Everywhere But There, by Joel Schalit
Battleground editor Joel Schalit’s new album Everywhere But There forcefully demonstrates the need for a new kind of political reporting, one which presents the world as it actually is instead of distorting it in the pursuit of profit.(...)
Jeanne Dielman, Directed by Chantal Akerman
When Sight and Sound’s once-a-decade poll about the greatest films of all time was published two weeks ago, people were shocked to see Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai de Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles at the top.(...)
Web of Lies/Death Won’t Even Satisfy, by AMMO
On their debut full-length Web of Lies/Death Won’t Even Satisfy, AMMO reminds us that hardcore punk can embrace more musical diversity than we tend to think.(...)
Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis, by Walter Ruttmann
Walter Ruttmann’s 1927 film Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis is strangely suited for these times, when traditional moviegoing is in perilous decline, providing a way to disentangle the art of cinema from that mode of consumption.(...)
Climatic Rock, by Anduela Keku
The two tracks on Anduela Keku’s new EP Climatic Rock take listeners through a seemingly barren wasteland, a space defined by monotony, with nothing to focus on but the road ahead.(...)
Sergio Leone’s Fistful of Dollars
Because Sergio Leone didn’t make films set in Europe or ones that obviously dealt with the continent’s problems, he has been excluded from the pantheon of its greatest postwar auteurs: Cocteau, Bergman, Fellini, Godard, Fassbinder, Truffaut, and Antonioni. (...)
Streetlands, by Burial
Burial’s new Streetlands EP may be his most beautiful work to date.(...)
Here’s What You Could Have Won, by Kid Kapichi
When Kid Kapichi declare “You’re such a fool, Brittania” midway through New England, the opening track of their sophomore album Here’s What You Could Have Won, they aren’t just decrying the self-sabotage of Leave supporters, but also situating themselves in music history.(...)