Articles by Luke Pearson

Val Kilmer's Bone-Headed 'Paydirt' Is a Throwaway to Tide You Over Until 'Top Gun'

Directed by Christian Sesma

PUBLISHED Aug 6, 2020

The world is about to get reacquainted with Val Kilmer in a big way with the release of Top Gun: Maverick in 2021, where he'll reprise his...

Grand Soleil's Restless House Tracks on 'Réalité' Marks Them as One to Watch

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2020

Having generated some decent buzz via a handful of EPs over the last few years, French duo Grand Soleil have returned with another set of l...

DMA's Continue Their Liam Gallagher-Approved Britpop Formula on 'The Glow'

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2020

With Twitter kudos and tour opportunities from none other than Liam Gallagher fresh in the rear-view, now would probably not be the right t...

The Beths Are Ready for Big-Time Success on 'Jump Rope Gazers'

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2020

It's been a formative and fruitful couple of years for New Zealand indie rockers the Beths. Plucked from the cozy Auckland indie scene for...

Fakear's 'Everything Will Grow Again' Is an Exercise in Excess — Mostly in a Good Way

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2020

Contributing once again to the burgeoning sub-genre of what can only be called forest techno, French artist Théo Le Vigoureux (known profes...

Baauer's Party Beats on 'Planet's Mad' Feel Lonely Without Enough Collaborators

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2020

It was a bit of a surprise when Baauer followed up "Harlem Shake" (a somewhat gimmicky collection of trap and bass clichés mostly remembere...

'Space Force' Just Might Be the Jim to Netflix's Pam

PUBLISHED May 26, 2020

Is there anyone who doesn't have The Office in their 'recently watched' queue? Its evergreen popularity on Netflix in the seven years since...

Choir Boy Embrace Their '80s Stylings on 'Gathering Swans'

PUBLISHED May 7, 2020

After 2016 debut Passive with Desire, Salt Lake City's Choir Boy (Adam Klopp) has returned with Gathering Swans, another set of melancholic...