Opus Digest: June 2024
Highlighting some of the best stuff posted on Opus last month.
Jun 1: June 2024’s Best Streaming Titles: Oppenheimer, Office Space, The Bear, The Lego Movie, Paddington, Rush Hour
Cillian Murphy, office humor, restaurant drama, Emmet Brickowski, marmalade, Jackie Chan, and more.
Jun 3: My Cultural Diet (May 2024): Krull, The Crow, Fallout, Kansas City BBQ, Slowdive
A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Jun 4: “Floating in the Light” by Johan Agebjörn (feat. Sally Shapiro)
The italo disco producer returns with a new single of impeccably sleek, stylish electronic music.
Jun 6: Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai is Coming to Theaters in 4K
The restoration marks the legendary film’s 70th anniversary.
Jun 7: Caught in Mischief Unplanned by The Stilted Lodger (Review)
The new solo project from Writ on Water’s frontman is an abundance of darkly atmospheric dream pop and post-punk.
Jun 11: Arcane’s Second Season Finally Gets a Teaser
Netflix’s vividly realized series is one of the best animated titles to come along in quite some time.
Jun 14: “Call a Friend” by Slow Salvation
The dream pop duo becomes a foursome, but the music is as lush as ever.
Jun 14: World Theatre by World Theatre (Review)
A fascinating new wave curio from an era of Christian music that far too few know anything about.
Jun 15: New Subscriber Playlist: “Enter the Chamber”
This month’s subscriber-only playlist and podcast episode explores the Cryo Chamber label’s dark ambience.
Jun 17: Which meals would you hire a food detective to find?
I’d love to try the blackberry pie that I had on my honeymoon again. And I’m still looking for the perfect French Dip.
Jun 19: Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Volume II Is Getting Expanded
The edition marks the classic album’s 30th anniversary, and will feature deluxe packaging and new material.
Jun 19: Highlighting Selected Table Rows with CSS and the :has() Selector
As CSS grows increasingly robust, it allows us to do things that would’ve been impossible even just a few years ago.
Jun 22: Cannon Films’ 1986 Promo Reel Is a Time Capsule of Pure Movie Awesomeness
In another world, these were 1986’s hottest movies.
Jun 25: New From Projekt: Soulwhirlingsomewhere’s Live at ProjektFest ‘96
The first SoulWhirlingSomewhere release in over 20 years is a stripped down acoustic performance from 1996.
Jun 26: MTV News Has Vanished From the Web
It’s frustrating to see companies delete their content with seemingly no thought given to its value and relevance.
Jun 29: Perplexity’s Blunders Hint at AI’s Fundamental Problem
AI tools already make it more difficult to determine what’s real. But soon, that may not matter anymore.
Jun 29: Upstate Tape #1 by Daygraves (Review)
Daygraves expands his blackgaze sound with a whole new battery of sounds and styles.
Jun 29: “Astroautomata” by Kid Tigrrr
Jenna Fournier’s wispy voice is the real draw on her dreamy new single.
Related: Opus’ full June 2024 archives.
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