Alex McLevy

5/13/22

12 summer music festivals to get hyped for in defiance of your own mortality

Pitchfork, Riot Fest, Boston Calling, and more—there's only so many chances to see Halsey (actually, there's quite a…

5/6/22

Every Marvel TV show, ranked from worst to best

A heroic countdown of 22 Marvel shows, including Moon Knight, S.H.I.E.L.D., Hawkeye, and, yes, even Iron Fist

4/29/22

Who wouldn’t want to watch some cute little kids try and murder people?

The very last Home Video Hell tackles Ankle Biters, a Canadian wannabe horror-comedy that forgets the horror—and the…

4/26/22

Damn, Kendrick Lamar is back: 25 essential albums to hear in May

Plus new records from Arcade Fire, Sharon van Etten, Wallice, and a host of other must-hear releases for the summer

4/25/22

Pantera’s <i>Far Beyond Driven</i> might be the heaviest album ever to hit <i>Billboard’</i>s No. 1 spot

Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven might be the heaviest album ever to hit Billboard’s No. 1 spot

While Pantera’s aggro-metal crossover success took the top spot in 1994, a Pacific Northwest indie marvel remains…

4/23/22

What’s your favorite moment from <i>Barry</i> so far?

What’s your favorite moment from Barry so far?

With the third season of the HBO show about to hit, A.V. Club staffers single out their go-to scenes

4/21/22

The unbearable weight of The A.V. Club’s favorite Nicolas Cage performances

From Moonstruck to Mandy, it’s time to weigh in on one of cinema’s most charismatic oddballs

4/20/22

A 40th anniversary reissue asks: Is <i>Moving Pictures</i> Rush’s best album?

A 40th anniversary reissue asks: Is Moving Pictures Rush’s best album?

The sterling new deluxe reissue makes the case for the Canadian trio’s most commercially successful album

4/11/22

The 20 best frontpeople in modern rock

From Paramore's Hayley Williams to newly minted successes like Sasami, these are the most commanding—and…

4/10/22

<i>The Walking Dead</i> gets awfully messy in its very last midseason finale

The Walking Dead gets awfully messy in its very last midseason finale

Lance Hornsby makes his move as The Commonwealth receives its first major shockwave, setting up the end

4/7/22

Watch a relationship turn literally monstrous in this exclusive Alice Merton video premiere

New single "Blindside" weds dark and turbulent material to uplifting pop grooves—and a memorable music video where a…

4/6/22

The 15 most essential music bios (and autobiographies) so far this century

From Sleater-Kinney to Springsteen, these are the tomes most deserving of joining the pantheon of essential musical…

4/3/22

Tensions rise as <i>The Walking Dead</i> pits everyone against the Commonwealth

Tensions rise as The Walking Dead pits everyone against the Commonwealth

Every single character is finally confronting the fact that this new "haven" is anything but

3/31/22

Who will win (and who should win) at the 2022 Grammys

From Lil Nas X to Olivia Rodrigo, The A.V. Club picks winners for the major races at music's biggest night

3/30/22

In Willie Nelson we trust: Why his homegrown Luck Reunion matters

The annual celebration held on his unusual land resists the odds and creates a music event that transcends its…

3/27/22

Daryl and Rosita are pawns of a rich bastard on <i>The Walking Dead</i>

Daryl and Rosita are pawns of a rich bastard on The Walking Dead

Negan confronts the legacy of his past while everybody's least-favorite asshole forces our heroes to do his bidding

3/25/22

Camp Cope’s new album is a reminder of one of the best voices in modern rock

Running With The Hurricane delivers on the expressive power of Georgia Maq’s inimitable singing

3/24/22

The posthumous album from Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg is a soulful look back in time

The longtime rapper’s final project, Forever, is a nostalgic consideration of his life and legacy—for good and ill

3/23/22

Jack White, Bloc Party, and the return of Girl Talk (plus 21 more albums coming in April)

Kurt Vile, Digga D, The Regrettes, and more top the list of albums we can’t wait to hear in April 2022

3/20/22

<i>The Walking Dead</i> twists time and space for a fun and deadly adventure

The Walking Dead twists time and space for a fun and deadly adventure

The series continues its final-season experiments with style, for an episode that pits reason against radicalism—in…

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