Month: July 2010

Various Artists

Music Reviews

Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to Shel Silverstein (Sugar Hill Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

I Need That Record!

Screen Reviews

Brendan Toller’s documentary mixes interviews and animation to explain the death of the independent record store. Scott Adams comments on the eulogy.

Goatsnake

Music Reviews

Flower of Disease (Southern Lord). Review by Carl F Gauze.

The Gary

Music Reviews

Logan (Cedar Fever Records). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Dragonforce

Music Reviews

Valley of the Damned & Sonic Firestorm (Spinefarm Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.

Isis/ The Melvins

Event Reviews

Though The Melvins were official headliners, soon-to-be defunct Isis stepped in as the closing band for a Philadelphia show that shook the rafters of the TLA. Get the scoop on the show and read Mike Hanan’s revealing chat with Isis frontman Aaron Turner. That’s a twofer, folks!

Altamont Now

Screen Reviews

Don’t let the low budget fool you. Joshua von Brown delivers one-liners to remember in this wildly clever absurdist film.

SkyTruth

Truth to Power

SkyTruth - posted by James Mann on July 21, 2010 06:17

Silversun Pickups

Event Reviews

Jen Cray was absorbed in Silversun Pickups’ sonic swirl of gorgeous distortion and dreamy pop as the band opened its summertime tour at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live.

Twilight

Music Reviews

Monument to Time End (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah

Print Reviews

Tim Footman’s biography describes the sexual, intellectual, depressing romantic that is Leonard Cohen, leaving Jessica Whittington no choice but to put a little whipped cream on it and eat every word with a spoon.

John Prine

Music Reviews

In Person and on Stage / Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows (Oh Boy Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

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Screen Reviews

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