Adam Ant and The Good, The Mad, and The Lovely Posse
“Antmania” is alive and well 30 years after Adam Ant’s peak, Michael Crown discovers at a sold-out Orlando gig.
“Antmania” is alive and well 30 years after Adam Ant’s peak, Michael Crown discovers at a sold-out Orlando gig.
Melted (Goner ). Review by Michael Crown.
Truce Opium (Emergency Umbrella). Review by Michael Crown.
12 Crass Songs (Rough Trade ). Review by Michael Crown.
Old Growth (Matador). Review by Michael Crown.
Wolfmother (Interscope). Review by Michael Crown.
The Dark Third (Red Ink). Review by Michael Crown.
How to Sell the Whole F#@!ing Universe to Everybody Once and For All (Mimicry). Review by Michael Crown.
I love this band. A pop/punk dream - like the progeny of some long forgotten,…
Michael Crown gets under the Mexican wrestling mask of guitarist Eddie Angel to find out what makes the smoking instrumental rock sound of Los Straitjackets tick.
The Modern Stone Age Family (Sundazed). Review by Michael Crown
Six (Epic). Review by Michael Crown
Take Your Shoes Off (Rykodisc). Review by Michael Crown
Redneck Wonderland (Columbia). Review by Michael Crown
The Masterplan (Epic/Sony). Review by Michael Crown
Waste of Mind (Sony). Review by Michael Crown
Greatest Hits (MCA). Review by Michael Crown
Dizzy Up the Girl (Warner Bros.). Review by Michael Crown
Eponymous (Warner Bros.). Review by Michael Crown
Scraps at Midnight (SubPop). Review by Michael Crown
A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.
Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.
Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.