Written and Directed by Rosana Sullivan. Produced by Kathryn Hendrickson.
Ecstatic New Work From Powder: “New Tribe”
Featuring Moko Goto
on Beats in Space
La Luz’s “Cicada”
on Hardly Art Records
Sonic Youth’s “Kool Thing” (feat. Chuck D)
Chuck D is at Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, tonight with a new body artwork. Exhibition review is forthcoming:
https://subliminalprojects.com/exhibitions/chuck-d/
“Kool Thing” is from Goo
on Geffen Records
Dystopic Synth-Punk From L.A.’s Sextile: “Disco”
from the new EP, 3
on felte
Ron Gallo’s “Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me”
From Heavy Meta
on New West Records
“Public Image” On Its 40th Anniversary
Well, it is without a doubt one of the greatest songs of all time. From their initial release, First Issue (1978).
on Virgin
New Work From Jesika von Rabbit: “Going Down”
An Anti-Anthem In Viagra Boys “Sports”
Old-Timey Brilliance From Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
“I wanna know where silence comes from / where space originates”
~
From the Hope Downs release
on Sub Pop
Cruising With Kurt Vile In “Loading Zones”
on Matador Records
Gliding New Work From Gorillaz: “Humility”
Featuring George Benson
From THE NOW NOW
on Warner Brothers Records
Free Jazz Hip-House From Makaya McCraven: “McCraven on the Mic”
Cash And Ass In Anderson .Paak’s “Bubblin”
From the new release, Bubblin
Directed by Calmatic
Childish Gambino Takes Aim In “This Is America”
on RCA
Die Antwoord’s Fabulous “Baby’s On Fire”
Directed by NINJA and Terence Neale
New Work From Black Milk: “Laugh Now Cry Later”
From the Fever release:
From Blonde, Frank Ocean’s “Pink + White”
Featuring Beyoncé
Directed by Mikhail Mutskyi
Blonde, on Boys Don’t Cry Records
Stories of Almost Everyone at the Hammer Museum
at the Hammer Museum (Through May 6, 2018)
Reviewed by Emily Nimptsch
Let’s be honest—contemporary art, especially anything of the minimalist or conceptual variety, can be elusive and sometimes even downright mystifying to the general public. While those with Art History degrees or a passion for the subject may appreciate these artistic movements due to an understanding of their respective historical contexts and goals, those without may be left feeling perplexed and perturbed. Indeed, these styles can look a bit stark and do feature highly unusual presentations of everyday objects. In response, the casual viewer may begin to claim that they could have made something similar or joke that one of the museum’s fire exit signs was particularly thought-provoking. In the Hammer Museum’s current headline-grabbing exhibition, Stories of Almost Everyone, we see this collegiate institution leaning into the joke while simultaneously addressing critical issues of artistic interpretation. [Read more…]
Cage Music From Los Wilds: “No me toques mamá”
on Ataque Records