Levi Rubeck

A carnival like atmosphere with a sketch of a man upside down in a water tub, framed by two people. This is the cover for Ted Leo's the Hanged Man.

Helping Ted Leo Help Himself

By Levi Rubeck • September 5th, 2017

Perhaps I took Ted for granted, assuming he’d always tear through town again either on the festival footpath or in an Allston living room.

One man stands playing a guitar and singing, behind him a woman.

Come Sail Away, Mr. Roboto: future of the left and the Passion of the Medley

By Levi Rubeck • August 29th, 2017

future of the left have constructed this one around a song by their former band not simply out of obligation to their frothing followers, but because it’s fun to play.

A woman with brunette hair and deep set eyes stands in front of a black background, the women behind her blurred out in motion blur. This is a promotional image for Orphan Black.

Gang of Clones: The Heart of Orphan Black

By Levi Rubeck • August 22nd, 2017

Orphan Black mostly carried itself as a character-based mystery cop procedural, with main clone Sarah leading the charge against the many forces that sought to exploit her sisters and her daughter

Very intense macro shot of the magenta eyes of a fly, paired in the center of the screen.

The Leisure of Light Obsession & No Man’s Sky

By Levi Rubeck • August 15th, 2017

We all do this to some degree, despite current tiny home fads and trends in extreme minimalist lifestyles. I’m buried with guilt by books read and unread, records haphazardly purchased at shows and while travelling, Steam games, etc., so I’m a bit of a hypocritical son.

a figure in red boots and a hoodie walking down a set of steps to the right. this is a still pixel art image.

A Simmering Hum

By Levi Rubeck • July 25th, 2017

Momodara: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a constrained exploratory game with a singularity of purpose, in narrative presentation and the majority of its score.

Screenshot of a Google Maps zoom of the NRG Stadium

The Future is Play

By Levi Rubeck • July 18th, 2017

By the end of Football 17776’s twenty-five chapters, you’ll have experienced many .gifs, videos, stats, flippant quips and earnest pleas.

New Noise, Better Than the Old Noise

By Levi Rubeck • July 11th, 2017

The relationship of reunion.

An image of Garageband, held at an angle

Simon and Garfunkel and Kyle from Cupertino

By Levi Rubeck • June 27th, 2017

I’m not trying to reinvent rock n roll with these compositions, just add some rhythm to my Hot Snakes rip-off riffs.