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- October 20, 2020
Intricacies (Wanderlustik Productions). Review by Stacey Zering.
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Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles
- Screen Reviews
- October 12, 2020
New York’s Metropolitan Museum engages a crew of top chefs to make desserts fit for Versailles.
Born Into the Gig
- Screen Reviews
- October 8, 2020
The children of rock and rollers look for purpose in life and follow their parents’ footsteps.
The Five Books of (Robert) Moses
- Print Reviews
- October 7, 2020
In this retro-futuristic drama, New York City is recreated in the Nevada desert on a massive scale after a terrorist attack. Things are in a bad state, but will they ever get better? After 1500 pages, the answer is: Not really.
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Ray Ray
- Interviews
- October 14, 2020
Ray Ray speaks about a life behind the drum set.
Mixtape 135 :: Bottle Rocket Baby
- The Lacking Organization
- October 9, 2020
Hissing steam and spitting fire, the Old 97s chew up the rails and cross-ties by playing country music with a punk attitude.
Eddie Van Halen
- Features
- October 7, 2020
Eddie Van Halen was a gifted golden guitar god. His talent – immeasurable. His catalog of music – impeccable. And his legacy will live forever.
Bright Young Things
- Archikulture Digest
- October 3, 2020
An immersive show takes you through the dark alleys of Orlando’s night life.
Mixtape 134: Identity Theft
- The Lacking Organization
- October 2, 2020
Taking their name from Australian slang for something not good, The Chats are here to strike fear in the hearts of parents and guidance counselors across the globe.
Jesus Hopped The A Train
- Archikulture Digest
- September 28, 2020
Two convicts discuss God, morality and how many people they killed as their lawyer gets disbarred.
Impossible Dream: The Best of Broadway’s Leading Men
- Archikulture Digest
- September 27, 2020
Shawn Kilgore presents a caberet on line from Winter Park Playhouse.
Mixtape 133: Waba Duba
- The Lacking Organization
- September 25, 2020
Not unlike fine Swiss clockwork, the duo that calls themselves Yello have been ticking for four decades without missing a beat.
Urinetown (The Musical)
- Archikulture Digest
- September 22, 2020
If you think quarantining is a pain, try holding it in when you can’t go out.
Mixtape 132: Holiday
- The Lacking Organization
- September 22, 2020
The Just Joans keep it in the family, and they keep it fairly civil, covering their lethally caustic Scottish wit in a layer of pleasant pop.
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Sukiyaki Western Django
- Screen Reviews
- September 29, 2020
A mysterious stranger wander into a desolate village burdened by gold. Two clans vie for his gunslinging prowess, and nearly everybody ends up dead in this lush and ultraviolent Japanese Western.
Addis Ababa Noir
- Print Reviews
- September 21, 2020
Akashic Books Noir series stops in Addis Ababa for some stories about the dark side of Ethiopia. The stories blend myth, history, memory and regret related to dealing with the county’s traumatic recent past.
Why Don’t You Just Die!
- Screen Reviews
- September 7, 2020
A Russian family drama with plenty of krovvy and ultraviolence.
Gamera: The Complete Collection
- Screen Reviews
- September 3, 2020
Gamera finally gets his due in this lavish box set.
Broken Poet
- Screen Reviews
- September 2, 2020
Elliot Murphy stars as a rock star thought to be dead.
Zombie for Sale
- Screen Reviews
- August 28, 2020
Lee Min-Jae breathes new life via comedy into the zombie genre.
Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul
- Print Reviews
- August 24, 2020
Soul survivor Eddie Floyd (“Knock on Wood,” “634-5789,” “Big Bird”) writes a memoir detailing his life in music.
Nothing Stays the Same: The Story of The Saxon Pub
- Screen Reviews
- August 21, 2020
Long-running Austin institution the Saxon Pub is in danger of closing due to the explosive growth in rent and cost of living of the once-sleepy college town of Austin, Texas.
Black Rainbow
- Screen Reviews
- August 20, 2020
Mike Hodges ’80s thriller is back from movie purgatory in this Blu-ray release.
And In The End: The Last Days Of The Beatles
- Print Reviews
- August 19, 2020
The sad, rancorous end of The Beatles is compelling told in And In The End.
More Music Reviews
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- Music Reviews
- October 19, 2020
Axiom (Ropeadope/ Stretch Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Bobby Bare
- Music Reviews
- October 16, 2020
Bobby Bare sings Shel Silverstein (Bear Family Productions). Review by James Mann.
Chris Stamey & the Fellow Travelers
- Music Reviews
- October 13, 2020
A Brand-New Shade of Blue (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Bonnie Whitmore
- Music Reviews
- October 2, 2020
Last Will & Testament (Bonnie Whitmore). Review by Christopher Long.
Allan Sherman
- Music Reviews
- October 1, 2020
There’s Nothing Like A Lox: The Lost Song Parodies of Allan Sherman (Liberty Hall). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
- Music Reviews
- September 30, 2020
The Ever Fonky Lowdown (Blue Engine). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Gasoline Lollipops
- Music Reviews
- September 24, 2020
All The Misery Money Can Buy (Soundly Music). Review by James Mann.
Peter Stampfel
- Music Reviews
- September 23, 2020
20th Century in 100 Songs (Louisiana Red Hot Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Colter Wall
- Music Reviews
- September 18, 2020
Western Swing and Waltzes and Other Punchy Songs (La Honda Records/ Thirty Tigers). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Champlin Williams Friestedt
- Music Reviews
- September 17, 2020
CWF II (Black Lodge Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Ace Frehley
- Music Reviews
- September 17, 2020
Origins, Vol. 2 (Entertainment One (eOne)). Review by Christopher Long.
From the archives...
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Babylon Whores
- Music Reviews
- November 23, 2000
A nifty lil’ four-tracker here, Babylon Whores’ Errata Stigmata repris…
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FCS North
- Music Reviews
- November 11, 2003
Vocabulary (Luckyhorse Industries). Review by Aaron Shaul.
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Black Sabbath
- Music Reviews
- March 8, 1999
Reunion (Epic). Review by Rich Pawelczyk
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Robert Nanna/Elizabeth Elmore
- Music Reviews
- October 8, 2001
Split EP (Troubleman Unlimited). Review by Phil Bailey.
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Ty Segall
- Event Reviews
- February 12, 2013
Ty Segall, fuzzmeister of psychedelic lo-fi garage rock, shows no signs of slowing down his Mach 3 musical momentum, as May Terry witnessed during his concert at Webster Hall, NYC.
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Pineal Ventana
- Interviews
- April 28, 1998
Interview by Mike Cuccaro
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True North
- Interviews
- August 12, 2004
postpunk,math rock,Daniel Mitchell,True North,,,Daniel Mitchell
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The Doobie Brothers
- Music Reviews
- November 3, 2015
The Warner Bros. Years: 1971-1983 (Warner Brothers). Review by Christopher Long.
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Sun Ra
- Music Reviews
- August 23, 2004
Sun Ra,Spaceship Lullaby ,Atavistic ,James Mann
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Mutabaruka
- Music Reviews
- August 28, 2002
Life Squared (Heartbeat). Review by Matt Cibula.
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Gwar
- Event Reviews
- October 13, 2008
Bloody, funny, and LOUD, Gwar returns to the stage with openers Kingdom of Sorrow and Toxic Holocaust. Carl F Gauze dodges a giant Chekhovian penis to come face-to-face with Satan at Orlando’s Club Firestone.
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Dismemberment Plan
- Music Reviews
- May 3, 1999
Ice of Boston EP (Interscope). Review by Tom Minarchick
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Rubric 01
- Music Reviews
- December 15, 2000
Though this is numbered as the first release on Rubric Records, it’s a retroa…
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The Gotobeds
- Music Reviews
- February 14, 2018
Definitely Not a Redd Kross EP (Chunklet Industries). Review by Laura Pontillo.
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The Anna Nicole Show
- Screen Reviews
- September 17, 2002
"Reality" television hits a new low with The Anna Nicole Show. Carl F. Gauze only watches for the articles.
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Sow
- Music Reviews
- March 23, 1999
Sick (Invisible). Review by Matthew Moyer
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Koonda Holaa and the Beetchees
- Event Reviews
- July 15, 1999
Event Review by Marcus Leith
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Doc & Merle Watson
- Music Reviews
- March 31, 1999
Home Sweet Home (Sugar Hill). Review by David Whited
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Loaded Dreams
- Music Reviews
- December 24, 2002
In It But Not of It (self-released). Review by Daniel Mitchell.