Nick Cave Asked for the Best of Nick Cave Playlist and I Sent Him This: The Best of the Worst (Or the Worst of the Best) of Nick Cave
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Nick Cave Asked for the Best of Nick Cave Playlist and I Sent Him This: The Best of the Worst (Or the Worst of the Best) of Nick Cave

Can the biggest stinkers from your favorite artist actually be much closer to your heart than the universally praised classics? I certainly think so. Last week, Nick Cave received a flurry of inquiries submitted to his Red Hand Files newsletter from new converts who, upon listening to his stint on the Louis Theroux podcast, turned … Continue reading

10 Videos to Watch and Contemplate America on This Fourth of July: Lana Del Rey Live! Edition
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10 Videos to Watch and Contemplate America on This Fourth of July: Lana Del Rey Live! Edition

Hello? Hello?!! HELL-OOOOOOO!! *taps mic* Can you hear me? Is this thing even on? Oh! Hello there, my most precious Filthy Dreams patriots! What’s that? What am I doing? Checking to make sure the plug wasn’t pulled on us like it was for OUR Trash Magic Miss America, Lana Del Rey, during her recent set … Continue reading

We’re Lost in Music!: Celebrating A Decade of Filthy Dreams with Our Top 10 Filthy Dreams Playlists
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We’re Lost in Music!: Celebrating A Decade of Filthy Dreams with Our Top 10 Filthy Dreams Playlists

*throws confetti* *twirls under the disco ball* Why, hello there, our very dearest beloved Filthy Dreams readers! What’s that? What are we celebrating? Well, if you can believe it, today is the 10th anniversary of Filthy Dreams! A decade of decadence! Ten years of trash! Just one-tenth of a century of camp! On this very … Continue reading

That’s How the Light Gets In: Lana Del Rey Cracks Open Her Best Album Yet
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That’s How the Light Gets In: Lana Del Rey Cracks Open Her Best Album Yet

Every time a paparazzi photograph of Lana Del Rey leaving the mega-church Churchome in Beverly Hills made its way across my Instagram scroll, I rolled my eyes. Not because I was clutching my pearls at Churchome pastor Judah Smith’s previous homophobic comments (unsurprising). Not because it’s also Justin Bieber’s post-Hillsong refuge (who cares). Not even … Continue reading

Lo! A Monster Is Born: “The Horror Show!” at London’s Somerset House Is Everything an Exhibition Should Be
Art / Film / Music

Lo! A Monster Is Born: “The Horror Show!” at London’s Somerset House Is Everything an Exhibition Should Be

“Everywhere I seem to go on this island seems to me I find degeneracy. There is brawling in bars. There is indecency in public places. And there is the corruption of the young. And now I see it all stems from here—it stems from the FILTH taught here in this very school room!” So spits … Continue reading

No Twerk Zones: Tirzah and Henrike Naumann at SculptureCenter
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No Twerk Zones: Tirzah and Henrike Naumann at SculptureCenter

The Tirzah exhibition at SculptureCenter is as basic and enchanting as Tirzah’s music, which would perhaps be best described as mellow melancholia with spasms of grunge. If you weren’t already enamored with Tirzah, you’d probably walk into the exhibition, comprised of just two modestly scaled screens displaying music videos, all of which are readily available … Continue reading