The 300
The Battle of Thermopylae is revisited with glamour, guts and fancy special effects. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. Rob Levy screams, “Onward!”
The Battle of Thermopylae is revisited with glamour, guts and fancy special effects. Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. Rob Levy screams, “Onward!”
The Burrito Paul is Dead - posted by James Greene, Jr. on March 24, 2007 22:57
Slayer and Unearth bring the heaviness back to thrash and remind Orlando that metal is meant to be dangerous. Jen Cray was in the middle of it all.
There is No Home (Magic Marker). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Lucid Dream (Dualtone). Review by Andrew Ellis.
La Ghriba: La Kahena Remixed (Six Degrees Records). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Somewhere between comic fandom and pop culture research lives this exhaustive (but not exhausting) look at the first superhero club, the Justice Society of America. Matthew Moyer ponders the membership.
Hey, This is a Rock n’ Roll Museum! - posted by James Greene, Jr. on March 22, 2007 15:23
The Vladimirs - posted by Tim Wardyn on March 22, 2007 12:00
Viva La Foxx - posted by Tim Wardyn on March 22, 2007 12:00
Wolfmother (Interscope). Review by Michael Crown.
The Lights Went Up (Scenery). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Friend Opportunity (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Jen Cray.
A 10-hour look at “The Me Decade” circa 1980? This mammoth documentary has James Greene flashing back, not to those halcyon days, but watching this faded filmstrip in a high school classroom.
Cotton Teeth (Equal Vision). Review by Jen Cray.
Snapshots of the Universe (Ruby Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Diamonds in the Rough (Gravitation). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Chris Catania was just one member of a Chicago crowd awed into silence by the beautiful songs of Sleeping at Last and the Smoking Popes’ Josh Caterer.
Modern Love & Death (Polyvinyl). Review by Ben Varkentine.
The Calling (Zoë/Rounder Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.