Columns

Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Archikulture Digest
- November 29, 2020
A bright young girl is tortured by her crass parents and brutalized by and evil school mistress. And it’s kid-friendly!
Mixtape 141 :: Faith
- The Lacking Organization
- November 20, 2020
Sneaks uses electronic layers and a disaffected delivery to create something that lives in the past and in the future and only circumstantially in the present.
American Idiot
- Archikulture Digest
- November 17, 2020
Punk rock takes the stage in a teen angst revolution against…whatever kids are revolting against today.
The Wolves
- Archikulture Digest
- November 16, 2020
A girl’s soccer team deals with adulthood, disappointment and death.
Mixtape 140 :: Coin
- The Lacking Organization
- November 13, 2020
Raw, stinging, and pungent like a freshly-cut onion, The Bobby Lees quickly peel away their layers to share their tender, pearl-white hearts.
Much Ado About Nothing
- Archikulture Digest
- November 8, 2020
A classic Shakespearean comedy is recast and reimagined for the digital millennia.
Mixtape 139 :: Moving On
- The Lacking Organization
- November 6, 2020
The Gaslamp Killer earned his nickname by ruining the vibe of clubs in San Diego’s Gaslamp district with his incongruous DJ sets, so we must conclude those clubs were lame.

Mixtape 138 :: Political Song
- The Lacking Organization
- October 30, 2020
Supremely independent for going on three decades, Superchunk’s incisive nervous energy is still one of the purest indie highs you can find.
Back Home to Broadway
- Archikulture Digest
- October 26, 2020
Static songs from a dynamic performer fill the house at this minimalist cabaret.
Halloween 2020
- Sound Salvation
- October 25, 2020
Sound Salvation is resurrected with a howlingly good Halloween playlist that will weak the dead at your All Hallow’s Eve bash.
Mixtape 137 :: melatonezone
- The Lacking Organization
- October 23, 2020
To make illuminati hotties for your gathering, splash melody and harsh noise into a tumbler, drop in some production trickery, and shake until you hear a dizzying howl emerge
The Empty Space
- Archikulture Digest
- October 18, 2020
A spacey exploration of love , pain and reality as it might exist in cyberspace.
Ugly Lies the Bone
- Archikulture Digest
- October 18, 2020
A young woman returns from the war and struggles to overcome pain and loneliness.
Holmes and Watson: The Games Afoot
- Archikulture Digest
- October 18, 2020
Four Holmes and Watson tales enacted by a constantly changing cast.

Ohio State Murders
- Archikulture Digest
- October 17, 2020
Zoom back to 1949 as a black woman attempts to find acceptance in a midwestern academic setting.
Mixtape 136 :: No Glory in the West
- The Lacking Organization
- October 16, 2020
The mysterious Orville Peck is a modern cowboy marvel, a rare and legendary masked man with a dusty guitar and a lonesome coyote howl.
Mixtape 135 :: Bottle Rocket Baby
- The Lacking Organization
- October 9, 2020
Hissing steam and spitting fire, the Old 97s chew up the rails and cross-ties by playing country music with a punk attitude.
Bright Young Things
- Archikulture Digest
- October 3, 2020
An immersive show takes you through the dark alleys of Orlando’s night life.
Mixtape 134: Identity Theft
- The Lacking Organization
- October 2, 2020
Taking their name from Australian slang for something not good, The Chats are here to strike fear in the hearts of parents and guidance counselors across the globe.
Jesus Hopped The A Train
- Archikulture Digest
- September 28, 2020
Two convicts discuss God, morality and how many people they killed as their lawyer gets disbarred.

Patch & Tweak with Moog
- Print Reviews
- December 4, 2020
The sounds of Moog synthesizers have been the future of music for a good part of our past now. Julius C. Lacking takes a look at this comprehensive guide.
Cory Smythe
- Music Reviews
- December 3, 2020
Accelerate Every Voice (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Robert Evan Trop
- Interviews
- December 2, 2020
Guitarist Robert Evan Trop of Beach Viper discusses his influences and growing up on Elvis.
Tawny Newsome & Bethany Thomas
- Music Reviews
- December 1, 2020
Material Flats (Fine Alpinist Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
I’m Gonna Say It Now: The Writings of Phil Ochs
- Print Reviews
- November 30, 2020
The brilliance of Phil Ochs shines in this collection of his writings.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Archikulture Digest
- November 29, 2020
A bright young girl is tortured by her crass parents and brutalized by and evil school mistress. And it’s kid-friendly!
Coil
- Music Reviews
- November 27, 2020
Musick To Play In The Dark (Dais Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Flat Five
- Music Reviews
- November 26, 2020
Another World (Pravda Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Circle Jerks
- Music Reviews
- November 25, 2020
Group Sex (Trust Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Daughters of Darkness
- Screen Reviews
- November 25, 2020
This visually stunning vampire masterpiece gets its due in this lavish Blu-ray set.