A few weeks ago, TV On The Radio released their first new music since 2011’s Nine Types of Light and the death of their bassist Gerard Smith. Presented and covered in a fairly low key fashion, the piece titled “Mercy” carries a weight and simplicity promising continued growth and exploration for one of the most […]
“An epically ominous fantasia…” –Pitchfork Next week marks the release of Anna Meredith’s newest 12”. Incredible news for anyone interested in the frontier of composing and how classical considerations can intermix seamlessly with an environment of electronica and pop. I became aware of Meredith’s work a couple years ago now. She was still attempting to […]
I have finally found the time to sit down and read Junot Diaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and dios mio it is unequivocally the shit. It is probably the most readable Pulitzer Prize winner I’ve ever sunk my teeth into. I’m not about to pretend it has more literary merit than Beloved […]
1. Some comedy genius mocked up posters for the fake movies mentioned in Seinfeld. I’m forced to deduct a point for the omission of Brown Eyed Girl, though. – – – 2. It’s Not You, It’s Me, A wonderfully dark short film starring Gillian Jacobs. It gets the Peter John McLean Black Comedy Seal of […]
Films are a tricky thing. In review we look at the whole over the moments, and yet there are great films with even greater moments and to look over them for the whole accounts for a great loss of experience. This week, as we head toward fall and the general concession of awards season production, […]
