With the global environment on the decline, it’s important to revere what’s left of nature and urge people to play a role in undoing as much damage as possible. 

Never before has music been so entrancing and captivating, but also informative and educational. 

The mention of child actors often draws one’s thoughts to the decline of Lindsay Lohan, the deterioration of Macaulay Culkin, as well as the large number of other young stars seemingly crippled by the weight of fame. The spotlight or eventual loss of it is sometimes too much. As grades suffer, and indulgence in alcohol or other drugs becomes a coping mechanism; acts of debauchery keep the attention on the young artist. Acting as a child has serious risks, yet it should not be entirely denounced.

In “Tell Us You Were Here,” the narrator’s voice is presented as frantic and unstable, repeating elements and dwelling on disturbing memories, but it is also beautiful. 

Vast synthetic farmlands, derelict slums advertising indulgence at every street corner, a melodic and haunting score, the virtues of existence and the light of life found in strange and often uncomfortable places make up Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049, which captures the feel of the original Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. 

“Rock is dead.” “Music isn’t what it used to be.” Such statements are the rallying cry of many dissatisfied adolescents. Those who are convinced that they have been dropped into the auditory equivalent of a post-bombed Dresden wish that they could have been there to see Jim Morrison swagger or stagger onto stage and deliver some bluesy, psychedelic epic.