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Top Five Albums of 2024 To Kill Your Colonizer
From Niger to Palestine to Haiti, there are many people living under brutal imperialist powers. It’s impossible not to witness and it’s important to tune in. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 for a Lost World
These five pensive, melancholy records of 2024 might be just what the doctor ordered. … read more

Top Five Electronic Albums of 2024 to Shred Your Amygdala
Here are five electronic projects to rewrite your DNA and ascend to a higher plane of existence. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 That Give Cowgirls the Blues
Five ladies with a little bit of the blues—a little bit spooky, dusty folk with a little hangover, reminiscent of cigarettes and late morning coffee in cafes—bring home this type of country. … read more

Film Review: Carry-On
Carry-On is a rare “movie of other movies” that is all the better for never shaking that feeling. It’s neither original nor creative but you can’t help but love. … read more

Top Five Unsettling Albums of 2024 for Trip Sitting Someone...
The releases below were common soundtracks for emotional purges, but their intense unnerving quality makes them perfect to psychologically torture someone. … read more

Top Five Albums of 2024 to Enter Your Wrongdoer Era
Follow this Top Five Albums of 2024 step-by-step (musical) guide to see if you’re in mid-development of your “wrongdoer” era. … read more

Film Review: Queer
Queer will certainly have an audience with Guadagnino’s devotees, and with those who seek out gay cinema, there’s a lot to admire about the film. … read more

Film Review: The Lord of the Rings: The War of...
The Lord of the Rings: The War of Rohirrim is somewhat of a niche movie since it’s unlikely to do much for you if you’re not already a fan. … read more

Local Review: Cudney – live at smoking nun
Live at smoking nun is a live in-studio performance by Cudney at Smoking Nun Recordings in Midvale as part five of an ongoing series of live performances. … read more