reviews
Fantastic Negrito Balances Sonic and Social Detail on 'White Jesus Black Problems'
PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2022
Fantastic Negrito's unique family history and complex career trajectory have intermingled to inspire his ambitious new album, White Jesus B...
Holy Fuck Had Victoria Raving to Rock
Capital Ballroom, June 1
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2022
Previously scheduled for February — and before that planned for a couple years ago — the long-delayed West Coast leg of Holy Fuck's tour in...
Horsegirl Gallop Into Noise Pop's Future on 'Versions of Modern Performance'
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022
Horsegirl have crafted a multifaceted world around their music. It's a world of cryptic zines and primitive, hand-painted merch; of lo-fi m...
For All the Hype, 'Crimes of the Future' Isn't That Shocking
Directed by David Cronenberg
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022
When it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, David Cronenberg made headlines because viewers booed and even walked out during its screeni...
'Pistol' Is Over-the-Top, Just Like the Sex Pistols Were
Directed by Danny Boyle
PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2022
What is punk rock? More than a musical genre or a fashion movement, punk often boils down to a contrarian urge to do the exact opposite of...
'TRAMPS!' Celebrates and Mourns London's New Romantic Movement
Directed by Kevin Hegge
PUBLISHED May 31, 2022
In TRAMPS!, Canadian director Kevin Hegge dives into the New Romantic movement, an underground subculture that would inspire the aesthetic...
'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Is Shaping Up to Redeem the 'Star Wars' Prequels
Directed by Deborah Chow
PUBLISHED May 30, 2022
No amount of nostalgia can save the Star Wars prequels, which were disappointing at the time and even worse in hindsight thanks to their sc...
Tomberlin May Be Cursed, but Her Vancouver Show Wasn't
The Wise Hall, May 27
PUBLISHED May 28, 2022
Over the course of two full-length records and one EP, Sarah Beth Tomberlin found a way to emerge from the reclusive, insular world of her...