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Don’t let the stage name fool you: Monsieur Leroc isn’t French, he’s really Arne Drescher, and he’s from Germany. And don’t let the label fool you, either: while his new record, Le Slow Motion Boogie Woogie may be on Cornerstone R.A.S./Skunk (best known for Sublime and Long Beach Dub All-Stars), Leroc’s opus is a funk/hip hop/jazz collage set against interesting beats and electronics. Phillip Haire corresponded with Leroc to examine the contradictions.
Until now, much of the populace has been unable to enjoy one of Jamaica’s ven…
Keyboard virtuoso Dr. Dan, best known for his contribution to the Fiji Marine…
Brevard County, Florida has uncovered another gem in what has become a talent…
Only once in a great while does a recording reflect a “salt-of-the-earth” gri…
Skelly and Wiss follow up the awesome
The Supersuckers, with Los Infernos and Furious Four (The Hustler, Indialantic, FL, May 17, 2000). Concert review by Phillip Haire.
Allow me to introduce you to yet another scorching act who embraces the seven…
Event Review by Phillip Haire
Live: Tickets Still Available (Skunk). Review by Phillip Haire
White Out (In the Red). Review by Phillip Haire
Late For the Future (Capricorn). Review by Phillip Haire
Interview by Phillip Haire
The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World (Sub Pop). Review by Phillip Haire
Sometimes I Cry (Sonic Unyon). Review by Phillip Haire
Music For Our Mother Ocean (Hollywood). Review by Phillip Haire
Deadly Hi-Fi (Skunk). Review by Phillip Haire
Bless Me Jah (RAS). Review by Phillip Haire
Awesome Mix Tape #6 (Hellcat). Review by Phillip Haire
Event Review by Phillip Haire
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Carl F. Gauze takes in See You at the Movies, another exciting Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret featuring Orlando’s own Tay Anderson.
A small town woman finds peace with her family in Rachel Hendrix, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.