Remembering the Magic of Bark Psychosis’ Hex It’s a landmark album, but more importantly, it’s a beautiful album, and time has done nothing to change that. Dec 31, 2014 Best of Opus Music
20 Years Later, and I Could Still Live in Hope Time seems to stand still whenever Low’s debut album is playing; listening to it is as much an act of meditation as anything else. Dec 5, 2014 Best of Opus Music
I’m Not So Sure I Want to Live an Epic Life I might want to live an epic life of greatness, but I’m not sure I can. Furthermore, I’m not even sure that I’m supposed to want to live such a life. Nov 27, 2014 Best of Opus Religion
Concert Review: Slowdive & Low (October 31, 2014, Minneapolis, MN) All I can think is that I’ve waited two decades for this moment… and it is everything I could’ve hoped for. Nov 3, 2014 Best of Opus Concerts
15 Years of Opus Reflections on Opus’ first 15 years, plus a reading list of some of Opus’ best articles, reviews, and interviews to date. Aug 10, 2014 Best of Opus Opus News
Deeper Truth & Elusive Beauty: An Interview with The Revolutionary Army of the Infant Jesus Jun 30, 2014 Best of Opus Music Interviews
I Don’t Regret Missing Out On Game of Thrones I don’t mind missing out on an adaptation that has a fundamentally flawed and/or carelessly casual approach to its source material. Apr 23, 2014 Best of Opus TV
My Favorite Songs of 2013, Honorable Mentions: Lockets, Jensen Sportag, Savages & more Soaring ’80s pop, charming modern classical, brooding indie-rock, atmospheric sludge metal, dreamy R&B, and more. Jan 3, 2014 Best of Opus Music
My Favorite Songs of 2013, Part 2: Club 8, Sigur Rós, Infinity Shred, Makeup and Vanity Set, and more Tropical dub from Sweden, blistering post-rock, contemplative ambient jazz, emotional drones, an electronic journey through space, and more. Jan 2, 2014 Best of Opus Music
My Favorite Songs of 2013, Part 1: Arcade Fire, Mary Onettes, My Bloody Valentine, Daft Punk & more Featuring gloriously mopey ’80s pop, robotic heartbreak, shimmering dreampop, late night ambience, and the return of a music legend. Jan 1, 2014 Best of Opus Music
How did the fourth season of Community get it all so wrong? When was the last time a show so effectively and thoroughly undermined so much of what made it great? May 15, 2013 Best of Opus TV
Martin Luther Didn’t “Redeem” Secular Songs & Neither Should We Feb 5, 2013 Best of Opus Music Religion
My Favorite Songs of 2012 This year’s list spans from apocalyptic post-rock to black metal to EBM to psych-pop to synthpop. Jan 1, 2013 Best of Opus Music
What does it really mean to be a music lover? Can you really call yourself a music lover if you’re not supporting the artists responsible for the music you have? Jun 28, 2012 Best of Opus Music Technology
Ethicists Argue There’s No Difference Between Aborting Fetuses and Killing Newborns Killing an otherwise healthy baby would be acceptable were its neurological development somehow deemed less than desirable. Mar 2, 2012 Best of Opus Miscellany
Writing More Thoughtfully On writing in a more thoughtful manner, from a pair of articles by Alan Noble and MG Siegler. Feb 14, 2012 Best of Opus Miscellany
If I love Jesus, do I really need to hate religion? You may say that I’m simply quibbling over semantics here… and that’s precisely what I’m doing. Jan 18, 2012 Best of Opus Religion
The Failed World of Tron: Legacy As far as digital worlds go, Tron: Legacy’s is not nearly as fantastical as the movie would like you to believe it is. Dec 21, 2010 Best of Opus Movies