Death Grips’ Paint Drips: MC Ride’s first art show Matt Sater January 8, 2017 News Perhaps the biggest hurdle for contemporary artists working with concepts of darkness is a perception that making thematically dark art is just a commercially viable cop-out, a quick and easy way to h...
The Last Shadow Puppets: synopsis of dream or delusion? George Green October 28, 2016 Album Preview, News, Previews Following the release of Everything You’ve Come To Expect (their second album) earlier this year, The Last Shadow Puppets have promised the release of their The Dream Synopsis EP on the 2nd of December 2016. ...
Proper Art or Propaganda: On Nicolas Jaar’s Sirens George Green October 6, 2016 Album Review A coin sits on a hospital-grey album sleeve. What to do? Anyone that has had the fleeting anxiety when thumbing through a couple of fresh scratch cards knows. Like a chisel or a paintbrush, this coin is a tool....
Down a rabbit hole: the state of critique Joanna Jiang April 18, 2016 Columns and Opinions Three years later, more than 100 critiques penned, and more edited, a founding B-Sider reflects on what compels her to write what she does. Critics -- especially art critics -- get a bad rap. They dabble (or...
Blog: Reflections on Genesis at Symbiosis Gathering 2015 Conner Smith September 30, 2015 Blog In recounting my experiences at this year's Symbiosis Gathering, I continue to return to one: gazing into the depths of a beautiful painting titled Genesis by Hans Walør in the art dome. The image rotat...