June 2023 Archives

Sound in Silence’s 100th release is an excellent introduction to their curated ambient aesthetic.

The legendary Chrindie band is reissuing their debut and sophomore albums via Burnt Toast Vinyl.

The new song from the Icelandic outfit features a disquieting NSFW video depicting a mass extinction event.

This was actually my second viewing; my first was plagued by poor sound issues that made it difficu…

This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode celebrates Projekt Records’ 40th anniversary.

I confess: I expected Let Me Have My Son to be in the same vein as some inspirational “Lifetime Ori…

I’ve liked Michael Moorcock’s Elric novels for years. They’re grim and deeply cynical — Moorcock wr…

This is a surprisingly difficult review to write. Like anyone who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s, I w…

The latest album from Steve Swartz features what is surely his darkest and most ominous music to date.

The widowed Mrs. Whitaker lives a perfectly ordinary life: tending her garden, having lunch with fr…

It took me more than three decades to finally see my favorite band of all time, but it was well worth the wait.

The Cure were absolutely phenomenal. They played a pretty eclectic set with the usual hits (“A Fore…

Three decades after its release, Soulwhirlingsomewhere’s debut album remains as haunting and affecting as ever.

Shortly after finishing Arrival, I started talking about Denis Villeneuve’s films with my oldest, w…

When is an alien invasion movie not an alien invasion movie? When that movie is Arrival. Sure it fe…

Meet my new favorite CSS technique.

A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.

We watched this in preparation for Across the Spider-Verse. Into the Spider-Verse is perfect, and i…

The Julies’ first song in nearly three decades is a lovely slice of heavy dreampop.

Critics respond to the return of Miles Morales.