Iggy Pop’s ‘Post Pop Depression’ speaks to his decline and fading into the ether. His fate is one we may ultimately share at the hands of this most tumultuous year, in this mad, mad world.
Arts, Music, Movies, On Campus, Off Campus
‘The Accountant,’ ‘The Greatest Show on Earth,’ and Waiting For Lefty This Weekend in Arts
See the Ringling Bros. ‘Greatest Show on Earth,’ Eric Paslay at the House of Blues, and Ben Affleck as the savant gone criminal in ‘The Accountant’ this weekend in arts.
Arts, Music
Green Day’s ‘Revolution Radio’ Is Made White Noise By Past Successes
With the fires of creativity seemingly dimming on ‘Revolution Radio,’ Green Day finds itself at a crucial moment. It must find a way to conform against its better judgement, or fade away completely.
Arts, Music
Shedding Past “Starboy” Persona, The Weeknd Shifts Toward Darker Tones
Casting away the tired rags of his old persona, The Weeknd seeks to reinvent himself in the music video “Starboy,” but the effects of casting away that which garnered him acclaim have yet to be seen.
Arts, Music, Movies, On Campus, Off Campus
‘Girl on the Train,’ R. Kelly, and Campaigns & Cartoons This Week in the Arts
See R. Kelly fill the TD Garden, Emily Blunt as the ‘Girl on the Train,’ and explore the history of political cartoons in the Campaigns & Cartoons exhibit.
Arts, Music
Pixies Dust Themselves Off, Recenter in the Mind in ‘Head Carrier’
After 2014’s largely anti-climactic ‘Indy Cindy,’ the Pixies reinvigorate its audience with surf-rock sounds laced with darker undertones in ‘Head Carriers.’
Arts, Music
Bon Iver Divorces from Tired Indie Trope in ’22, a Million’
In an album full of experimentation, and more innovation, Bon Iver’s ’22, a Million’ is undoubtedly ambitious, but exceeds expectations as the group reinvents its image and sound.
Arts, Music
Norah Jones, Chainsmokers, and Niall Horan in Singles This Week
Niall Horan embarks on his solo career in ‘This Town,’ Norah Jones explores shades of blue in ‘Tragedy,’ and Chainsmokers say what we all have been thinking in ‘All We Know’ in singles this week.
Music, Arts
Years & Years Daringly Embraces the Sky in ‘Meteorite’ Music Video
Using compelling space imagery, the British electronica group Years & Years finds a way to mesh beautiful visuals with its radiant beats in ‘Meteorite.’
Arts, Music
Danny Brown Tries to Right a Downward Spiral with Drugs in ‘Atrocity Exhibition’
Showing that there is no spectacle in the world of addiction, Danny Brown uses a powerful compilation of raps to center himself and his listeners about the woes of drug use.
