! #61: The Aztec Mummy aka La Momia Azteca (1957)
This week on our ongoing field guide to 1950s horror and sci-fi movies and the creatures that inhabit them: things get spicy south of the border in The Aztec Mummy, known to Telemundo viewers as La Momia Azteca
The Sea the Sea: Love We Are We Love
A mixed bag from acoustic-folk duo.
Glen David Andrews: Redemption
New Orleans bluesman hits a home run, or a few of them
‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ Is Elliptic and Suggestive
Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock, now in a sterling Criterion edition, remains lovely to look at and difficult to fully comprehend.
Strata Florida: Made of Stars
Former Swallow frontwoman charts a different course.
Black Prairie: Fortune
A mixed bag from Portland's folk-rock superstars.