The best old-school live albums to ease the concert void
Live via Memorex.
Five of the best ever harmonies in popular music
If you’re “feeling nostalgic for a time before last month, when people could harmonize in real life.”
Safety shot: The zen of watching snooker
PLUS tracks by Squarepusher and Bullion, reading and comedy recommendations, thoughts about borders & more.
The Kurt Cobain sweater and the two solitudes of late capitalism
What the worth of a junkshop cardigan says about society + new tracks by LEYA, JOYFULTALK, black midi and more.
The good Dale
New music, reviews of an opera and an art exhibition and an obituary of a beloved artist.
This is counterfeit history
Reviews of Eddie Murphy on SNL, Imagine Van Gogh, Woody Allen’s Netflix movie, Fly Pan Am live & more.
Nothing’s Alrite in Our Life…
Godspeed You! Black Emperor concert review, a night at the opera, words on The Irishman and tracks by Underworld and Rebecca Foon.
Connections made and missed
Tracks by First Tone, Speaker Music and Alan Braxe PLUS the truth about vinyl and loneliness in a crowd.
Fly Pan Am’s startling and singular sound
An interview with the veteran Montreal experimental band about their new album C’est Ça and more.
The movie soundtrack as love letter
Tarantino’s latest mixtape, classical spectacles, uncanny art and missing Jóhann Jóhannsson.