Month: November 2013

Buck Owens

Music Reviews

Buck ‘Em! The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967) (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Oil City Confidential

Screen Reviews

Julien Temple’s stylized documentary of Dr. Feelgood, Wilko Johnson, and Canvey Island recalls the days of Pub Rock and the psyche of the East End London working classes.

REO Speedwagon

Event Reviews

The legendary REO Speedwagon joined forces with Cheap Trick’s Robin Zander to converge on Melbourne, FL’s King Center and deliver a true blue rock and roll spectacle of epic proportions.

VNV Nation

Music Reviews

Transnational (Anachron Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Tarun Balani

Music Reviews

Sacred World (Tarun Balani Collective). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Welcome to The Machine

Welcome to The Machine

Screen Reviews

An astonishingly cynical and realistic view of how (not) to make it in Rock and Roll. Told from a European perspective, in German, Mit Untertiteln.

Nothin’ to Lose

Print Reviews

Once upon a time, long ago, KISS was a rock band. This story recounts how four unlikely guys from New York first came together during the early 1970s and literally changed the face of rock and roll.

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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.

Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.