13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (1640+ words) Spectrum Culture Back in 1990, it seemed like the Pixies were on the verge of a commercial breakthrough, but that never really happened. Instead, Bossanova offered a softer, glossier and more conventional take on the Pixies sound at just the point…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (870+ words) Spectrum Culture Tsui Hark, one of the most prominent directors to come out of Hong Kong’s New Wave, is at home with wuxia, the genre of his debut feature, The Butterfly Murders, and of his more famous films like the…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (963+ words) Eivør: Krákan/Eivør/Slør Spectrum Culture Eivør’s music has generally been classified as folk, but the uncluttered sound of her first couple of records is often closer to jazz. The band on Krákan (Faroese for ‘the Crow’) is a trio,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) Still, the plot progresses much in the way you expect, with Akutsu going in a predictable direction. When we finally arrive with a somewhat bombastic scene in the third arc, The Last Blossom still feels muted, because the film started…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (626+ words) Spectrum Culture You wouldn’t know it by listening, but Dulling the Horns was a triumph not just because it was very good, but because there was a chance we’d never get to hear it. Two years earlier, ILYSM found Ross…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1015+ words) Charles Johnston is a Toronto-based, Emmy Award winning screenwriter who has written on many successful TV shows including “Canadian Idol," “Paw Patrol” and “Odd Squad." He’s a graduate of Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Centre and is mostly known for his…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (526+ words) Spectrum Culture When you hit play on EP opener “Barking at the Sun,” you’re greeted by White-Gluz’s angelic voice and a sludgy guitar. The guitar builds, sparkling and warbling before blast beats enter to drive the sonic soundscape forward. Yet,…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (230+ words) We see how Diggler becomes part of the porn world in the film. Yet what about Roller Girl? Who was she before she began performing in pornographic movies? Why did she agree to get naked on film? Rowbottom’s book shows…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1433+ words) Spectrum Culture The band took that money and used it to build Echo Canyon, their very own studio on Murray Street in Lower Manhattan. The first effort from that new venture would be their 10th album, A Thousand Leaves. Named after…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (825+ words) Spectrum Culture Though many critics and commenters have described Wagner’s signature singing as “whispered,” one throughline of the band’s decades-spanning output is Wagner’s commanding baritone, which offers an irresistible invitation to sit forward and listen. It’s puzzling when some observe…...