TYF Music Crash Course: The Legacy of the First Trans Rock’n’Roller

In recent years the pop cultural landscape has been shifting to a point where it is becoming more accessible for queer people in the digital age to tell their own stories through art. But if you think that this is…

Album Review: Iggy Pop – Free

Iggy Pop in my mind is a one of a kind storyteller. There’s a grit, depth, and spirit to his vocals that make his music addictive to the ear. That being said, his latest album “Free,” is unlike anything we’ve…

Tribeca 2018 Movie Review: The Man Who Stole Banksy

There are enough interesting ideas in Marco Proserpio’s The Man Who Stole Banksy to fill two or three fascinating documentaries about the legality of street art, the impact of Western street artists invading minority cultural spaces, and the degradation of…

From the Record Crate: Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life” (1977)

When people think Iggy Pop, they mostly think Lust for Life. Pop’s second album, released on August 29, 1977 is easily his most successful and most commercially recognizable. It spawned multiple hits, achieved critical and commercial success, and helped set…

SXSW Review: ‘Song to Song’ Comes Off As One Note

Terrence Malick is not known for playing it safe. His avant-garde style has been a dichotomizing force among film critics for over a decade. He marches to the beat of his own drum, but recently that beat has been repetitive…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 2/2/16

Welcome to the second installment of New(ish) Music Tuesday of 2016! New(ish) Music Tuesdays is our semi-regular feature in which our writers talk about the songs that they can’t get enough of. This week, we got new music from former One…

Music News: New Order Releases New Single “Restless”

Alternative icons New Order have released the first single from their latest album. “Restless” is taken from Music Complete, their first studio album in a decade, which is due on September 25 from Mute Records. It is their first album since…