When filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the French cinematic scene in the 1950s, they brought more than the French New Wave with them; they gave birth to a theory known as auteurism.
Under the name NxWorries, producer Knxwledge and the ascendant Anderson .Paak have teamed up to deliver an album that somehow falls short of the sum of its parts. “Yes Lawd!,” the debut album from the collaboration, follows the duo’s “Link Up and Suede” EP, released in Dec.
Technology is ubiquitous. It extends its tendrils into every corner of the world. It seems to make our lives better and easier, but complications inevitably arise.
It’s been quite a year for folky soft-rock revivalism, with artists like Whitney and Cass McCombs aping the mellower, but not completely psychedelic, sounds of the early 70’s with strong results. But none of them manage to match what singer/songwriter and producer Natalie Mering—who performs under the name Weyes Blood—has created with her fourth album, “Front Row Seat to Earth.” Mering’s delicate arrangements move the album’s chamber pop closer to the sounds of a bygone era than most other releases manage to do, and authenticity and sincerity come from her gracefully elegiac voice. Nowhere is this more apparent than in lead single “Seven Words,” which begins with Mering almost whispering over organ and bass.
Our society, despite its general refusal to talk candidly about death, romanticizes the dying artist. To see this trend in action, look no further than earlier this year, when David Bowie released his final album “Blackstar”—and promptly died two days later.
Costumes that won’t get you called basic, maybe For you:
Lady Gaga’s “Joanne” is just as new as her new look, and is less unconventional and futuristic than her earlier work.
"Video Games" by Lana Del Rey All Lana Del Rey songs are creepy.
Using comedy as a mechanism for political commentary is not a new concept by any means. In fact, its history can be traced back to 427 BCE, when an Athenian playwright and comedian named Aristophanes planted the first, fledgling seeds of political satire.
Phantogram has been easy to miss. The duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter released their debut LP “Eyelid Movies” in 2009, just when the modern synth-pop movement in alternative music was beginning to take form.
Marvel’s “Luke Cage” is another great addition to a collection of Netflix productions that boast complex plots and intense character development.
Most of my friends make fun of me, but I don’t care. My Green Day fan bona fides are without equal:
I love Rihanna with every fiber of my being. She’s the only modern pop star who has successfully maintained “coolness” in every facet of her deportment, and her discography contains more jams than a Harry & David gift basket.
When, if ever, should the actions of an artist negate the value of their art?
The album explores no new emotions; the same uplifting, energetic mood that has defined the forgettable ocean of 2010’s alternative pop-rock is just about the only emotion present here.
Solange Knowles’s searingly powerful and meditative new album “A Seat at the Table” opens with “Rise,” a smooth jazz opus that packs a major punch in its two-minute run time.
If the intention of directing is to leave a unique fingerprint on a film, then director Jared Hess’s mark would be unmistakable: tonally deadpan, visually drab and awkward in every sense of the word.
Jimmy Page has had enough communication breakdowns in his life. He must have, because with the latest Led Zeppelin reissue includes not one, but two versions of the proto-punk song—bringing the album’s total up to five, out of only 33 tracks.
