Month: July 2024

The Double Crossers

The Double Crossers

Screen Reviews

When there is an assassination attempt via bazooka in the first 15 minutes, you know what kind of movie it is. Phil Bailey reviews the international martial arts action caper The Double Crossers (1976), newly re-released on Blu-ray.

Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

Screen Reviews

After a decade in prison, a Yakuza boss struggles to make his way in a very different Japan. Phil Bailey reviews Koji Tsuruta’s Yakuza classic Sympathy for the Underdog, now on Blu-ray.

Steve Earle

Steve Earle

Music Reviews

Alone Again (Live) (Howe Sound Records/Missing Piece Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

Keb’ Mo’

Keb’ Mo’

Event Reviews

When legendary artist Keb’ Mo’ performs in Iowa City, Iowa, Jeremy Glazier is there.

A.J. Croce: Live in Davenport, Iowa

A.J. Croce: Live in Davenport, Iowa

Features

A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.

Creation Rebel

Creation Rebel

Features

High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.

The Valiant Ones

The Valiant Ones

Screen Reviews

One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.

Best of Five

Best of Five

Screen Reviews

Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.

CAKE

CAKE

Event Reviews

Jeremy Glazier shoots a CAKE headline show at McGrath Amphitheater.

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Midland with Colby Acuff

Midland with Colby Acuff

Event Reviews

Judy 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.”

Too Much Too Young, The 2 Tone Records Story

Too Much Too Young, The 2 Tone Records Story

Print Reviews

Daniel 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.

Friday the 13th (2009)

Friday the 13th (2009)

Screen Reviews

Jason 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.