Midland with Colby Acuff
Judy Craddock has a pulled pork sandwich after Colby Acuff’s set, not missing a beat of Midland’s wild west tour stop. Grand Junction, Colorado, gets “lucky sometimes.”
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The Bat (1926)
The granddaddy of old dark house mysteries, The Bat (1926) creeps onto Blu-ray from Undercrank Productions.
The Shadow Boxing
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Too Much Too Young, The 2 Tone Records Story
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Smash Mouth featuring Barry Williams, “Sunshine Day”
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Stereophonic
Tony-nominated smash success Stereophonic delivers a brand-new Broadway cast recording — straight from 1976.
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Squeeze with Boy George
Squeeze and Boy George dazzle in Clearwater, Florida, as Michelle Wilson ticks two off her Bucket List.
Warren Haynes Band
Michelle Wilson soaks up the jam band vibes when Warren Haynes Band brings their Million Voices Whisper Tour to Jacksonville.
Midge Ure
Midge Ure brings his Band In A Box tour to historic Mount Dora, Florida, where Michelle Wilson revels in ’80s nostalgia.
Jeffrey Foucault
Judy Craddock speaks with Jeffrey Foucault about his first album in six years, The Universal Fire, and connecting all kinds of dots in the wake of loss.
Steve Earle
Channing Wilson opens for Steve Earle as Steve tours on his Alone Again Live album.
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Friday the 13th (2009)
Jason Vorhees is back in 2009’s soft reboot of Friday the 13th, and it is time for a re-evaluation of the most recent film in the long running franchise.
To Kill a Mastermind
Marvelous martial arts masterpiece To Kill a Mastermind is finally released from the Shaw Brothers’ vault.
Permanent Damage: Memoirs of an Outrageous Girl
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Matt and Mara
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Tattooed Life
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Revelation (Secret City Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
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Rack (Ipecac). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
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A tale of dissolution and vengeance set in the Old West, told Italian style.
Pinetop Perkins
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Rio en Medio
Rio en Medio Radio (WW Recordings). Review by James Mann.