Film He Never Dies Preview On Friday September 5th, experimental filmmaker Kalil Haddad will be visiting Iowa City to showcase five of his short films entitled He Never Dies. This is followed by an after party put on by the techno group puddle.
Music Featured FKA twigs Feels Momentary Transcendence on "EUSEXUA" FKA twigs on her latest album "EUSEXUA" is a natural progression of her sound, delving into momentary transcendental feelings found on the dance floor.
Music Playboi Carti May Not Be the "MUSIC" With his long anticipated new album "MUSIC" Playboi Carti disappoints many by lazily revisiting sounds that have already been dried up and over used. There are still some glimmers of hope on the album.
Music Show Preview: urika's bedroom at Gabe's urika's bedroom has a constructed sense of intrigue to their image and presentation. Not much information is given, but something will reveal itself at the free show their playing presented by SCOPE and KRUI on February 25th.
Music Over and Over Again on Frog's "1000 Variations on the Same Song" On their new album, New York alt country band Frog purposefully give into the mundane writing "1000 Variations on the Same Song" while still exploring depths of Americana.
Music Magdalena Bay at an Artistic Peak, Live in the Flesh On their sophomore album, indie pop duo Magdalena Bay manages to deliver an instant classic that showcases a progressive and genre-blending interpolation of pop music. This release cycle also featured a special performance at the University of Iowa.
Music Rediscovery in "swanlike" by They Are Gutting a Body of Water "swanlike" from They Are Gutting a Body of Water rediscovers old demo tracks put up on their SoundCloud over the last few years. All of them perfect for reflecting on the state of things in the endless drift.
Music Cash Cobain: Play Cash Cobain On his debut album, Cash Cobain attempts to capitalize upon his recent success and put himself at the forefront of the hottest trends in rap right now, but stretches his talents thin.
Music Denzel Curry's "King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2" and His Origins Following up his well acclaimed 2022 album, Denzel Curry takes it back closer to his roots on his new mixtape "King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2" evoking nostalgia from the Dirty South.
Music Vampire Weekend Demonstrate Proficiency with "Only God Was Above Us" On their latest release, Vampire Weekend manages to reach new musical highs and make a case for album of the year with their fifth record "Only God Was Above Us".
Music Zmar Brings a Beautiful World to Wild Culture Prague screamo band Zmar unearth a core beauty from the wreckage of the world in their performance at Wild Culture Kombucha in Iowa City.
Music Mission Creek: Armand Hammer Perform In the Purest Form In a music bubble where many mainstream hip hop artists' performances are extremely shallow, Armand Hammer go against that sentiment, showcasing genuine artistry.
Music Mission Creek: George Clanton and When You Have a Déjà Vu of a Déjà Vu of a Déjà Vu... People got off League of Legends, put down their VR headsets, and logged off of Web 3 to go watch George Clanton perform at Mission Creek, finally seeing something in real life.
Music Mission Creek: Osees Live at The Englert Osees performed at The Englert Theater for the Mission Creek Festival. The seats were ignored as people turned the historic venue into one packed mosh pit.
Music "pack your bags the sun is growing" from bedbug has granted immortality On "pack your bags the sun is growing" bedbug shows the remanence of the past linger with a person for eternity. Dylan Gamez Citron gives insight into their new album, along with their thoughts and feelings behind it.
Music Quadeca Scavenges Different Genre Fragments for "SCRAPYARD" Quadeca, the West Coast internet founded rapper, shows off immense potential on his newest mixtape "SCRAPYARD". He mixes in several diverse genres into his cloud rap sound.
Music Yeat and Flawed Innovation in "2093" On "2093", Yeat establishes himself as one of hip-hop's biggest innovators. Nonetheless, this cannot hide the many flaws and shortcomings of the Portland rapper's latest album.
Music Boldy James Embraces Vulnerability with "Penalty of Leadership" With assistance from Canadian producer Nicholas Craven, Boldy James delivers a level of vulnerability and sincerity not often seen in his projects on his first project after a brutal car crash.
Music needle in a haystack: sydney mills runner Frequently, the most earnest and sentimental works of music and art can be found milling around the bottom of a list. A small point of data. A needle in a haystack.
Music Finishing Off Track Zero with ZORA, YXNG RASKAL, and Sarahann Kolder Minneapolis based artist Zora, along with Iowa City locals YXNG RASCAL and Sarahann Kolder, close out Track Zero's inaugural series to a warm, thunderous atmosphere.
Music Oneohtrix Point Never Uploads to sunsetcorp Again Oneohtrix Point Never uploaded to the sunsetcorp YouTube channel, famous for hosting Eccojams, some of the first vaporwave songs. It has people believing more may release soon, but there seem to be alternate motives.
Music Youth Lagoon Remerges from Hibernation at Gabe's Youth Lagoon played their fourth show on there first tour in over five years at Gabe's in Iowa City after the release of "Heaven is a Junkyard."
Music Water From Your Eyes Shatter Structure on "Everyone's Crushed" "Everyone's Crushed" sees Water From Your Eyes embracing abrasiveness as they continue on their journey of developing new sounds.
Interview Interview: The Homegrown Success of MSPAINT MSPAINT vocalist Deedee sat down for an interview ahead of their show at The James Theater in Iowa City on June 2nd.
Music A Half Decade Track by Track Retrospective of "Wide Awake" by Parquet Courts "Wide Awake" Parquet Courts reaches its 5th anniversary. To celebrate we look back through its 13 tracks, and how its message applies to today.
