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5 Artists You May Not Have Heard Of Before
Oct 17

Oct 17 5 Artists You May Not Have Heard Of Before

Simon Luedtke

Who doesn’t love discovering new music? Nowadays, there are more ways than ever to find tunes that fit your taste…

'For My Crimes' is Marissa Nadler's Most Ambitious Lyrical Content to Date
Oct 2

Oct 2 'For My Crimes' is Marissa Nadler's Most Ambitious Lyrical Content to Date

Simon Luedtke

The Massachusetts native and singer-songwriter Marissa Nadler has just released her latest full-length album For…

5 Artists Who Deserve Their Own Musical
Aug 27

Aug 27 5 Artists Who Deserve Their Own Musical

Simon Luedtke

Biographical musicals are all the rage on Broadway right now. From Carole King’s Beautiful to The Four Seasons’…

The Modern Cowboy is Revived in Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider'
Jun 19

Jun 19 The Modern Cowboy is Revived in Chloe Zhao's 'The Rider'

Simon Luedtke

In the opening scene of The Rider, a young man wakes at sunrise to remove four staples from his scalp. Dried…

Charlize Theron is Every Mother You've Ever Known in 'Tully'
May 20

May 20 Charlize Theron is Every Mother You've Ever Known in 'Tully'

Simon Luedtke

Frequent collaborators director Jason Reitman (Juno) and screenwriter Diablo Cody (Young Adult), have…

Collaborations That Should Happen, But Never Will
May 17

May 17 Collaborations That Should Happen, But Never Will

Simon Luedtke

Everybody dreams of seeing their favorite artists come together to make something new. Even if they don’t entirely…

Boots Riley's 'Sorry to Bother You' is a Searingly Blunt Racial Allegory
May 8

May 8 Boots Riley's 'Sorry to Bother You' is a Searingly Blunt Racial Allegory

Simon Luedtke

Let’s get one thing straight: ‘unlike anything you have ever seen’ is not always a compliment, and more often…

Bo Burnham's 'Eighth Grade' is the Worst and Best of Middle School Wrapped into a Glorious Debut
May 3

May 3 Bo Burnham's 'Eighth Grade' is the Worst and Best of Middle School Wrapped into a Glorious Debut

Simon Luedtke

A thirteen-year-old girl in a one-piece bathing suit stands timidly behind a sliding glass door, peering down at…

Divided by Country, United by Memes: Superorganism
Apr 5

Apr 5 Divided by Country, United by Memes: Superorganism

Simon Luedtke

The London based sloppy-synth-indie-pop-rock-who-knows-what band Superorganism has made quite a splash…

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