Film, music and book reviews. Proudly based in Portland, OR! www.spectrumculture.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtordqdc2s2qToday’s vibe;22 Aug 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtordqdc2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtnggviq5c2a22 Aug 2026 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnggviq5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtnffks2l22q22 Aug 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnffks2l22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtnah55zp226Feel like I won the lottery22 Aug 2026 02:35 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtnah55zp226https://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtn5qjezyc26Maybe the eagle coulda toned it down a little https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/20/robbie-basho-the-voice-of-the-eagle-review/22 Aug 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtn5qjezyc26https://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtmow6w4xk2hRoots, Rock AND Reggae?! https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/20/bob-marley-the-wailers-roots-rock-reggae-live-at-the-hammersmith-odeon-review/21 Aug 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmow6w4xk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtmhjq3gic2gOur trip through Ozu's oeuvre hits a turning point. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/20/oeuvre-ozu-where-now-are-the-dreams-of-youth/21 Aug 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmhjq3gic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtm52miw5k2aWe're only happy when it L'Rains https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/20/lrain-fata-morgana-review/21 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtm52miw5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtlwox5pkc2nMetal Machine Music is an attempt at beauty. ZTfS is an attempt at ugliness. Totally different bags, baby! Further reading: https://spectrumculture.com/2023/05/16/rediscover-pat-metheny-zero-tolerance-for-silence/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlwox5pkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtkalxrpxs2hThis isn't some kind of metaphor...20 Aug 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkalxrpxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtk4sxfqh22uWe are...um...ecstatic that this is back in print! https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/19/yasiin-bey-the-ecstatic-review/20 Aug 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtk4sxfqh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtjnvyn2d22zScene Report: Welch and Rawlings keep the Dead alive in PDX. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/19/concert-review-gillian-welch-and-david-rawlings/20 Aug 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjnvyn2d22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mthmrrvpy22uSYR u ready 4 this? https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/18/discography-sonic-youth-syr1-anagrama-syr2-slaapkamers-met-slagroom-syr3-invitio-al-cielo/19 Aug 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthmrrvpy22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mthgrtnac225In the running for best title of the year -- and an essential comp, to boot! https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/18/various-artists-armagideon-time-when-punk-went-dub-1978-1984-review/19 Aug 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthgrtnac225https://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mth52smwhc2uBy closing her artistic process off to the people and places around her, Laura Veirs has fully opened herself up to love and, hopefully, creative collaboration once again. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/18/laura-veirs-temple-songs-review/19 Aug 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth52smwhc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtexylvmjs27Tap in! https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/17/revisit-this-is-spinal-tap/18 Aug 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtexylvmjs27https://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtemob2cnk2cToday’s vibe:18 Aug 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtemob2cnk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtelttnqz22oKiwi Jr. are working, but they're not working for you https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/17/kiwi-jr-blowin-up-review/18 Aug 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtelttnqz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtcpjftncs2oA documentary about American medicos working in the Gaza Strip pulls no punches https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/16/american-doctor-review/17 Aug 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcpjftncs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtcmpwrj222oTrophy Wife doesn't believe in ear candy https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/16/trophy-wife-pathetic-review/17 Aug 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcmpwrj222ohttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtcgjz5k6k2oAn impressively realistic and nuanced social drama! https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/16/union-county-review/17 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcgjz5k6k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtc562vxhc2oScene Report: Sugar reunion bittersweet in PDX. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/16/concert-review-sugar-j-robbins/17 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc562vxhc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mtbzt2v5ck2oAn OST to a "Green Day comedy"? Now we've seen everything! https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/16/various-artists-nimrods-the-soundtrack-review/17 Aug 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbzt2v5ck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mt2zeqye7s2iWe'd be lion if we said this wasn't a great reggae-centric comp https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/13/various-artists-flashing-echo-lee-scratch-perry-presents-jungle-lion-the-upsetter-singles-1973-chapter-2-review/14 Aug 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2zeqye7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mt2undvwsc2iWhen You Wash Upon a Star: Our tour of Sonic Youth's discography takes things for a spin. https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/13/discography-sonic-youth-washing-machine/14 Aug 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2undvwsc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mt2p7k4gjk2cThe Winder-Lind Willows https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/13/nina-winder-lind-wild-love-review/14 Aug 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2p7k4gjk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/spectrumculture.bsky.social/post/3mt2jsf5wy226Big Baby Not So Boss https://spectrumculture.com/2026/08/12/big-baby-review/14 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:ch543cfvlbkc36exo7xyyvak/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2jsf5wy226