Correspondence: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ (2021) dir. Peter Jackson

by Will Sloan, John Semley, and Jesse Hawken FROM WILL Hello John and Jesse, I know from your social media feeds that you are both, to some degree or another, fans of the Beatles, and also that you recently watched Peter Jackson’s documentary The Beatles: Get Back. I’m interested to know more about your relationship with the “lads from Liverpool,” but to kick things off, … Continue reading Correspondence: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ (2021) dir. Peter Jackson

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3 Songs that got us through 2021

Our writers take stock of 3 special songs that got each of them through the dark days in 2021 Continue reading 3 Songs that got us through 2021

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“But I’m a Nice Dude, With Some Nice Dreams” – The Weeknd’s ‘House of Balloons’ Turns 10

It’s important to remember that The Weeknd and House of Balloons were first. Continue reading “But I’m a Nice Dude, With Some Nice Dreams” – The Weeknd’s ‘House of Balloons’ Turns 10

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On Physicality and Proximity or How “Live/Online” Shows Set the Screen for a New Club Culture

“Whether through imperfection, glitches, or plurality, club culture did not die in 2020. No hierarchy intended, with this list I want to highlight some of the most powerful live/online performances.” Continue reading On Physicality and Proximity or How “Live/Online” Shows Set the Screen for a New Club Culture

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Listening After 5 Years

Around the end of 2015, Alex Tripp had the idea to start keeping track of the music he’d heard. Continue reading Listening After 5 Years

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Correspondence: Deerhoof

Max and Ruairí detail their personal histories with Deerhoof. Continue reading Correspondence: Deerhoof

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3 Songs that Got Us Through the Year

As the title suggests, this list collects our contributors’ 3 songs that got them through this hell-year. Continue reading 3 Songs that Got Us Through the Year

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Compilation: Dogme Year Zero

Hello and welcome to the first-ever crossover episode between Ultra Dogme and Cinema Year Zero. Continue reading Compilation: Dogme Year Zero

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Dogme Year Zero: Microphones in 2020

by Ruairí McCann Knowing no one understands these songs,I try to sing them clearer.Even though no one has ever asked:”What does Mount Eerie mean?”I have tried to repeatedly explainIn complicated songs.But tonight, we will find out.I know no one.And no one knows me. Those are the opening lyrics of “No Flashlight”: Songs of the Fulfilled Night (2005). The first album Phil Elverum released as ‘Mount … Continue reading Dogme Year Zero: Microphones in 2020

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Dogme Year Zero: Topographies of Adolescence

In early October, an email reached me. ‘Comrades of the Kino’, the first line addressed its recipients. Continue reading Dogme Year Zero: Topographies of Adolescence

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