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Michael Sarnoski’s dying outlaw in 'The Death of Robin Hood' tests, after a remorseful confession, who controls the past. tinyurl.com/RHoodRmrs

Trombonist Ryan Keberle Discusses His Music by an MPB Pioneer INTERVIEW: As Ryan Keberle explains, MPB was much like the rock revolution in the US—building on tradition while also breaking thrilling new ground. tinyurl.com/Keberle26

Masters of mystery, Radiohead’s modus operandi manifests into various fan theories—particularly Binary Theory—which becomes brilliant music marketing. tinyurl.com/Radiohead26

North Carolina indie rock band Cor de Lux have released one of the year's essential indie rock records, and they did it their way. Dawn Moraga discusses their work. 'Year of the Horse' is a #PMPick out now via @IpecacRec. INTERVIEW: tinyurl.com/CorDeLux1

At Comerica Park, Detroit’s original punk provocateur Iggy Pop turned a supporting slot into a confrontation between rock’s past and its future. tinyurl.com/IggyPopDetroit

Clara Mann's 'Wishbone' posits that even if love isn’t predicated on chance, it doesn't lose its poetic appeal. That's why love is poetry: it chooses you. 'Wishbone' is a [9/10] out Friday. tinyurl.com/ClaraMann1

Proust’s 'In Search of Lost Time' ends with a bourgeois hostess pouring tea as a princess, and only readers who finish all seven volumes know whom she once called a bore. tinyurl.com/Proust2026

'The Social Reckoning' falls into the Aaron Sorkin trap: the seductive belief that exposing a logical fallacy demonstrates not only superior reasoning, but superior moral standing. tinyurl.com/AaronSorkin26

Jack White adds an intimate Fillmore show before a bigger downtown show, blasting the City by the Bay with a double dose of fiery blues power.– @gms111 READ: tinyurl.com/JWhiteLive

British soft rock extraordinaire Gilbert O'Sullivan chats about his new album, his collaborations, and staying Irish wherever he lays his head. INTERVIEW: tinyurl.com/GilbertOSull

We talk with Russian Circles guitarist Mike Sullivan about what has kept the Chicago post-metal outfit going for two decades and nearly double-digit albums. INTERVIEW: tinyurl.com/RussCirc26

'Tuner' illustrates a critical paradox within the disability narrative: the condition of being inherently valuable yet socially devalued. tinyurl.com/Tuner26

Venice Film Festival 2026 embraced film’s political nature—though not without flinching—as we examine works by Paul Schrader, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, and an Oasis documentary. tinyurl.com/VFF26Pltcl

“The Polaris prize can call them Canadian while they call themselves extraterrestrial; both claims can coexist without one cancelling the other. Angine de Poitrine don’t offer a new definition of Canadian music; they offer an escape from the obligation to define it at all.” popmatters.com/angine-de-poi…

Norway's "queer country" Embla and the Karidotters deliver high-energy fun performed by a kick-ass, live-show-honed band, anchored by strong songs. tinyurl.com/EmblaKari

With stadium-sized choruses carefully woven from 1990s indie, trip-hop and alt-rock, SOFY makes the messy business of getting your life together sound hugely relatable. 'How to Perform Magic' is a #PMPick out now. tinyurl.com/SOFY2026

The Best Electronic Music of September 2026 tinyurl.com/Electro0926

Punk’s shorthand for deconstruction has always been: Who says? Yet, if we take that move seriously, we have to apply it to our own sacred binaries. tinyurl.com/PunkSaysWho

A contender for album of the year, 'All Set the Bone' is Greg Freeman's intense, stylistically varied testament to our grim reality, with lasting appeal. #PMPick [9/10] out now via @transgressiveHQ. tinyurl.com/GFreeman26