Mostly True
Carl F. Gauze reviews the fascinating Mostly True: The West’s Most Popular Hobo Graffiti Magazine, a chronicle of forgotten outsider subculture.
Month: June 2024
George M. Cohan Tonight!
The Winter Park Playhouse explores the life of George M. Cohan and his landmark contributions to the American Songbook.
The Tin Star
Anthony Mann’s gorgeous monochrome western, The Tin Star, may have been shot in black and white, but its themes are never that easily defined.
Late Slip
I Love You (Party Mermaid Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The dB’s
Stands for deciBels (Propeller Sound Recordings). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Flipside
Charles DJ Deppner finds Flipside to be a vital treatise on mortality, creativity, and purpose, disguised as a quirky documentary about a struggling record store.
Stereophonic
Tony-nominated smash success Stereophonic delivers a brand-new Broadway cast recording — straight from 1976.
Cocoa the Tour Dog
Cocoa the Tour Dog is the heartwarming true story of a boy and his dog and his reggae band. Bob Pomeroy reviews the book by Adam Mansbach and reggae artist Stick Figure, with illustrations by Juan Manuel Orozco.
TRF Boog
First Single “Dump It” from TRF Boog’s forthcoming ME vs ME LP premieres today, at Ink 19.
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Midland with Colby Acuff
Event ReviewsJudy Craddock has a pulled pork sandwich after Colby Acuff’s set, not missing a beat of Midland’s wild west tour stop. Grand Junction, Colorado, gets “lucky sometimes.”
The Bat (1926)
Screen ReviewsThe granddaddy of old dark house mysteries, The Bat (1926) creeps onto Blu-ray from Undercrank Productions.
The Shadow Boxing
Screen ReviewsThe Shadow Boxing, a neglected part of the Chinese Hopping Vampire cycle, returns on a spooky Blu-ray from 88 Films.
Too Much Too Young, The 2 Tone Records Story
Print ReviewsDaniel Rachel gives us a comprehensive account of the 2 Tone Records label and the innovative ska bands who fueled the movement in Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation.
N’golá (São Tomé)
Music ReviewsOur Ancestors Swam to Shore (Free Dirt / PM Press). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Friday the 13th (2009)
Screen ReviewsJason Vorhees is back in 2009’s soft reboot of Friday the 13th, and it is time for a re-evaluation of the most recent film in the long running franchise.
Squeeze with Boy George
Event ReviewsSqueeze and Boy George dazzle in Clearwater, Florida, as Michelle Wilson ticks two off her Bucket List.
