Since the very beginning of her career, Laura Stevenson has had a foot in two worlds, caught between her punk rock attitude and her indie folk sensibilities. Casual listeners will note high energy sin…
Album Review: These New Puritans – “Inside the Rose”
For musicians who always appear to be keeping pop music at arm’s length, Jack and George Barnett sure are predisposed to making it. With These New Puritans, the Southend twins have found a way to marr…
The Aftermath Movie Review: Little Life In This Forbidden Romance
On paper, The Aftermath would appear to possess the makings of a period drama classic. Ticking all the necessary genre boxes, the adaptation of Rhidian Brook’s 2013 novel boasts a talented cast, impec…
The Hummingbird Project Movie Review: Kim Nguyen’s tonally messy film loses momentum
As Benjamin Franklin famously said in Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One, “time is money,” and when you’re dealing with billions of dollars, every millisecond counts. Kim Nguyen’s The …
Juanita Movie Review: Alfred Woodard gives mileage to the trip
When we first meet Juanita (Alfre Woodard), she’s delivering exposition directly into the camera, breaking the fourth wall to bring the audience into her world as if it were her character introduction…
Album Review: The Cactus Blossoms – “Easy Way”
The cover art of Easy Way, the latest album from Minneapolis folk duo the Cactus Blossoms, is a tad misleading. Its image finds brothers and bandmates Page Burkum and Jack Torrey walking in opposite d…
Transit Movie Review: History melds with contemporary in subtle refugee drama
“What’s in a name?” — as with his last film, the haunting and radiant Phoenix, writer-director Christian Petzold is perpetually fascinated with the notion of assumed identity. How much of …