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BAILEY PENNICK

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The Visions of Matt Mondanile and the Passion of Ducktails’ “St. Catherine”

The Real Estate guitarist opens up about his recording process, his latest solo album, and why he’s always got to keep moving.

Ducktails

Searching for His Groove: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” Turns Forty

We hide beneath the covers and study your pain on the fortieth anniversary of Springsteen’s maximalist masterpiece.

Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen, feature, music

Lollapalooza 2015: No Calm Before the Storm

Evacuations, lightning, and humidity couldn’t keep the crowds or the good music away from Grant Park.

2015, Chicago, Festival Review, Lollapalooza, music

Movie Review: “Trainwreck,” starring Amy Schumer and Bill Hader

AMY SCHUMER AND JUDD APATOW CRANK OUT THE LAUGHS, BUT FORGET TO ADD THE HEART TO THEIR LATEST FEATURE FILM COLLABORATION.

2015, Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, film, film review, Judd Apatow, long form, Trainwreck

Who Truly Stuck the Knife in First: Examining the Causes and Culprits with “Amy”

Asif Kapadia and James Gay-Rees’s brilliant but conflicted look at the tragic life and inimitable talent of Amy Winehouse.

Amy, Amy Winehouse, film review

A Great Big Freeway: The Beginning Struggles of True Detective’s Ambitious Second Season

TOO MANY MAIN CHARACTERS WITH TOO FEW REAL DEVELOPMENTS LEAVE FANS OF THE HBO SHOW’S FIRST SEASON APATHETIC TO PIZZOLATTO’S NEW VISION.

2015, HBO, television, True Detective, TV review

This Is a Quest That’s Just Begun: The Tragic Timeliness of “What Happened, Miss Simone?”

Liz Garbus’s brand-new documentary about the legendary singer and activist is an effective tribute—and an inspiring chronicle of the Civil Rights Movement.

2015, documentary, film review, Netflix, Nina Simone

Florence + The Machine, “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”

Florence + The Machine How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful ISLAND 7/10 “What’s with the long face? Do you want…

2015, album review, Florence + The Machine, music, review

LIVE: It’s Good to See the Spectacle Back in Rock: U2’s Opening Night at The Forum (5/26/15)

“No city has been kinder to us.”

2015, live review, Los Angeles, U2

Rose Windows, “Rose Windows”

Rose Windows Rose Windows SUB POP 6/10 “Maybe if I’m youthful even when I’m old / I’ll have understood this…

album review, review, Rose Windows

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