While many often reduce the whole of French cinema between 1959 and 1968 down to the machinations of the Nouvelle Vague, it’s a mistake to overlook the many filmmakers who weren’t hip to that movement, including Robert Hossein. The actor-turned-director is the subject of a wonderful new box set from Radiance, Wicked Games: Three Films

It’s been a while since K-pop fans have been “accusing” K-pop of becoming too “Westernized”, stagnant, or bland. Many fans blame BTS for this: ever since their The Most Beautiful Moment in Life era, the group had already begun drifting away from K-pop‘s ornamental maximalism toward a more introspective, narrative-driven pop — something that felt

The multi-disciplinary artist Oliver Ray—writer, poet, and singer-songwriter—has an edifying Substack page called Rimbaud’s Lost Papers, where his posts range from Achilles to the American abstract painter Mark Rothko to French theorist René Girard, showcasing his kaleidoscopic and esoteric mind. From 1995 to 2005, Ray was a member of Patti Smith’s band, during which he

Ratboys have spent more than a decade growing from a dorm-room songwriting duo into one of indie rock’s most consistently compelling bands. Formed in 2010 by Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan while the pair were students at the University of Notre Dame, the project has steadily expanded in both membership and ambition, eventually settling into

Kula Shaker formed in the 1990s and came to prominence during the Britpop era. The group’s debut K was released to the music-buying public in 1996, followed by Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts. Fronted by guitarist/frontman Crispian Mills, Kula Shaker similarly comprised Paul Winter-Hart and Alonso Bevan on rhythm, not forgetting keyboardist Jay Darlington, who toured

The Olympians released their eponymous debut record about ten years ago. Helmed by Toby Panzer, the instrumental album performed by an ensemble comprised of Daptone Records all-stars, combined funk rhythms and horns with Greco-Roman mythology. Songs about the Gods and their emotional journeys (“Apollo’s Mood”, “Diana By My Side”, Sagittarius by Moonlight”, “Pluto’s Lament”) were

January tends to be a slow time for new releases, as no one wants to be forgotten by the time the Best Albums of the Year lists start rolling out in December. Luckily, electronic artists don’t sleep, nor do many lose much sleep over awards shows and golden statues. January 2026 has been no exception,

Thirst, Slow Crush’s first album in four years, is a collection of ten tracks that draws heavily on shoegaze’s “wall of guitars and constant noise” aesthetic. There are also elements of rock and doom metal, shoegaze’s slower, heavier cousin. Bassist and frontwoman Isa Holliday’s vocals drift through the band’s crashing sound, giving the songs an