Mutual Admiration Society
Mutual Admiration Society,Mutual Admiration Society,Sugar Hill,Andrew Ellis
Faced with the rich sonic twister of music ever churning around us, our writers strap on headphones and hunker down with these tunes and their words to lead everyone to the bottom of what sounds good right now.
Mutual Admiration Society,Mutual Admiration Society,Sugar Hill,Andrew Ellis
Concept,noisy,pendantic,Monday’s Hero,Love Carries An Ax,Lucid Records,Carl F Gauze
Joe Satriani,Steve Vai,Yngwie Malmsteen,electric guitar,high-flying solos,Eric Johnson,Potato Head Groove Thing,G3 - (Satriani/Vai/Malmsteen),Live - Rockin’ In The Free World,Epic,Joe Frietze
Jeremiah Freed,Slowburn,self-released,Andrew Ellis
The Cure (Geffen). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Friend of Howard (Littlebrother). Review by Stein Haukland.
Bodysong (Parlophone). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Up The Bracket (Rough Trade). Review by Danny Lewis.
For the Love of Music (SubCity). Review by Troy Jewell.
post-punk,melodic,rock,Lovedrug,Pretend You’re Alive,Militia Group,Daniel Mitchell
Rick Springfield,Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance,self-released,Andrew Ellis
36 Crazyfists,A Snow Capped Romance,Roadrunner,Nick Plante
Volume 7 (Gigolo). Review by Danny Lewis.
The Advantage (5RC). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Disconnection (Interscope). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Control Alt Delete (Add Two Zeros). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Matt Sharp (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
A Crow Left Of The Murder (Epic/Immortal). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Up The Dose (RCA). Review by Nick Plante.
acoustic,unplugged,Dropbox,Sully Erna,Alice In Chains,overrated,Godsmack,The Other Side,Republic - Universal,Joe Frietze
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.