“Everything Is Everything”: 25 Moments That Make ‘Marriage Story’ Fall Apart Masterfully
It’s the little things that make and break marriages and movies. In the case of Baumbach’s Marriage Story, it’s 25 little things.
William Nesbitt
Dead Can Dance Offer Up a Brief, Largely Instrumental Album with ‘Dionysus’
Dionysus satisfies and demonstrates that Dead Can Dance are still alive, but it would be better with more vocals from Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.
Aretha Franklin: The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970
Aretha Franklin's The Atlantic Singles Collection 1967-1970 documents how the Queen of Soul earned her crown.
The Drive Inside: An Interview with the Crystal Method
Once a duo, the '90s dance kingpins the Crystal Method are now just one member: Scott Kirkland and his many guests. Kirkland talks to PopMatters about losing a member, the changing of the scene, and how they got their name in the first place.
Alice in Chains Revive Their Classic Sound Again on ‘Rainier Fog’
The main issue with Alice in Chains' Rainier Fog is that the band never climbs from the bottom to the top of that mountain to give us all of their range. Still, a solid effort.
Nevermore’s ‘The Complete Collection’ Does a Superb Job in Capturing the Metal Band’s Career
Nevermore's The Complete Collection does an excellent job of gathering what we do have from a band that had much more to give.
‘Blues and Haikus’ Captures Jack Kerouac at a Transitional Phase in His Career
Blues and Haikus captures Jack Kerouac at a high point even when he was already starting to slip away from us.
‘How the West Was Won’ Captures Led Zeppelin at Their Magical Peak
If the Valkyries deliver you to Valhalla, these are the songs the gods will sing inside.
Judas Priest Prove They Still Have ‘Firepower’ Left in Their Arsenal
Judas Priest still packs some heavy artillery and can still hit the target even if not every shot is a bullseye.
Negative Press Project Celebrates the Music of Jeff Buckley on ‘Eternal Life’
Jazz/art-rock ensemble Negative Press Project creates a fulfilling, mostly instrumental set of covers and translations of Jeff Buckley's timeless music.
Joe Perry’s ‘Sweetzerland Manifesto’ Isn’t Quite a Substitute for an Aerosmith Album
While it won't make you forgot about Aerosmith's best work, Sweetzerland Manifesto is better than one might expect.
AUTOBAHN Unleashes a Dark Engine with ‘The Moral Crossing’
Leeds' AUTOBAHN release a bleak, moving, and dark engine of an album in The Moral Crossing.