Grant has experienced some darkness.
Music Reviews
High on Fire: Electric Messiah
One of the luminaries of a crowded contemporary metal scene.
Sarah Davachi: Gave in Rest
Davachi’s music feels surreal.
Film Reviews
I Still See You
It’s probably a warning sign when a director’s strongest feature is a Step Up movie.
The Oath
The Oath provides a subtle but pointed look into a life completely consumed by the nonstop noise of news.
Music Features
Rediscover: Constantin Veis Presents the Glamorous Lifesavers: Resurrected Elsewhere
An adorable jangle-pop statement.
Concert Review: Beak>
Beak> is a no-frills band with absolutely nothing to prove.
Film Features
Revisit: In the Mouth of Madness
One of the finest horror films ever made, one of cinema’s ultimate statements of total nihilism.
Oeuvre: Weerasethakul: Tropical Malady
Weerasethakul’s later work takes many of Tropical Malady’s themes and builds upon them.
Books
Space Opera: by Catherynne M. Valente
Valente has the talent to convey human yearning and halt all the madness of alien species and worlds where the clouds rain diamonds.
Children of God: by Lars Petter Sveen
Sveen’s stories refuse to follow a predictable structure.
Lists
Decade Mixtape: Spectrum Culture Turns 10
In honor of Spectrum Culture's 10th anniversary, we’re reviving the spirit of our erstwhile Monthly Mixtape feature and giving it the retrospective treatment.
25 Best Queer Films
Queer films are reaching wider audiences than ever.