Month: August 2005

Six Brief Australias

Flash Fictions

We’ll be catching up with this man’s talent for decades. Jason Nelson sends along six evocative postcards from Australia.

Hayes Carll

Event Reviews

Hayes Carll shushed the loudmouths at Smith’s Olde Bar, much to David Whited’s satisfaction.

Rotersand

Music Reviews

Welcome to Goodbye (Metropolis Records). Review by Jorge C. Galban.

Staci Frenes

Music Reviews

Nothing Short of Amazing (Longshot Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Angie Aparo

Interviews

Atlanta singer-songwriter Angie Aparo has been writing and performing long enough to understand the complexities of the music business, and that’s why he is determined to try and reinvent it. Andrew Ellis finds out how he intends to do it.

When Circuits Learned to Sing

Target Or Flag

Ever wonder where those electronic squiggles in old Science Fiction films came from? Ever wonder about the first bands to abandon guitars for electronic instruments? Two new films from Plexfilm show you how Robert Moog taught circuits to sing and how British pop bands put those sounds on the pop charts. Bob Pomeroy sings the body electric.

The Dukes of Hazzard

Screen Reviews

It’s a macho-fueled comedic take on the ’80s TV drama, The Dukes of Hazzard with revved up motors, sex and car crashes. But you knew that. As does Rob Levy.

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Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.