Month: October 2014
Neuroplasticity is a bit more fleshed-out than its predecessor, but the album retains ample amounts of the slow to mid-tempo spookiness that Al Spx calls “doom soul.”
Read MoreA Disappearing Number combines mathematics and drama in ways that will enthrall some, overwhelm others, and puzzle the rest.
Read MoreFilmmakers Ben and Gabe Turner also successfully place the story of Manchester United’s rise in the larger context of what was happening in Great Britain at the time.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, film, visual arts, theater, author readings, and dance that’s coming up in the next week.
Read MoreSoused is such an impressive album because of its attempt to reconcile opposing aesthetic ends.
Read MoreSo what’s the verdict on The Irish Pub? A well-meaning film, but lacking in excitement.
Read MoreA homage to Jack Bruce, thundering dynamo of the bass guitar, singer of unmatched power and clarity, coequal with Clapton at the helm of the supergroup Cream.
Read MoreThis staging of Much Ado About Nothing would make an excellent ice-breaker for a discussion between adolescents and adults about sexting
Read MoreIsango’s Magic Flute/ Impempe Yomlingo is lit by flashes of brilliance. Most can be traced directly to Mandisi Dyantyis’ reorchestration of Mozart’s orchestral score for an ensemble of marimbas.
Read MoreAlthough Street of Thieves is less accomplished than Zone, it once again displays how Mathias Énard is seeking new ways to talk political issues in precise, often gripping prose.
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