Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights
- Music Reviews
- May 18, 2018
Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights (The Numero Group). Review by James Mann.
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Out On a Limb
- Screen Reviews
- May 24, 2018
An intimate portrait of Steven Tyler as he embarks on a country-flavoured solo career.
Mole Man
- Screen Reviews
- May 17, 2018
Ron is autistic but builds amazing structures without nails or cement on Mole Man.
Cold November
- Screen Reviews
- May 14, 2018
A young woman in rural Minnesota enters adulthood by shooting her first buck.
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Ben Vaughn
- Interviews
- May 15, 2018
Somehow, Ben Vaughn manages to make time for an interview with Ian Koss in the midst of his many moods and projects.
Foghat
- Event Reviews
- April 18, 2018
Michelle Wilson braved the elements for a set with the ’70s legends.
Our Last Night
- Event Reviews
- April 9, 2018
Our Last Night topped the bill, but it was Don Broco who stole the show right out from under them, at least according to Vanna Porter.
Dashboard Confessional
- Event Reviews
- March 29, 2018
Emo darlings Dashboard Confessional, with some help from openers Beach Slang, lift up a near-capacity crowd in Orlando with heartfelt musings and aching melodies. Jen Cray opened her heart to it all.
Lana Del Ray
- Event Reviews
- March 1, 2018
Lana Del Ray gave the capacity crowd in DC all they came for and more on a frigid night. Rick Harris was there to witness.
Silverstein and Tonight Alive
- Event Reviews
- February 19, 2018
Silverstein and Tonight Alive rock The Beacham!
Adam Ant
- Event Reviews
- February 14, 2018
Adam Ant storms Orlando and proves that the ’80s are still alive. Jen Cray had to check it out for herself.
They Might Be Giants
- Event Reviews
- February 12, 2018
They Might Be Giants returned to Vinyl Music Hall in Pensacola for an early stop on the tour behind the band’s latest album, “I Like Fun.” Of course, Julio Diaz was there.
Andy Frasco and the UN
- Event Reviews
- February 9, 2018
Andy Frasco and the UN hold a rock and roll revival and dance party at the Crowbar in Ybor City.
John 5 and the Creatures
- Event Reviews
- February 7, 2018
John 5 and the Creatures give a class in Guitar God 101 at the Social.
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Sisyphean
- Print Reviews
- May 10, 2018
Japanese sci-fi at its weirdest.
Mr. Fish
- Screen Reviews
- May 3, 2018
Meet the last living political cartoonist in captivity.
40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie
- Screen Reviews
- May 2, 2018
Remember that one great band from way back when? Lee Aronsohn did, and he brought his memory back to life.
Heartworn Highways Revisited
- Screen Reviews
- May 2, 2018
40 years past the original, Heartworn Highways Revisited captures the next round of Outlaw country.
Gotta Serve Somebody – The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
- Screen Reviews
- May 1, 2018
Let’s see how Dylan’s gospel songs sound when interpreted by other singers.
My Friend Dahmer
- Screen Reviews
- May 1, 2018
After several biopics that sensationalize the already sensational murders committed by Jeffrey Dahmer, My Friend Dahmer takes us back to the high school days, before any of that happened, to try to get a glimpse of who he used to be and what happened to turn him into who he became.
My Indiana Muse
- Screen Reviews
- April 30, 2018
An artist buys a box of old slides and discovers a perfectly preserved midcentury family.
Ask The Sexpert
- Screen Reviews
- April 27, 2018
Folks in India have just as many questions about sex as we do. Meet Dr. Watsu, India’s most popular sex advice columnist.
The Power of Glove
- Screen Reviews
- April 26, 2018
A video gaming breakthrough goes to market just a bit too soon, and ends up in the dustbin of nerd nostalgia.
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami
- Screen Reviews
- April 25, 2018
Meet Grace Jones and her family in Jamaica and see some cool performances.
Columns
Orlando Fringe Festival 2018 – Day 4
- Archikulture Digest
- May 20, 2018
Notes and quotes on the fourth day of 2018 Orlando Fringe.
Notebook
Mon May 21 2018
The Worley Gig
Sun May 20 2018
The Worley Gig
Fri May 18 2018
The Worley Gig
Thu May 17 2018
The Worley Gig
Wed May 16 2018
The Worley Gig
Music Reviews
Nocturnal Projections
- Music Reviews
- May 9, 2018
Complete Studio Recordings, Inmates in Images (Dais Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
- Music Reviews
- May 8, 2018
Clippety Clop (Transdreamer Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Danielle Nicole
- Music Reviews
- April 30, 2018
Cry No More (Concord Music Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Nolatet
- Music Reviews
- April 27, 2018
No Revenge Necessary ( The Royal Potato Family). Review by James Mann.
From the archives...
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New American Shame
- Music Reviews
- April 19, 1999
New American Shame (Will). Review by James MacLaren
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Alt-J
- Event Reviews
- October 15, 2012
May Terry gets swept under Alt-J’s awesome wave for a night of sheer Fitzpleasure at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC.
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Best Boy Electric
- Music Reviews
- April 13, 2000
Songs of Latitude & Longitude (Grand Theft Autumn). Review by Andrew Chadwick
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Bobi Cespedes
- Music Reviews
- April 11, 2003
Rezos (Six Degrees). Review by Bill Campbell.
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The MCP Band
- Music Reviews
- April 15, 2009
Above The Waterline (). Review by Robert M. Sutton.
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Neurosis
- Music Reviews
- August 17, 2001
A Sun That Never Sets (Relapse). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
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The Barracudas
- Music Reviews
- March 21, 2006
The Barracudas: The Barracudas (NDN Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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Gregor Samsa
- Music Reviews
- July 7, 2008
Rest (The Kora Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
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Rodriguez
- Music Reviews
- May 25, 1999
swing like a metronome (Devil in the Woods). Review by Jeff Montgomery
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The Frosted Ambassador
- Music Reviews
- October 28, 1999
Frosted Ambassador (Kindercore). Review by Kurt Channing
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Motherjones.com
- Screen Reviews
- October 18, 2000
Somewhere along the brief life of Internet news, somebody decided that the wr…
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Spoke: Images and Stories from the 1980s Washington, DC Punk Sce
- Print Reviews
- January 31, 2017
Companion photo book to the documentary Salad Days, an exploration of Washington DC’s trailblazing hardcore punk scene.
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Mike Doughty
- Music Reviews
- November 10, 2009
Sad Man Happy Man (ATO Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
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Mouthing Off
- Print Reviews
- July 31, 2002
Rock stars say the darndest things, and John D. Luerssen has collected a sampling of the darndest of them all in his new book, Mouthing Off. Julio Diaz has some comments of his own.
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St. Christopher
- Music Reviews
- March 12, 2001
Golden Rule (Parasol). Review by Joshua Krause.
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Damad
- Music Reviews
- August 7, 2000
Anyone who’s previously heard Damad but has yet to see them play live might b…
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Ivy League
- Music Reviews
- January 17, 2007
London Bridges (Twentyseven). Review by Aaron Shaul.
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Doc Watson
- Music Reviews
- August 1, 2017
Live from Perdue University 3-19-1964 (Rockbeat Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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Twisted Sister
- Music Reviews
- January 7, 2002
Club Daze Volume II: Live in the Bars (Spitfire). Review by David Lee Beowulf.