Jungle Brothers
V.I.P. (GeeStreet/V2). Review by Kurt Channing
V.I.P. (GeeStreet/V2). Review by Kurt Channing
Introduction to Humanity (Slowdime). Review by Tom Minarchick
Blank-Wave Arcade (Saddle Creek). Review by Andrew Chadwick
Event Review by Jean Rally
May You Dine on Weeds Made Bitter by the Piss of Drunkards (Magic Eye Singles). Review by David Whited
San Francisco Sessions (Om). Review by Jamie White
Malediction (Checkered Past). Review by Gail Worley
Various Artists (Mammoth). Review by Jason Feifer
Carrot Boy the Beautiful (Sudden Shame). Review by Ian Koss
Three Hundred (Fueled By Ramen). Review by Julio Diaz
The Fidelity Wars (Too Pure/Beggars Banquet). Review by Ian Koss
Porchlight (Relay). Review by David Whited
Interview by David Lee Beowülf
Desert Strings and Drifters (Second Nature). Review by Tom Minarchick
Broken Things (Hightone). Review by David Whited
They Would Walk into the Picture (Take Hold). Review by Tom Minarchick
Feature
Print Review by Shelton Hull
Lobster Tracks (Rephlex). Review by Jason Straw
S & M (Elektra). Review by George Jegadesh
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.