“Ours is a thin-skinned generation, and a lot of artists harbor surprising venom toward anyone who isn’t buying what they’re selling.”

“You’re not looking down, you’re not looking up, you’re just looking straight. There was less empty space, which I feel sometimes can be distracting and negative.”

Mediated love, digital cinematography, and original voices worthy of discovery

We cover the music portion of this year’s conference through reviews, art, and streams

Our 20 favorite releases from the first quarter of the year

“I don’t think there was ever really a line between metal and American roots music for me to erase.”

From NSPY and SPF420 to NFOP and K-POP

Inspiring, infuriating, and only occasionally boring

Who we think should win at the 86th Academy Awards

“They really understand the sounds I’m hearing in my head. I feel like it’s kind of fucked up, actually.”

“When we’re happy, we joke. When we’re uncomfortable, we joke, etc.”

Parsing the complicated relationship between feminist theory and Beyoncé’s new album

TMT Weighs in on 2014’s Oscar-Nominated Shorts

“I’m endlessly obsessed with the stuff that’s just below the surface — sounds that are there but you just need to tease them out a little bit, you know?”

A dart thrown at the abyss of death and loss