Matthew Sweet
- January 15, 2021
Catspaw (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
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- Print Reviews
- January 18, 2021
Music reviews covering the critical years of rock and roll from 1967 to 1973 by critic and band manager Michael Oberman.
He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefe Collection Blu-ray
- Screen Reviews
- January 13, 2021
In spite of, or perhaps because of, the films’ budget and time restraints the filmography of William Grefé is not without considerable charm and which is masterfully captured in this four disc Blu-ray set from Arrow Video.
Guitar Man
- Screen Reviews
- January 11, 2021
He’s the best-selling artist on the Billboard Blues charts, and most people don’t know his name. Who is Joe Bonamassa? Guitar Man tells you that story.
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Ted Lasso
- TV Party
- December 28, 2020
Julius C. Lacking explains how this show managed to hook him in despite its lack of postmodern ironic content
Mixtape 146 :: Gear Summer
- The Lacking Organization
- December 26, 2020
It’s hard to to live up to a name like Young Fresh Fellows when you’ve been at it for almost 40 years, but good time rock and roll never goes out of style.
The Expansive Sonic Universe of Satoko Fujii
- Features
- December 21, 2020
As the weirdest year in memory draws to a close, Sokoto Fujii releases three adventurous albums of out there jazz.
Mixtape 145 :: Gin Tonic State of Mind
- The Lacking Organization
- December 18, 2020
The effervescent jangle of German trio A Tale of Golden Keys is intricately engineered to make your ears ask “what was that?”
Mixtape 144 :: Model Village
- The Lacking Organization
- December 11, 2020
I am generally skeptical and disrespectful of band names with special capitalization, but IDLES look and sound like they mean business.
Begone, foul year
- Features
- December 11, 2020
Let’s leave 2020 in our rearview, shall we?
Sidemen – Long Road to Glory
- The Art Inside The Craft
- December 10, 2020
Jeremy Glazier talks to filmmaker Scott Rosenbaum about his documentary about three obscure but legendary blues musicians
Mixtape 143 :: Lonely Heather
- The Lacking Organization
- December 4, 2020
If you got The Nude Party to perform at your next get-together, it would be the kind of shindig that produces two marriages, three break-ups, and gossip for years to come.
Robert Evan Trop
- Interviews
- December 2, 2020
Guitarist Robert Evan Trop of Beach Viper discusses his influences and growing up on Elvis.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Archikulture Digest
- November 29, 2020
A bright young girl is tortured by her crass parents and brutalized by and evil school mistress. And it’s kid-friendly!
More Reviews
Dahmer
- Screen Reviews
- January 6, 2021
A biopic of Jeffery Dahmer, Milwaukee’s most famous mass murderer. Not for the faint of heart.
Wyrm
- Screen Reviews
- January 4, 2021
Welcome to a retro future world where everyone wears an electronic dog collar until their first sexual experience. Making out counts.
Uncle Peckerhead
- Screen Reviews
- December 29, 2020
Maybe getting a roadie from a creepy van isn’t the best idea, but then again having a cannibal driving your tour bus can smooth out a lot of little issues.
Herb Alpert Is…
- Screen Reviews
- December 25, 2020
This biopic follows Herb Alpert’s rise to the top of the music world, and his life time of continued success.
Silent Running
- Screen Reviews
- December 23, 2020
The early ’70s cult classic Silent Running gets major upgrade from Arrow Video.
Comfort and Joy
- Screen Reviews
- December 21, 2020
With just a few short days before Christmas in Glasgow, morning drive time disc jockey, Alan “Dickie” Bird finds himself caught in the middle of an absurd ice cream war in Bill Forsyth’s masterful 1984 comedy, Comfort and Joy. Generoso reviews this underrated gem which he holds dear as his all-time favorite holiday film.
A Shot of Poison (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Print Reviews
- December 17, 2020
Nostalgia is a powerful force, and Christopher Long’s account of hair metal icons Poison and their 2006 tour puts Ian Koss in a reflective mood.
Fully Realized Humans
- Screen Reviews
- December 16, 2020
Josh and Jesse are expecting their first baby. A rain of useful helpful advice nearly smothers them, until they have to start changing diapers.
Best of Film 2020
- Screen Reviews
- December 7, 2020
Lily and Generoso select and review their ten favorite features, five supplemental films, and prized repertory releases of 2020.
Patch & Tweak with Moog
- Print Reviews
- December 4, 2020
The sounds of Moog synthesizers have been the future of music for a good part of our past now. Julius C. Lacking takes a look at this comprehensive guide.
More Music Reviews
The Lickerish Quartet
- Music Reviews
- January 14, 2021
Threesome Vol. 2 (Lojinx). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
The Coathangers
- Music Reviews
- December 18, 2020
The Coathangers (Suicide Squeeze). Review by Scott Adams.
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams
- Music Reviews
- December 16, 2020
Plastic Bouquet (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Chas Justus and friends
- Music Reviews
- December 15, 2020
Joyeux Noël, Bon Chrismeusse: A Holiday EP from South Louisiana. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves
- Music Reviews
- December 14, 2020
Sun Via (Underground Thieves LLC). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Eric Revis
- Music Reviews
- December 9, 2020
Slipknots Through A Looking Glass (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Cory Smythe
- Music Reviews
- December 3, 2020
Accelerate Every Voice (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Tawny Newsome & Bethany Thomas
- Music Reviews
- December 1, 2020
Material Flats (Fine Alpinist Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
From the archives...
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Neck Deep
- Event Reviews
- February 6, 2018
Emo is still alive and well on The Peace and The Panic Tour. Neck Deep, Creeper and others wind up a sold-out crowd in Orlando. Vanna Porter has photographic proof.
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Saul Conrad
- Event Reviews
- March 1, 2013
Saul Conrad may be more coffee house than dive bar, but his Poison Packet is still worth pouring into your musical drink.
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Burzum
- Music Reviews
- July 14, 2011
The Fallen (Candlelight Records ). Review by Matthew Moyer.
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Junior Brown
- Event Reviews
- June 12, 1998
Event Review by Drew Id
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Against Me!
- Event Reviews
- December 9, 2007
The Orlando date of the Against Me! tour was scheduled in competition with the annual Anti Pop Fest, but the band’s loyal followers could not be deterred. Jen Cray skipped out on the multitude of alternate shows happening downtown to spend another evening with these Gainesville boys.
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Spaceways Inc. / The Gold Sparkle Band
- Music Reviews
- September 6, 2002
Version Soul (Atavistic) and Fugues And Flowers (Squealer). Review by Matthew Aurealis.
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Still Bill
- Screen Reviews
- January 25, 2011
Tim Wardyn becomes one with Still Bill, the documentary of Bill Withers the man, and challenges any fan not to do the same.
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The Weeknd
- Music Reviews
- January 16, 2012
Echoes of Silence. Review by John Cogburn.
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Year Long Disaster
- Music Reviews
- November 2, 2007
Year Long Disaster (Volcom). Review by Jen Cray.
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The Ataris
- Music Reviews
- June 27, 2001
End Is Forever (Kung Fu) Review by Brian Kruger.
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Fracture
- Music Reviews
- April 27, 2000
Fracture (No Idea). Review by Andrew Chadwick
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Paik
- Music Reviews
- April 28, 2003
The Orson Fader (Clairecords). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
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Lizzie Davis
- Music Reviews
- August 26, 2013
Latitudes (Independent). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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Rose Polenzani
- Music Reviews
- September 6, 1999
Anybody (Daemon). Review by Phil Bailey
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Teen Goddess
- Print Reviews
- October 30, 2003
Spells, disaffected teenage girls, punk rock, Queens and Goddesses. No, it isn’t a new TV series, it’s Teen Goddess: How to Look, Love & Live Like A Goddess. Carl F Gauze pulls back the veil.
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Monkey Business on Spec
- Features
- July 31, 2000
Monkey Business on Spec (Ink 19, July 2000)
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My Ruin
- Music Reviews
- December 29, 2000
I don’t even want to get into the baggage that Tarrie B’s persona hefts aroun…
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Surfside Girls - The Secret of Danger Point
- Print Reviews
- August 30, 2017
Two young girls turn their love of surf into a mysterious adventure complete with ghosts, pirates and romance in this beautifully illustrated young adult book.
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Sleater-Kinney
- Event Reviews
- May 20, 1999
Event Review by Phil Bailey