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Stardust Memories: Revisiting the Sound and Vision of Nicolas Roeg, David Bowie, and “The Man Who Fell to Earth”

On its fortieth anniversary, the sci-fi classic is getting a 4K re-release. Here, the earthlings involved—including cinematographer Tony Richmond and Bowie’s co-star Candy Clark—talk about the moment the star became a man.

November 18, 2016
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Danny Brown, “Atrocity Exhibition”

Gleeful arts and farts from Detroit’s finest.

October 17, 2016
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Bon Iver, “22, A Million”

Justin Vernon’s latest is a gorgeous victory and a righteous revival of a talent, but does it go as far as those song titles would have you believe?

October 13, 2016

1982. Neil Young Human Highway. photo courtesy of the Devo Archives

Film + TV
Shakey Tales: Getting Lost Again on Neil Young’s “Human Highway”

While still riding the wave of what could possibly have been the greatest run of recorded music in rock and roll history, Neil Young decided to make a movie. And not just any movie. A movie so strange that it barely saw the light of day—until now.

July 19, 2016
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Clams Casino, “32 Levels”

He’s no astronaut, but Michael Volpe know how to scale dizzying heights.

July 15, 2016
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Various Artists, “Day of the Dead”

Various Artists Day of the Dead 4AD 7/10 For its twentieth edition in a series of fund-raising various-artist projects, the…

May 25, 2016
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Radiohead, “A Moon Shaped Pool”

Never before have Radiohead made anxiety such a singular concern, or unease such an agonized-over art form, as they have here.

May 11, 2016
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J Dilla, “The Diary”

The man behind the beats of Common and Erykah Badu goes for a robo-flow.

April 21, 2016

Undated. Lush uncredited press photo courtesy of 4AD

Lush Life: The Sirens Return

Recently reunited and with a new EP to prove it, Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson harmonize together once again to talk past, future, and why they would still prefer not to be called “shoegaze,” thank you very much.

April 20, 2016
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Clark, “The Last Panthers” [soundtrack]

That means that every time you see skinny, wrinkly John Hurt tooling around a stolen set of diamonds, Clark’s man-machine ting and moaning musical tones can’t be far behind.

March 17, 2016
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Animal Collective, “Painting With”

There’s no time for moans or drones on this album—just shouts and kicks.

February 29, 2016

2015. Wolf Alice shot for FLOOD 2 cred Catie Laffoon

What Is Real?: Wolf Alice

Tracking the carnivorous rise of the London alt-rock group behind “My Love Is Cool,” one of 2015’s biggest debuts.

February 10, 2016

2016. Sia This Is Acting cover hi-res

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Sia, “This Is Acting”

Great songs, yes, but without Sia’s nervy verve.

January 26, 2016

2015. Archy Marshall, “A New Place 2 Drown”

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Archy Marshall, “A New Place 2 Drown”

Their newest collaboration finds the Londoners building upon their personal relationship and their view of the works they’ve made collectively and singularly.

December 23, 2015

Maureen Tucker performs on stage with the Velvet Underground at the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry annual dinner, The Delmonico Hotel, New York, 13th January 1966. (Photo by Adam itchie/Redferns)

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In Conversation: Moe Tucker’s Velvet Mornings

The former Velvet Underground drummer reflects on the band’s legacy.

December 17, 2015

2015. Adele 25 cover hi-res

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Adele, “25”

Oh well, near-perfection is always a welcome problem.

December 02, 2015

2015. Grimes Art Angels cover hi res

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Grimes, “Art Angels”

It would be naïve to accuse Boucher of gleaming up or dumbing down her sound because she moved to sunny LA.

November 24, 2015

John Malkovich // photo by Sandro

Film + TV
Move Your Head: Identifying the Shadows with John Malkovich

The iconic actor leads us out of Plato’s Cave on his new LP.

November 22, 2015

2015. Beat Connection, “Product 3”

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Beat Connection, “Product 3”

All of that shoved into eleven tracks, and somehow Beat Connection manage to avoid being mere pastiche.

November 09, 2015

2015. J Dilla, “Dillatronic”

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J Dilla, “Dillatronic”

Like the passing of Tupac Shakur, Arthur Russell, or Kurt Cobain, the 2006 death of progressive hip-hop producer J Dilla does not seemed to have slowed his output, but, rather, enhanced it.

November 05, 2015
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