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Dispatch: Hydra does SXSW 2011 (Part 2)

Dispatch: Hydra does SXSW 2011 (Part 2)

Hydra covers live sets by John Maus, The Soft Moon, Shabazz Palaces, Dominique Young Unique, Jamie xx, and some heavy-hitter digital cumbia cats.

| April 2, 2011 | No Comments »

The Fountain of Aronofskyan Youth

The Fountain of Aronofskyan Youth

From Metacom to the Maya, Revere to Aronofsky, etchings to CGI, the Indian is delivered with deformities.

| March 20, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Spoek Mathambo’s Township Tech: A Glimpse of South-African Worldtown

Spoek Mathambo’s Township Tech: A Glimpse of South-African Worldtown

Who knew the township occultism of Spoek Mathambo shared something of the pulse of post-punk dirges?

| March 1, 2011 | No Comments »

Cine Foundation International & White Meadows

Cine Foundation International & White Meadows

Cine Foundation International entreats us to consider the plight of Iranian filmmakers Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof.

| February 27, 2011 | No Comments »

Best Fiction of 2010

Best Fiction of 2010

In Manhattan, a Second Ave tiger is on the loose. In Queens, a balding middle-aged dad loses his job and spends a night experiencing hipster loft living. In Vietnam, it's all about Napoleon and KFC. Hydra's review of the best, funniest, most intelligent fiction of 2010.

| January 21, 2011 | No Comments »

Cosmic Rundown: Under the Eclipse

Cosmic Rundown: Under the Eclipse

The Soft Moon, Last Angel of History, Cut Copy, and a game-film called 'Play' all thrive in their cosmic slop.

| January 17, 2011 | No Comments »

Best Music Re-Issues of 2010 (Part 2)

Best Music Re-Issues of 2010 (Part 2)

On the first installment of our best of re-issue list we covered British art-rock, psych-folk from Chile, French bossa-new wave, Swedish drone, American lounge folk, Jamaican dub and Ghanian psychedelia. On the next two installments we continue traveling the globe with prog from Italy, Nigerian rock, Egyptian soundtrack music, Persian rare groove, Detroit folk, 

| December 28, 2010 | No Comments »

Something in from Near Waters: Small Anchor Press and the Dory Reader

Something in from Near Waters: Small Anchor Press and the Dory Reader

As I sat down with the first issue of the Dory Reader, poems by Jen Bervin, it became apparent to me that a dory, although modest in size, still conveys something from a larger body. The point, in other words, is to fish.

| December 13, 2010 | No Comments »

On Robert Bresson & the Perfect Film

On Robert Bresson & the Perfect Film

So what is the perfect film ? Hydra's own Jose-Luis Moctezuma interrogates this question by exploring the greatness of Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped.

| December 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »

El Disco Es Cultura: Circular Flows Migrating North

El Disco Es Cultura: Circular Flows Migrating North

Cumbia has a growing worldwide following. Hydra tracks the paths and projects of some of its devotees.

| December 6, 2010 | No Comments »