Unlike most late-career legacy acts, David Byrne isn’t afraid to take risks. While others are covering their songwriting heroes or churning out stripped down reimaginings of their decades-old hits, he continues to swing for the fences. And more importantly, he…
The Death of Stalin Movie Review: A biting and farcical satire
If anyone can turn the reign of an oppressive dictator into an uproarious farce, it’s Scottish writer/director Armando Iannucci (Veep, In the Loop). His latest project, a cynical political spoof, makes great strides in further cementing the filmmaker as one…
Movie Review: Oh Lucy! is a wonderful debut by director Atsuko Hirayanagi
Balancing lifelong yearning with crisp humor can prove to be daunting, but director Atsuko Hirayanagi’s first feature, Oh Lucy!, is up to the task. While it builds its foundations atop a heap of familiar beats (the quirky loner, the revelatory…
Album Review: Lucy Dacus – “Historian”
Lucy Dacus opened her hair-raising 2015 debut album No Burden by announcing to the crowd that she didn’t want to be funny anymore, musing about the rigid shackles of social roles, but it isn’t hard to see why she was crowned with…
Album Review: Screaming Females – “All at Once”
In the early days of the 21st century, a fascination with 1970s arena rock served as the driving force within guitar-heavy circles, with acts ranging from sincere homage (The Strokes, Queens of the Stone Age) to overt parody (The Darkness,…
Belle and Sebastian – “How to Solve Our Human Problems”: Album Review
Over the past few years, Belle and Sebastian have truly stretched past their comfort zone, flirting with electronica beats and even abandoning their notoriously secluded ways to ride the festival circuit. Although their sound has always had both feet planted…
