The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
“I remember that one of my teachers hated one of my paintings so much that he took it off the easel during a crit and jumped up and down on it. For the next crit, I brought it back with the footprints carefully preserved, declaring it finished. I also wired a small bomb in it, and blew the sucker up. It was the first time I ever saw that professor smile.”
–Art Chantry, U&lc Winter 1997
Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same (Tapete Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
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Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In this installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long recalls rolling up on a used record joint in Myrtle Beach where he scored a clean and quiet vinyl copy of Hermit of Mink Hollow, the 1978 masterpiece from Todd Rundgren, for just $2.
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Serving as an inspirational beacon for aspiring musicians and artists — women and men alike — Beat Keepers: The Next Chapter may not be a big-budget feature, but its heartbeat is HUGE!
Let the Good Times Roll (Vegas Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.