Watch The Cure’s Remastered Play Out Concert Film The film follows The Cure as they play a series of concerts in early 1991. Nov 30, 2022 Music Movies Concerts
This Retro Intro for Andor is a Work of Art Andor’s been pretty great as is. Turns out, all it’s really been missing is a ’70s-style intro. Nov 22, 2022 Nerdery
New Subscriber Playlist: “The Blackest of Gazes” Subscribers can listen to a selection of songs from the “blackgaze” genre in all of their extreme beauty. Nov 20, 2022 Opus News
Rosie Thomas Covers Björk’s “All Is Full of Love” The cover features vocals by Sufjan Stevens, The Shins, Iron & Wine, Denison Witmer, and other indie luminaries. Nov 17, 2022 Music
Rejecting the Myth of the Tortured Artist We should want artists to flourish and experience healthy lives, to create art that heals them as much as it benefits us. Nov 15, 2022 Music
“Stranger Times” by Life on Venus This latest single is a prelude to the Russian shoegazers’ first album in three years. Nov 10, 2022 Music
Review Roundup: Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Critics respond to the latest MCU film, which was produced in the wake of lead Chadwick Boseman’s death. Nov 10, 2022 Movies
“Lost Christmas Night” by Ronnie Martin Synthmeister Martin returns with a dreamy new single from his upcoming Christmas album. Nov 8, 2022 Music
“Seen From Paths” by The Balloonist Ben Holton’s latest project is another collection of dreamy, nostalgia-soaked tunes par excellence. Nov 8, 2022 Music
Elon Musk owns Twitter. Now what? Remember: We don’t need Twitter. Twitter needs us. Nov 7, 2022 Technology
Remembering Mimi Parker’s Beautiful, Blessed Voice Parker’s voice could be world-weary, heart-breaking, and transcendent all at once. Nov 6, 2022 Best of Opus Music
Genrefication Now you can find all of my “shoegaze,” “synth-pop,” “martial arts,” et al. reviews with just a click. Nov 4, 2022 Nerdery Opus News
Review Roundup: Eric Appel’s Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Critics respond to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s take on the music biopic. Nov 3, 2022 Movies
Max Maven, 1950-2022 Max Maven looked and acted every bit the warlock, which made his acts of magic and mentalism all the more entertaining. Nov 2, 2022 Miscellany
My Cultural Diet for October 2022: The Rings of Power, Die Hard, Attack the Block, Star Trek: Lower Decks A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences. Nov 2, 2022 Personal
November 2022’s Best Streaming Titles: Guardians of the Galaxy, Harry Potter, Enola Holmes, Trevor Noah, Weird Al Star-Lord, the Boy Who Lived, Millie Bobby Brown, stand-up comedy, the Weird One, and more. Nov 1, 2022 TV