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Imbogodom: The Metallic Year
Imbogodom The Metallic Year Rating: 3.5/5.0 Label: Thrill Jockey Records With each passing minute into The Metallic Year, it becomes increasingly inevitable to admit that Imbogodom is not a normal project. During his time
Read More »Film Dunce: Edward Scissorhands
Film Dunce is a weekly series in which one of our writers finally succumbs to the lure of a movie that has long been a big part of our culture that they have never
Read More »Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Killer Instinct Dir: Jean-François Richet Rating: 3.0/5.0 Music Box Films 113 Minutes Let’s ignore the pretense that Jacques Mesrine, the French gangster who robbed, murdered and shot his way across France and Quebec
Read More »Cocktail Recipe: Mule
“There is a new drink that is a craze in the movie colony now. It is called ‘Moscow Mule.’”-Insider Hollywood (December, 1942) As the seasons change, so should your drinks. Summer gives you a
Read More »Army of Crime
Army of Crime Dir. Robert Guediguian Rating: 2.0/5.0 Kino Lorber Films 139 Minutes
Read More »Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard
Ra Ra Riot The Orchard Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Barsuk Records As easy as it would be to knock Ra Ra Riot for being a collection of mildly derivative, music video-friendly, college radio-darling New Yorkers,
Read More »Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin: Let It Sway
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Let It Sway Rating: 4.0/5.0 Label: Polyvinyl Records Go ahead, roll your eyes – I know I did. Way back in 1999, some goofy kids too smart for
Read More »Interview: Wesley Patrick Gonzales of Let’s Wrestle
I guess we’ve been slacking around here at Spectrum Culture. It’s been five months since Brit rockers Let’s Wrestle released their debut LP, and we’re just now getting around to interviewing Wesley Patrick Gonzales.
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Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan: Hawk
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan Hawk Rating: 2.5/5.0 Label: Vanguard And to think, there was a time when Mark Lanegan’s fans fretted for the man’s reclusive nature. Following the dissolution of Screaming Trees in
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The Dandy Warhols: The Capitol Years: 1995-2007
The Dandy Warhols The Capitol Years: 1995-2007 Rating: 3.0/5.0 Label: Capitol Records Really, is there any point, other than outright avarice, for a greatest hits collection in 2010? For the serious-minded music fan and
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