Mixtape 140 :: Coin
Raw, stinging, and pungent like a freshly-cut onion, The Bobby Lees quickly peel away their layers to share their tender, pearl-white hearts.
Raw, stinging, and pungent like a freshly-cut onion, The Bobby Lees quickly peel away their layers to share their tender, pearl-white hearts.
The Gaslamp Killer earned his nickname by ruining the vibe of clubs in San Diego’s Gaslamp district with his incongruous DJ sets, so we must conclude those clubs were lame.
Hissing steam and spitting fire, the Old 97s chew up the rails and cross-ties by playing country music with a punk attitude.
Old 97’s & Waylon Jennings (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Too Far to Care (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
The Grand Theatre Vol. Two (New West Records). Review by Sean Slone.
The Grand Theatre, Vol. 1 (New West). Review by Sean Slone.
Drag It Up (New West). Review by Jen Cray.
Lay Your Head on the Soft Rock (Doghouse Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
To Sing for Nights (Dim Mak). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
And the Surrounding Mountains (Merge). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Down Marriot Lane! (Crank!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Lost In Revelry (Misra). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.
Aftershock (Doghouse). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.
Every year, Sean Slone makes a mix CD that sums up the year in music. Here’s a look at the 19 tracks that make up this year’s mix.
As Gail Worley herself might say, “It’s all about hangin’ out with rock stars.” Gail hung out with plenty of rock stars this year, and here presents the 19 most memorable things they said to her.
Satellite Rides (Elektra). Review by Sean Slone.
Event Review by Sean Slone
Fight Songs (Elektra). Review by Marshall Presnell
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.