I was rewatching The Silence of the Lambs the other night, and something hit me hard. This movie, made in 1991, feels more alive, more gripping, more real than most things coming out today. And it got me thinking: why do 80s and 90s movies seem so much better than what we’re getting now? There’s...
Field Music are one of those bands I don't have much of a fix on - I'd sort of mentally filed them as the kind of group Pitchfork habitually gives a good review to, alongside I dunno The Microphones / Mount Eerie (Actually looking into it they've had some pretty mixed reviews from P-Fork and they...
In the “modern world”, streaming services have become the dominant method of music consumption. Platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and others offer millions of tracks at the tip of our fingers, promising convenience and endless music. On the surface, this innovation appears to be a blessing for...
The below post was originally published on February 8, 2024 on Spyglass. In it, I attempt to make sense of the then just-announced sports streaming bundle spearheaded by Disney (now officially called Venu — and now officially in limbo following a series of weird missteps, many of which are alluded...