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![A. G. Cook's 'Apple' Is the Most Fully Realized Version of PC Music's Iconoclastic Pop]()
A. G. Cook's 'Apple' Is the Most Fully Realized Version of PC Music's Iconoclastic Pop Published Sep 16, 2020 -
![Even with Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, 'The Devil All the Time' Still Feels Cheap Directed by Antonio Campos]()
ReviewsEven with Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson, 'The Devil All the Time' Still Feels Cheap Directed by Antonio Campos Published Sep 15, 2020One of the more authentic voices of the so-called hillbilly lit movement of the last decade or so, Donald Ray Pollock worked in a paper mill...
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!['Wendy Carlos: A Biography' Is a Comprehensive Tribute to the Synth Pioneer]()
Reviews'Wendy Carlos: A Biography' Is a Comprehensive Tribute to the Synth Pioneer Published Aug 31, 2020Electronic music fans with a particular interest in audio engineering are likely familiar with the name Wendy Carlos. Film buffs with a pred...
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![BT Returns to Trance on 'The Lost Art of Longing' and Proves Why He's One of the Best]()
ReviewsBT Returns to Trance on 'The Lost Art of Longing' and Proves Why He's One of the Best Published Aug 13, 2020Few trance artists have crossed over into mainstream professional respectability as thoroughly as BT (Brian Transeau). Movie and videogame s...
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!['Black Water: Abyss' Is a Serviceable Croc Movie Without Much Bite Directed by Andrew Traucki]()
Reviews'Black Water: Abyss' Is a Serviceable Croc Movie Without Much Bite Directed by Andrew Traucki Published Aug 10, 2020Since settling long ago into the comfortable swamp of B movie and made-for-TV content, killer crocodiles have enjoyed a steady relationship...
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![Val Kilmer's Bone-Headed 'Paydirt' Is a Throwaway to Tide You Over Until 'Top Gun' Directed by Christian Sesma]()
ReviewsVal Kilmer's Bone-Headed 'Paydirt' Is a Throwaway to Tide You Over Until 'Top Gun' Directed by Christian Sesma Published Aug 06, 2020The world is about to get reacquainted with Val Kilmer in a big way with the release of Top Gun: Maverick in 2021, where he'll reprise his i...
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![Grand Soleil's Restless House Tracks on 'Réalité' Marks Them as One to Watch]()
ReviewsGrand Soleil's Restless House Tracks on 'Réalité' Marks Them as One to Watch Published Jul 09, 2020Having generated some decent buzz via a handful of EPs over the last few years, French duo Grand Soleil have returned with another set of li...
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![DMA's Continue Their Liam Gallagher-Approved Britpop Formula on 'The Glow']()
ReviewsDMA's Continue Their Liam Gallagher-Approved Britpop Formula on 'The Glow' Published Jul 08, 2020With Twitter kudos and tour opportunities from none other than Liam Gallagher fresh in the rear-view, now would probably not be the right ti...
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![The Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on 'Jump Rope Gazers']()
ReviewsThe Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on 'Jump Rope Gazers' Published Jul 07, 2020It's been a formative and fruitful couple of years for New Zealand indie rockers the Beths. Plucked from the cozy Auckland indie scene for a...
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![Fakear's 'Everything Will Grow Again' Is an Exercise in Excess — Mostly in a Good Way]()
ReviewsFakear's 'Everything Will Grow Again' Is an Exercise in Excess — Mostly in a Good Way Published Jun 25, 2020Contributing once again to the burgeoning sub-genre of what can only be called forest techno, French artist Théo Le Vigoureux (known profess...
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![Baauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators]()
ReviewsBaauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators Published Jun 04, 2020It was a bit of a surprise when Baauer followed up "Harlem Shake" (a somewhat gimmicky collection of trap and bass clichés mostly remembered...
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!['Space Force' Just Might Be the Jim to Netflix's Pam]()
Reviews'Space Force' Just Might Be the Jim to Netflix's Pam Published May 25, 2020Is there anyone who doesn't have The Office in their 'recently watched' queue? Its evergreen popularity on Netflix in the seven years since...
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![Choir Boy Embrace Their '80s Stylings on 'Gathering Swans']()
ReviewsChoir Boy Embrace Their '80s Stylings on 'Gathering Swans' Published May 07, 2020After 2016 debut Passive with Desire, Salt Lake City's Choir Boy (Adam Klopp) has returned with Gathering Swans, another set of melancholic...
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![Ricky Gervais Abandons Caustic Wit for Cloying Sentimentality in 'After Life' Season 2 Directed by Ricky Gervais]()
ReviewsRicky Gervais Abandons Caustic Wit for Cloying Sentimentality in 'After Life' Season 2 Directed by Ricky Gervais Published Apr 27, 2020Ricky Gervais returns to Netflix this month with his life-affirming and fitfully amusing second season of After Life. As with the first, the...
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![Vril Bad Manners 4]()
ReviewsVril Bad Manners 4 Published Apr 13, 2020German producer Vril's reputation as a purveyor of atmospheric, hard-hitting techno has been growing over the course of a few EPs now, after...
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![Baronhawk Poitier Temperado Tornado]()
ReviewsBaronhawk Poitier Temperado Tornado Published Apr 09, 2020A well-known figure in the Washington, DC party scene, DJ, promoter/organizer, and freestyle dance master Baronhawk Poitier has recently beg...
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![Luttrell Lucky Ones]()
ReviewsLuttrell Lucky Ones Published Mar 10, 2020Capitalizing on the goodwill that his early 2019 debut garnered from the likes of Tycho and Moby, San Francisco's Eric Luttrell (known profe...
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ReviewsPrince Josh The Joy Published Mar 05, 2020Probably best known as one half of dance pop duo Prince Innocence, Toronto-based artist Josh McIntyre has struck out on his own as Prince Jo...
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ReviewsGladie Safe Sins Published Feb 26, 2020Safe Sins, the debut from Philadelphia's Gladie, might have been on the radar for anyone who mourned the breakup of Cayetana, lead singer Au...
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![Konx-om-Pax Return to Cascada]()
ReviewsKonx-om-Pax Return to Cascada Published Feb 20, 2020After delivering one of 2019's better electronic albums with the excellent Ways of Seeing, Scotland's Konx-om-Pax (real name Tom Scholefield...
