Authors: Audrey Lockie
![Beyond the Planetarium Dome: Conquer Monster’s Outerdimensional Exploration](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/OE6.jpg)
Beyond the Planetarium Dome: Conquer Monster’s Outerdimensional Exploration
Conquer Monster’s latest and arguably largest undertaking is an audiovisual collaboration with the Clark Planetarium titled Outerdimensional Exploration. … read more
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Film Review: Pain and Glory
Pain and Glory follows Salvador Mallo, a director attempting to come to terms with the loss and regret that seem to be piling on him in his later years. … read more
![Film Review: The Lighthouse](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-Lighthouse-Still-e1571935061262.jpg)
Film Review: The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse pivots further away from the genre of horror and dives deep into the worlds of psychological thrillers, high noir and survival drama. … read more
![Tinariwen @ Metro Music Hall w/ it foot, it ears 10.05](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TinariwenPhotoCreditMariePlaneille6-990b6d051404513c.jpg)
Tinariwen @ Metro Music Hall w/ it foot, it ears...
Tinariwen are clearly masters of a cultural hybrid of a sound, still performing 30 years deep in a rock-based style that’s been bounced around the globe and passed through the generations. … read more
![Localized: Alexander Ortega](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190902-CH6A2282.jpg)
Localized: Alexander Ortega
Alexander Ortega has played in an array of bands over the years, but his current solo project is arguably his most adventurous yet. … read more
![Film Review: Ad Astra](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ad-Astra-Francois-Duhamel.jpg)
Film Review: Ad Astra
One of Ad Astra’s biggest faults is its failed attempts to balance two movies—a high-velocity space thriller and an intimate family drama. … read more
![Localized: Muzzle Tung](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/20190903-CH6A2390-Edit2.jpg)
Localized: Muzzle Tung
With a close-knit, nearly familial atmosphere between them, Muzzle Tung craft a singular brand of pop music that’s both strange and inviting. … read more
![Mukqs the Word: An Interview with Maxwell Allison](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG-13351-577x1024.jpg)
Mukqs the Word: An Interview with Maxwell Allison
The world of Maxwell Allison’s music as Mukqs is vast and confounding, such that an unfiltered entrance could result in a bit of vertigo. … read more
![Sunn O))) @ Metro Music Hall 09.06 w/ Papa M, BIG|BRAVE and Eagle Twin](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sunn-o-1.jpg)
Sunn O))) @ Metro Music Hall 09.06 w/ Papa M,...
The unique position of Sunn O))) was also apparent in their supporting acts, which were far from contained in a single genre. … read more
![Localized: Durian Durian](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/369-Ed-Durian-Durian-John-Barkiple.jpg)
Localized: Durian Durian
Durian Durian’s trajectory has been only upward. As the dance element has strengthened in cohesion, so has the music become more succinct and focused. … read more