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5 Stars — Dir. Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Sly Stone from Sly and the Family Stone in "Summer of Soul" (2021), directed by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson. “Do you remember the Harlem Cultural Festival that summer of 1969?,” asks self-proclaimed “Harlem Ambassador” Musa Jackson from a dark, empty room. The festival in question was a series of concerts held in Harlem, New York City, during the summer of 1969 — a jubilant testament to Black music, culture, and pr...

English director Phyllidia Lloyd has long been known for her ambitious works which focus on women, and for her practice of bringing in female collaborators to help her. From the all-female crews that helped run her opera productions in the ‘90s to the female producer, writer, and stars that lent their talents to her 2008 feature film debut “Mamma Mia,” Lloyd’s best work is often buoyed and characterized by strong women. In her latest directorial project, “Herself,”...

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A still from King Princess "Only Time Makes Us Human" video. King Princess is no stranger to pairing infectious melodies with heartbreak. Her newest track, “Only Time Makes It Human” — the singer’s first release since the deluxe version of “Cheap Queen” debuted in February — exists as a shining testament to this fact. In “Only Time Makes It Human,” King Princess sings candidly about the pain of unrequited love while simultaneously begging her readers...

Promotional art for AC/DCs "Shot in the Dark" Perhaps the best thing an AC/DC song can sound like is, well, an AC/DC song. Or, at least, that’s what one would gather from listening to the rock group’s latest single, “Shot In The Dark.” Written sometime before the passing of the rock and roll band’s co-founder and rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young in 2017, the track was released on Oct. 7 in anticipation of the band’s upcoming album, “Power Up.” The first sin...

Album cover for "Speed, Sound, Lonely KV" In recent months, Bob Dylan’s “Never-Ending Tour” has taken its longest hiatus since the folk singer began the now 3,066-show journey in 1988. On April 7, legendary folk iconoclast John Prine passed away from complications due to the coronavirus, leaving behind a 50 year legacy of influential protest music as part of Chicago’s folk revival. On Sept. 26, Farm Aid, a yearly music festival founded in 1985 by folk and folk-rock icons Wil...

We all know the guy who — in identifying too closely with Joseph Gordon Levitt’s character in “(500) Days of Summer” — has decided that The Smiths, with all their nihilistic charm, are the greatest band of all time (bonus points if he’s also somehow still a fan of Morrissey as an individual). He’s usually the same guy who idolizes Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan Belfort, while also wishing he could find his own Ramona Flowers to fix his life for him. In almost...

Promotional art for Beabadoobees "Fake it Flowers" Beabadoobee has been sitting on the sidelines of today’s indie music scene ever since she self-released her first song, “Coffee,” in 2017. Since then, the Filipino-born singer-songwriter has continued her sure ascent into indie canon — signing onto British indie label Dirty Hit Records, gracing the stage at major music festivals, and touring with a slew of indie artists, including label-mates The 1975 and Massachussett’...

For decades, book lovers and tourists alike have flocked to the Strand Book Store in New York City’s Greenwich village to marvel at the 23 miles of rare, used, and new books that line the historic destination’s shelves or to secure a Strand-branded tote bag. It would be far from an exaggeration to say that the Strand is deeply rooted in the city’s expansive literary legend. Like many bookstores, the Strand was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. With the loss of New York touris...

In the universe of cinematic drummers, Ruben Stone, the heavy metal drummer in Darius Mauder’s “Sound of Metal,” is a classic Andrew Nieman. In short, hes a case study of how dedication, obsession and perfection come at the expense of mental — and often, physical — health. Mauders film follows Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a drummer in a touring metal duo with his girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke), as he loses his hearing and consequently, the rocker life he was accustomed to. From th...