Handful of Snowdrops Cover Clan of Xymox’s “Back Door” The classic 4AD song gets a modern update that highlights everything good about it. May 26, 2016 Music
Listen to a Clip From Lift to Experience’s Remastered Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads The ‘Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads’ remaster will be released this fall. May 25, 2016 Music
Slow City by Liz Janes (Review) A wonderfully direct and captivating album, though it’s somewhat hampered by some muddled production. May 23, 2016 Music
In Rotation: Winter Severity Index, William Ryan Fritch, 2814 & Eco Virtual (Review) Wintry darkwave, glorious orchestral-folk cacophonies, sleepy urban soundscapes, and vaporwave muzak. May 21, 2016 Music
Salon Takes Us Inside a Pedophile Fantasy One can’t escape the feeling that this particular aesthetic choice was unnecessarily sensational and deeply misguided. May 19, 2016 Miscellany
Parenting vs. Creativity In our desire to feel productive and in control lies a temptation to compartmentalize our lives. May 19, 2016 Miscellany
The Majestic Music of Dead Can Dance I’m struck yet again by the primal-yet-artful beauty that fills Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard’s music. May 18, 2016 Music
Hyper Light Drifter (Original Soundtrack) by Disasterpeace (Review) Disasterpeace’s evocative soundtrack is reason enough to play “Hyper Light Drifter.” May 12, 2016 Music
The Cure Revealed Two New Songs on Their New Tour I daresay they’re some of the best material The Cure has produced in quite some time. May 11, 2016 Music Concerts
Reflecting on Steve Roach’s Structures From Silence An interview sheds some insight into the creation of the ambient classic. May 10, 2016 Music
Regarding Trump Thanks to Trump, it’s rather heartbreaking to be anywhere on the conservative range of the political spectrum. May 5, 2016 Politics
When Reading Comic Books Made Me a Better Parent A meditation on parenting and “Ms. Marvel,” one of the most delightful comic books I’ve read in quite some time. May 4, 2016 Pop Culture