99% Invisible is an incredible podcast run by Roman Mars. In focusing on architecture and design each story highlights the complexities of civilization and how much of our existence the collective we generally take for granted. I can recommend every episode for many reasons, but this one from a couple months back continues to stick out for […]
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” –Aldous Huxley FINALLY we have the release of a full length from Human Pyramids titled Planet Shhh!. If you are not familiar, the band came out of nowhere last year with a terrific four track EP and quickly became my favorite new band. […]
“…the message is about not what works musically now, for a certain demographic, for a short while, but about what might work for everyone for all time.” –Rick Moody, I Dared Criticize Taylor Swift “…by rendering their traditional job of arbitration obsolete, it frees critics to find other ways of contemplating music.” – Carl Wilson, […]
This year David Holmes, composer of some acclaim via Steven Soderbergh‘s films like the Ocean’s Trilogy and Haywire in addition to other adventures in film and album producing, began posting on Soundcloud. Along with postings of the minimal music he produced for films like Hunger are also extensive pieces that he describes as “feature films seen […]
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far, away….ok, not really. Sadly, it’s only been a decade, but in that bygone era Hollywood’s summer was not solely made up of superheros and billion dollar blockbuster fiascos. There was a time when the summer could include quiet films—more adult oriented, complex fair that dealt in narrative constructions […]
