New Music: Mac Miller
By Thomas Johnson, September 13 2018 —
Mac Miller played a show at MacHall in 2013. I was in first year and living in residence. Waking up to “Best Day Ever” or “Nikes On My Feet” or “Kool-Aid & Frozen … Read the rest
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New Music: Armand Hammer
By Thomas Johnson, September 7 2018 —
Rome, last year’s collaboration between Brooklyn-based underground stalwarts billy woods and Elucid, was the densest hip-hop record in recent memory. Under the Armand Hammer moniker, the duo has been responsible for some of … Read the rest
New Music: Deafheaven
By Thomas Johnson, July 17 2018 —
Deafheaven’s discography — as a radical outlier in a staunchly traditional metal scene and the larger conversation of independent rock — has taken an unpredictable trajectory, but a sensible one if considered chronologically. … Read the rest
New Music: Freddie Gibbs
By Thomas Johnson, June 27 2018 —
Gary, Indiana sits about 15 minutes from Chicago’s dicey south side. About a third of its homes are vacant and its cultural exports can generally be grouped in three categories — headlines, The … Read the rest
New Music: Kids See Ghosts
By Thomas Johnson, June 13 2018 —
On the uncharacteristically slapdash ye, Kanye West mused, “Screamed so loud, got no lungs. Hurt so bad, I go numb.” Eight years before, on his career-defining Man On The Moon II, Kid Cudi … Read the rest
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New Music: Vince Ash
By Thomas Johnson, April 3 2018 —
Grit won’t age but it will refine. Under pressure, coal turns to diamonds, sand to pearls and so on. These past few weeks have been replete with slander against Tupac Shakur, ironically by … Read the rest
New Music: Wye Oak
By Jason Herring, March 28 2018 —
The 2018 lineup for Sled Island — Calgary’s shining yearly music and arts festival and without a doubt the best week of the year — made me practically scream with excitement. High on … Read the rest
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New Music: Dom Fricot
By Rachel Woodward, March 23 2018 —
Dom Fricot, a Vancouver-grown singer-songwriter, takes a giant leap forward as an artist with his third release, Deserts. Moving towards a more experimental and electronic sound, Fricot’s 2018 release is a well-rounded and … Read the rest
Day-Lewis performs expectedly well in Phantom Thread
By Jocelyn Illing, February 13 2018 —
When you come across an actor that’s amazing in every film, it can be easy to get bored of them over time. Unless they take risks in their roles, these actors’ films begin … Read the rest
The glitter, glamour and danger of Molly’s Game
By Jen Sidorova, February 2 2018 —
The life story of Molly Bloom, femme fatale and poker princess, combined with a screenplay written by the Oscar-winning Aaron Sorkin, is a cinematic royal flush — proven by its 2018 Oscar nomination … Read the rest