Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
- Music Reviews
- October 19, 2018
Poor Until Payday (Family Owned Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
The Glass Bottom Boat of the Cultural Press
Features
Featured Music
Reviews
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
- Screen Reviews
- October 17, 2018
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji is a surprising take on the Samurai film.
Matters of Vital Interest
- Print Reviews
- October 16, 2018
Leonard Cohen and Eric Lerner shared an interest in Zen and much more in their forty-year friendship.
Horrors of Malformed Men
- Screen Reviews
- October 11, 2018
Horrors of Malformed Men begs for a Midnight Movie release.
More Features
Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck and Ann Wilson – Stars Align Tour
- Event Reviews
- September 19, 2018
Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck and Ann Wilson unleashed a potent triple bill for the last night of their Stars Align Tour in Tampa. Michelle Wilson was there to rock out with the 70s superstars.
A Chat with Gary Louris of The Jayhawks
- Features
- September 12, 2018
Jeremy Glazier sits down with Gary Louris of The Jayhawks.
Belmont/ Such Gold
- Event Reviews
- September 6, 2018
Belmont/ Such Gold rocked the Soundbar in Orlando!
Jay-Z and Beyoncé
- Event Reviews
- September 5, 2018
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are On the Run again, taking their co-headlining tour to stadiums all across the land. When they dropped down in Orlando, curiosity brought Jen Cray through the gates.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Beth Hart
- Event Reviews
- September 4, 2018
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Beth Hart offered a healthy serving of blues in Orlando, and Michelle Wilson was there to savor the sweet experience.
Drivin’ N Cryin’ with Tim Nielsen
- Features
- August 29, 2018
Jeremy Glazier talks with Drivin’ N Cryin’ Tim Nielsen about their new re-release and life on the road.
The Alarm
- Event Reviews
- August 27, 2018
The Alarm came “marching on” through Orlando, and Michelle Wilson relived her 80s alternative heyday.
Chicago
- Event Reviews
- August 22, 2018
Tampa was rockin’ with Chicago and REO Speedwagon, and Michelle Wilson was rockin’ right along with them.
Fit For a King
- Event Reviews
- August 20, 2018
Fit For a King, Moths to Flames and Currents rocked the Soundbar!
Van’s Warped Tour
- Event Reviews
- August 14, 2018
After 24 years of punk rock summers, the Van’s Warped Tour takes one final tour around the country. Jen Cray was at one of the final dates to bask in the bittersweet beauty one last time.
More Reviews
Spent
- Screen Reviews
- October 2, 2018
Touted as “a charming dark comedy with a vintage vibe,” the directorial debut from Lisa Mikitarian is a clever and quirky, Coen-caliber creation.
The Pyjama Girl Case
- Screen Reviews
- September 27, 2018
Based on true events, The Pyjama Girl Case is a reflective piece of Italian giallo film making.
The Cat O’ Nine Tails
- Screen Reviews
- September 17, 2018
The Cat O’ Nine Tails is an early classic from Dario Argento.
What Have They Done to Your Daughters?
- Screen Reviews
- September 11, 2018
The Blu-ray reissue of the Italian What Have They Done to Your Daughters is an unnerving watch.
The US Festival: 1982 The US Generation
- Screen Reviews
- August 31, 2018
Brimming with compelling interviews, and bursting with action-packed concert performances, this newly-released DVD documentary provides music enthusiasts with a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of rock’s most influential festivals.
If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Screen Reviews
- August 30, 2018
The authorized biography of the great southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from its founding in Jacksonville, FL to their tragic plane crash in Missippi.
The Complete Sartana
- Screen Reviews
- August 23, 2018
The hugely influential films of Sartana are served well in this lavish box-set.
Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits
- Screen Reviews
- August 21, 2018
Groundbreaking all women reggae-infused punk group the Slits finally get the documentary treatment.
Lady Street Fighter
- Screen Reviews
- August 6, 2018
Absolutely bonkers tale of international intrigue full of kung-fu, action, and nudity, with a barely-comprehensible star.
Mother American Night
- Print Reviews
- August 1, 2018
John Perry Barlow was an American renaissance man, and his memoir is a trip…Grateful Dead style.
Columns
Hot Mikado
- Archikulture Digest
- October 21, 2018
What if Gilbert and Sullivan did “Chicago” with the cast of “Happy Days”?
Phantasmagoria IX – Homecoming
- Archikulture Digest
- October 18, 2018
The Mystery of Irma Vep – A Penny Dreadful
- Archikulture Digest
- October 15, 2018
Notebook
Sun Oct 21 2018
The Worley Gig
Fri Oct 19 2018
The Worley Gig
Thu Oct 18 2018
The Worley Gig
Wed Oct 17 2018
The Worley Gig
Tue Oct 16 2018
The Worley Gig
Music Reviews
Robert Poss
- Music Reviews
- October 18, 2018
Frozen Flowers Curse the Day (Trace Elements Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Sigillum-S
- Music Reviews
- October 18, 2018
The Irresistible Art Of Space Colonization And Its Mutation Implications (Transmutation). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Bruce Katz Band
- Music Reviews
- October 15, 2018
Get Your Groove! (American Showplace Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
John Hiatt
- Music Reviews
- October 12, 2018
The Eclipse Sessions (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul
- Music Reviews
- October 10, 2018
Soulfire Live! (Wicked Cool Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Magpie Salute
- Music Reviews
- October 9, 2018
High Water I (Eagle Rock Entertainment). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Doyle Bramhall II
- Music Reviews
- October 8, 2018
Shades (Mascot Label Group/Provogue). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Red Baraat
- Music Reviews
- October 4, 2018
Sound the People (Rhyme & Reason Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
From the archives...
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They Might Be Giants
- Music Reviews
- December 6, 2001
Holidayland (Restless). Review by Julio Diaz.
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World Dance|London Acid City
- Music Reviews
- November 9, 1998
Various Artists (Mutant Sound System). Review by drew West
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Friday Night Lights
- Screen Reviews
- October 19, 2004
A cinema adaptation of H.G Bissnger’s award winning book about Odessa, Texas’ Permian Panthers tumultuous 1988 season. Rob Levy struggles to be heard above the cheer of the crowd.
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Old 97's
- Music Reviews
- August 15, 2011
The Grand Theatre Vol. Two (New West Records). Review by Sean Slone.
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REO Speedealer
- Interviews
- July 15, 1998
Interview by David Lee Beowülf
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Grant Lee Phillips
- Music Reviews
- October 16, 2001
Mobilize (Rounder). Review by James Mann.
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Rosie Thomas
- Music Reviews
- December 1, 2003
Only With Laughter Can You Win (Sub Pop). Review by Stein Haukland.
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Dash Shaw
- Interviews
- December 5, 2016
Dash Shaw has been one of the most innovation cartoonists of the last decade. His new animated film, My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, voiced by Reggie Watts, Lena Dunham, and Jason Schwartzman, was illustrated by hand over a six year period. Lily and Generoso Fierro sat down with Shaw at AFI Fest for an interview.
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Death In Vegas
- Music Reviews
- July 20, 1999
The Contino Sessions (Time Bomb/Concrete). Review by Troy Mayhew
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Turks & Caicos Mass Choir
- Music Reviews
- May 1, 2003
Behold! Live in Chicago (Meek). Review by Bill Campbell.
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Taddy Porter
- Interviews
- September 24, 2010
Elianne Halbersberg has an insightful conversation with Taddy Porter’s quite punctual Kevin Jones.
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Playing Enemy
- Music Reviews
- July 30, 2001
Cesarean (Escape Artist). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
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Four Letter Word
- Music Reviews
- December 30, 1998
A Nasty Piece of Work (BYO). Review by David Lee Beowülf
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Cordelia's Dad
- Music Reviews
- July 18, 2002
What It Is (Kimchee). Review by Stein Haukland.
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Ben Nichols
- Music Reviews
- December 29, 2008
The Last Pale Light in the West (Liberty & Lament /The Rebel Group). Review by Jen Cray.
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Angelique Kidjo
- Music Reviews
- November 19, 2004
Oyaya! (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
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Dammit
- Features
- April 25, 2001
Brian Kruger enumerates the things we take for granted today that would not have existed without The Ramones.
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Allen Clapp
- Music Reviews
- August 27, 2002
Available Light (March). Review by Stein Haukland.
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Nasum
- Music Reviews
- November 17, 1998
Inhale/Exhale (Relapse). Review by Jeremy Wernow