reviews

Pearl Jam Make a Case for Sticking Around on 'Dark Matter'

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2024

If we're using the long-outdated framework of criticism as consumer guide, then a review of the latest Pearl Jam record is largely irreleva...

Martha Skye Murphy's "Need" Pulses Like an Ember in Ice

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PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2024

If there's one thing you can expect from Martha Skye Murphy, it's that she'll leave you a little dizzy, your feet sliding even on solid ...

BIG|BRAVE Conjure Primordial Magic on 'A Chaos of Flowers'

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2024

There is no other band that intersects the ecstatic and the hopeless quite like BIG|BRAVE. Their songs veer between spiritual ...

Watching 'Conan O'Brien Must Go,' It's an Honour Just to Be Along for the Ride

Created by Conan O'Brien

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2024

As the Jimmys, a Seth, a Stephen and a John continue to lead the charge on the overcrowded late night circuit, it's safe to say the talk...

'Sasquatch Sunset' Has Big Feet, Little Laughs

Directed by David and Nathan Zellner

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2024

Inspired by Sasquatch lore and the infamous 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film that has fascinated them since childhood, directors/brothers...

claire rousay Is Vexing and Vulnerable on 'sentiment'

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2024

What if life was a mixtape? Rather than shared collections of beats and rhymes, claire rousay curates the sounds of objects...

Maggie Rogers's Long-Burning Fuse Finally Ignites on 'Don't Forget Me'

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2024

If Looney Tunes taught us anything, it's that there's a long time between lighting the fuse and blowing everything to smithereens. A lot ha...

Ryan Gosling Laughed His Way Through 'SNL,' While Chris Stapleton Kept Quiet

April 13, 2024

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2024

Beloved nice guy Ryan Gosling enjoyed himself immensely (perhaps even a little too much, as he broke during every sketch. Come to think ...