Over a century ago, authors like H.G. Wells and Jules Verne probed the unknown worlds of travel through time and space, respectively. The appeal of their stories was largely due to how real and credible they were in spite of how fantastic they seemed — they scared and exhilarated those who read them because all [...]
Interpol – Turn on the Bright…
6 February 2012 by Leave a Comment
As a rule of thumb, songs titled “Untitled” are generally hackneyed attempts at mystery — something so complex and so deep, that no title would ever do it justice. Yeah, right. Interpol, on 2002′s Turn on the Bright Lights, is guilty of having the dreaded untitled track, though they pull it off in a way that almost [...]
Iggy Pop – The Idiot
12 November 2010 by 6 Comments
The modern city is a cold and desolate place when Daylight Savings Time ends. 3PM signals monochrome twilight and 5PM means the stuffy orange glow of city streetlights. Fall is here, Winter is nigh. God save your soul. Iggy Pop’s album The Idiot is an exercise in this urban ultramodern dread. It takes the glamor [...]
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