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  Interviews | Music

  Grady & The Hootin’ Bandits frontman Grady Berhorst talks the band’s first EP

  By Metzli Esparza

  Grady & The Hootin’ Bandits are a young and resourceful Colorado-based independent band hailing from small town Evergreen. Last fall brought the release of their debut self-titled EP, a blend of folk and jazz that culminates in five tracks of indie-alternative excellence — the entirety of which can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music. The third song on the EP, “Hootin’ Thing,” is a particular stand out, joining piano, horns and a grainy production style with fun upbeat vocals that will leave you desperate for more.

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  Obituary

  Remembering legendary folk singer/songwriter Tucker Zimmerman

  By Nate Ruttenberg

  Singer, songwriter, guitarist and cult folk hero Tucker Zimmerman, who released 12 albums over the last six decades, passed away…

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  Review

  In ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ That’s the Way It Happened

  By Francis Rogerson

  “Peter Hujar’s Day” tells the unconventional true story of a day in the life of the photographer Peter Hujar, as…

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  Music

  How James Gunn Changed Music In Cinema

  By Kaden Geier

  James Gunn has one of the most prolific careers in the modern cinematic landscape. After getting his start as a punk-indie darling, he has become one of Hollywood’s most consistently successful directors. 

  Since the beginning of his career, Gunn’s directorial style has been consistently characterised by the use of copywritten music. On its own, this is not unique; other directors, such as Quentin Tarantino, used radio music in films like “Pulp Fiction.” However, those songs were less centered in the story, simply enhancing what was already there.

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  Features | Film Festival

  Everything Before Was Prologue: The Radical Cinema of Barbara Hammer

  By Courtney Gardner

  Barbara Hammer spent decades filming lesbian bodies and desire, insisting audiences feel what they’d largely never seen. A pioneering experimental filmmaker, she created over 80 films that made queer life visible when very few others would. This year, “Barbara Forever,” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, telling Hammer’s life story through her own voice and archive.

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  Music | TV

  A comprehensive guide to the music of “Yellowjackets.”

  By Brooke Lelia

  Part of what makes “Yellowjackets” so unforgettable is the way its soundtrack is used as a narrative anchor. The series follows a group of women, both as teenage soccer players enduring a devastating plane crash in the late ‘90s that leaves them stranded in the Canadian wilderness for 19 months, and, 25 years later, as middle-aged women, who are still coping with the effects of what happened when they were younger. Instead of relying on mainstream nostalgia, “Yellowjackets” leans into the grit and vulnerability of ‘90s alt-rock and the reflective nature of indie. To understand “Yellowjackets” in all its depth, one must pay attention to the show’s rich musical world.