PinnedPublished inCounter ArtsAt the Crossroads of Strange and SymphonicIt’s been forty years of Radiohead. The self-described “weirdos” of alt-rock have had a grip on the world for that very trait since then.Oct 3A response icon7Oct 3A response icon7
PinnedPublished inCounter Arts‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’État’ Doesn’t End When the Credits RollAs the world sat in theaters watching the Oscar-nominated DRC independence story, the country was undergoing a present-day rewrite.Aug 30A response icon4Aug 30A response icon4
Crueler Than FictionHow Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s TV portrayal of an honest, defiant leader became his blueprint for a real one ten years later.11h ago11h ago
Published inFanfareOur Obsession With Romanticizing Rock StarsThe music biopics just keep coming. What is it about the musician’s life onscreen that demands such a steady stream of them?Oct 22A response icon2Oct 22A response icon2
Published inModern Music AnalysisThe Algorithm Has Officially Killed the VibeSpotify has slowly slipped into mediocrity amid its push for artificial intelligence-driven playlists, listeners and artists saySep 2A response icon9Sep 2A response icon9
Published inModern Music AnalysisI quit by HAIM | Album ReviewIn their fourth album, HAIM lets go of anything and everything in an unapologetic rock releaseJul 5Jul 5
Published inModern Music AnalysisLive at 9:30: The Music Venue that Won Over DCThe 9:30 Club’s forty-fifth anniversary reflects on one little venue’s outsized effect on the music industryJun 24Jun 24
Published inThe RiffEchoes of the Delta: ‘Sinners’ is an Electrifying Tale of the BluesMusic becomes its own character in Ryan Coogler’s soulful, mythopoeic, tempestuous film about the layered origin of the bluesJun 16Jun 16
The True Costs of a Foreign Film TaxA threat to foreign films inside U.S. borders could cost billions of dollars—and priceless international stories.May 28May 28