An Ode to the ‘Venom’ Trilogy, a Deranged Masterpiece of Superhero Cinema

It all started with a lobster tank. During a pivotal scene in Venom, investigative journalist Eddie Brock (played by Tom Hardy) freaks out as an alien parasite (also Hardy) takes up residence in his body—Eddie’s […]

Nathy Peluso’s “Estás Buenísimo” Is an Ode to Hot Guys: Stream

Nathy Peluso's "Estás Buenísimo" Is an Ode to Hot Guys: Stream

On her new single, Nathy Peluso gives due to the man that’s made a difference in her world. The Argentinian rapper has shared “Estás Buenísimo,” an ode to, to put it literally, a really hot […]

After scandal, L.A. band Las Cafeteras sings ode to Oaxaca

A woman wearing white speaks into a microphone

She called them “dark little people,” adding “tan feos” (“they’re ugly”) and claimed she didn’t know where they came from. Former L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez’s recently leaked racist remarks about Oaxacans living in […]

Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler review – ode to the glory days, and slow demise, of the music press | Autobiography and memoir

The author’s younger brother, Daniel Kessler of Interpol

Those of us who cut our teeth on the weekly music press are, by nature, bullishly nostalgic for the days when NME and Melody Maker sold hundreds of thousands of copies, reputations and heated pub […]