Jonathan Finkelstein
Contributing Release Writer
jfinkel5@binghamton.edu
20 Articles
Arts & Culture
Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel...
This year, we got “The Idler Wheel …,” her most devastating, rewarding release to date. ...
Arts & Culture
Record Label Spotlight: The best English rock is at 4AD
In 1979, rock was at a transitional point. Punk had packed its torn bags and left town, paving the way in America and the United Kingdom for post-punk, an elusive category that...
Arts & Culture
Crystal Castles: Take 1
The direct kicking and screaming of “Crystal Castles (II)” and their debut album can be felt after mere minutes of listening, but “(III)” questions the band’s intentions and surely changes their approach ...
Arts & Culture
2012's Narrative In Music: Kendrick Lamar & Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar have been polarizing this year by challenging the boring conventions of each genre’s formula. ...
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Female Singers with Haunting Voices
Below are four female singers who sacrifice confectionery pop for haunting, stratospheric vocal technique, all beautifully hypnotizing and eerie at the same time. And just in time for Halloween! (We’re a little ...
Arts & Culture
Review: Bat For Lashes, "The Haunted Man"
It would be extremely base to reduce Natasha Khan’s musical efforts under the stage name Bat For Lashes to a melting pot of past female pop artists like Kate Bush, Björk and...
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Harpur Cinema screens what multiplexes don't
Twice a week this fall, Binghamton residents and Binghamton University students have the opportunity to see films that aren’t easy to find on the big screen. ...
Arts & Culture
Zombies of the Southern Tier
Last Friday, pure evil plagued the streets of Downtown Binghamton. ...
Arts & Culture
Review: "Until the Quiet Comes" by Flying Lotus
There’s a moment in the new Flying Lotus album, “Until The Quiet Comes,” when all rhythm is ignored and the percussive jackhammering of a woodpecker is ushered in. ...
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Release tunes in to Grizzly Bear
On Grizzly Bear’s new album, “Shields,” the band has further refined their sound and created one of the finest albums of the year. ...