Van Halen’s Balance Hinted at a Return to Heavier Music That Never Happened
These are the albums we leaned on during what's been by far the strangest year in our lifetimes.
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Van Halen’s Balance Hinted at a Return to Heavier Music That Never Happened
Adele’s 21 Brought Sincerity to Pop Music When It Needed It Most
Arctic Monkeys’ Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not Takes Us Back to Their Garage Days
Artist of the Month Arlo Parks on Practicing Gratitude, Her Favorite Film Score, and Three Dream Collaborations
Larry King Once Told Conan O’Brien He Wanted His Body Frozen After He Died
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Album Reviews
Shame Dial up the Rebellion on the Sneering Drunk Tank Pink: Review
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Viagra Boys Churn Out More Scuzzy Salvos on Sophomore Welfare Jazz: Review
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Paul McCartney’s Quarantine Songs Transform Solitude into Something Unifying: Review
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Kamaiyah Opens Up on Her Own Terms with No Explanations: Review
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Kid Cudi Defies Gravity One Last Time on Man on the Moon III: The Chosen: Review
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Film Reviews
Netflix’s The White Tiger Tears Into a Tale of Two Indias: Review
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MLK/FBI Sure Feels Like a Film of the Moment: Review
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Netflix’s The Dig Often Buries Its Own Wonder: Review
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Synchronic Splices Together Sci-Fi, Heart, and Humor For One Hell of a Potion: Review
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Locked Down Masks Up for a Charming Enough Romantic Caper: Review
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Videos
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TV Reviews
WandaVision Promises a New Beginning for the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Review
Search Party Season 4 Finds New Levels of Darkness That Aren’t for Everyone: Review
Netflix’s Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer Pulls Its Punches: Review
Cobra Kai Season 3 Brings The Karate Kid Sequels Back into the Dojo: Review
The Stand Reboot Is Christmas for Stephen King’s Most Constant Readers: Review
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Podcasts
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