Month: August 2021

Bachelor

Bachelor

Staff Picks

Doomin’ Sun. Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel

Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel

The Lacking Organization

As individuals, Jay Som and Palehound each have their musical quirks and unique style. Together as Bachelor they plot a strange new course through the realm of dream pop.

Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice

Staff Picks

Blue Weekend (RCA). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Futari

Music Reviews

Beyond (Libra Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Datblygu

Datblygu

Staff Picks

Wyau / Pyst (Hate). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Jakob Mind

Jakob Mind

Music Reviews

The One That Got Away (Lovely Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Jane Samborski and Dash Shaw

Jane Samborski and Dash Shaw

Interviews

Animation director Jane Samborski and writer and director Dash Shaw join Lily and Generoso Fierro for a conversation about their latest film, Cryptozoo. The winner of the NEXT Innovator Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Cryptozoo is a dazzling animated feature that examines big questions about good intentions and conservation. The film opens up in theaters and for streaming on August 20th.

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Pigface

Pigface

Music Reviews

The Howler: An English Breakfast (Overdrive/Invisible Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Idiot Grins

Idiot Grins

Interviews

Ink 19 talks with Idiot Grins about the making of Golf Cart Life, their evolution from Oakland soul-rock lifers to one of indie music’s most unpredictable acts.

Deathslope Music Festival 2026

Deathslope Music Festival 2026

Event Reviews

Eight bands from Colorado and as far away as New Zealand knocked the socks off the West Slope music scene on the last day of this year’s Deathslope Music Festival in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.