4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (220+ words) The story begins on the literal edge of the country: Key West, a permanent vacation spot for drifters and buskers. It was here that Buffett fell in with the musicians who would shape his sound: an alchemy of country, calypso…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (319+ words) The film opens with lingering drone shots of Canton, Mississippi, in a cross between an ominous introduction to a terrible event and a tourism video as we watch a car stop on a bridge at dawn so a body can…...

2+ week, 22+ 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   (540+ words) Spectrum Culture Russell sounds triumphant on “Reinforcements,” a jaunty rocker that features feathery piano strokes. Understandably, the crowd cheers. The singer introduces “Academy Award Performance” as a highlight from No. 1 in Heaven, with electro-pop producer Giorgio Moroder’s influence felt across…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (671+ words) Spectrum Culture “Folk horror is making a comeback,” smarmy director Brighton West (David Call) says as he brainstorms his upcoming passion project, “but you’ve gotta be fuckin’ British to be taken seriously for it or some shit.” Worry not, this…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (574+ words) Spectrum Culture McKenzie Iazzetta, the main composer for Trophy Wife, has a voice that warbles and screams in a similar fashion to Karly Hartzman, but her own brand of confessional lyrics skews much closer to the frank discussions of bad…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (990+ words) Spectrum Culture Vince Staples was in a position many of us know all too well: he was having a great time, but he had to go to work later. Admittedly, the Long Beach rapper has a different job — and a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (723+ words) Spectrum Culture There is a before and an after with some movies. Even now, more than half a year after Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer were allegedly murdered by their son Nick, it is difficult to watch This…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) So, what’s good about The Curse of Public Opinion? Well, there’s one weird part on “When Kevin Gets Free,” where Hart’s vocal runs are reminiscent of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers theme song. It’s quite jarring and completely pulls you…...