The Retardos
The Retardos (Scooch Pooch). Review by Stein Haukland.
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.
The Retardos (Scooch Pooch). Review by Stein Haukland.
Build And Structure (Triple Crown). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Busted Stuff (RCA). Review by Dan Stapleton.
Super 12 (Reel To Reel). Review by Stein Haukland.
Dividing Blue From Blue (M-Theory). Review by Dan Stapleton.
Welcome to My Century (Brave New). Review by Henry “Hank” McCoy.
Shoottokill (:run). Review by Stein Haukland.
Volume (Popularity / Artemis). Review by Stein Haukland.
Happyness (Wishing Tree). Review by James Mann.
Engorged (Deathvomit / Necropolis). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Son of Evil Reindeer (Pias America / Bright Star). Review by Matt Cibula.
Electro-Shock Blues Show (e works). Review by James Mann.
Cain’s Way (World War III). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Short Careers - Original Score for the film “Ball of Wax”, (Merge). Review by Ian Koss.
Guilty (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.
Under a Pale Grey Sky (Roadrunner). Review by Stein Haukland.
Get Real (Tooth & Nail). Review by Stein Haukland.
Anthology (Motown / Universal). Review by Bill Campbell.
Arkestra One (ESL). Review by Bill Campbell.
San Francisco (Tinnitus). Review by Dan Stapleton.
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.