The Smashing Machine is an Extreme Fighting Biopic That Sits at a Strange, Subdued Remove
The Smashing Machine is sensitive, texturally rich, and technically strong, but it only half succeeds in its MMA melodrama.
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How The Beths Found Clarity By Resisting Life’s Intrusions
The Auckland band spoke with Paste about the therapy of writing routines, splitting time between Los Angeles and New Zealand, and prioritizing emotional potency on their great new album, Straight Line Was A Lie.
How Big Thief Found Itself Again
After bassist Max Oleartchik’s departure, Adrianne Lenker, Buck Meek, and James Krivchenia opened their borders on Double Infinity and discovered an identity elastic enough to hold multitudes.
Coming of Age in the Surveillance State in the Perceptive Happyend
Set in a very familiar, near future surveillance state, Happyend cleverly uses its setting to examine fraying adolescent friendship.
Listen to the Paste Americana Day Party Playlist, RSVP for Our Nashville Party
We’ll have 12 artists on two stages plus amazing mezcal cocktails, tattoos and chainstitching. Listen to the full lineup in our Paste Americana Day Party playlist.