FILM: Hello My Name is Doris
A spirited-if-flawed inversion on a classic “coming-of-age” film, Michael Showalter’s Hello, My Name is Doris, starring Sally Field is now in theaters following an initial showing at the SXSW Film Festival More...
Kanye West: The Life of Pablo
Kanye West The Life of Pablo (GOOD Music/Def Jam Recordings) “Nobody knows what it means, but it’s provocative.” A polished-yet-sloppy opus from pop culture’s most irreverently outspoken figure, The Life More...
Yoko Ono: Yes, I’m a Witch Too
Yoko Ono Yes, I’m a Witch Too (Manimal Vinyl Records) Misunderstood and often maligned, the music of Yoko Ono ought to be celebrated, dissected, and danced to. And in effect, that is among the goals of her latest More...
A Folk Set Apart – Rarities, B-Sides & Space Junk, ETC: Cass McCombs
A Folk Set Apart Cass McCombs (Domino Recording Co.) You can hear the real and metaphorical dust that has collected on the tapes in folk rock slacker/songwriter Cass McCombs’ collection on A Folk Set Apart: More...
Beirut: No No No
Beirut No No No (4AD) The mastermind of Beirut, Zach Condon, has always had a way of singing about a place without actually singing about it. Indie-famous for locking himself in a room for weeks on end and conjuring More...
John Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs
John Vanderslice (Dead Oceans) An album whose very existence poses questions and offers a few answers, John Vanderslice Plays Diamond Dogs is a full-length cover of David Bowie’s 1974 album. Vanderslice is More...
Scout Niblett: It’s Up to Emma
Scout Niblett It’s Up to Emma (Drag City) Warped like a surrealist dream, It’s Up to Emma is the newest record from Portland indie punk guitar-slinger Scout Niblett. An album-length shout through the stages More...
Os Mutantes: Fool Metal Jack
Os Mutantes Fool Metal Jack (Krian Music Group) Like a retiree at a college party, Os Mutantes’ newest album, Fool Metal Jack tries hard to relive long past revelry. When they play by their old tricks – More...
Pat Metheny: Orchestrion Project
Pat Metheny Orchestrion Project (Nonesuch) A weird idea for a performance (call it an art project) and even weirder for an album, The Orchestrion Project is the newest release from the jazz guitar/fusion legend, More...
Sonny Smith: 100 Records Volume 3
Sonny Smith 100 Records Volume 3 (self-released) An LP-length step through the surf-rock carnival that is the bizarre, but innocent world in Smith’s mind, 100 Records is the third and last installment in San Francisco More...
