The Czars
The Ugly People vs. the Beautiful People (Manifesto / Bella Union). Review by Matt Cibula.
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 Ugly People vs. the Beautiful People (Manifesto / Bella Union). Review by Matt Cibula.
Pollensongs (My Pal God). Review by Terry Eagan.
Souled Separately (Melatone). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.
Live in a Dive (Fat). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Volume 3 (R.A.F.R.). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Last Line of Defense (Too Damn Hype). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.
Easily Lost in the Present (Hyphenated American / Ambiguous City). Review by Stein Haukland.
Action Packed: The Best of Jonathan Richman (Rounder). Review by Matt Cibula.
Long Wires In Dark Museums (Vol. 1 North Island) (Emperor Jones). Review by Matthew Moyer.
In @ the Deep End (Good Looking). Review by Bill Campbell.
Tron: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Disney). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Eternally Hard (Righteous Babe). Review by Stein Haukland.
Step 1: Acknowledge You Are Part of the System (Capitol). Review by Matt Cibula.
No Means Yes (Two Sheds). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.
Concrete Dunes (Lakeshore). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Split Decision (Magna Carta). Review by Joe Frietze.
Cooking With Lasers (TVT). Review by Bettie Lou Vegas.
Trouble Every Day (Beggars Banquet). Review by Stein Haukland.
Gosford Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Decca). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
Triangulo (Telarc). Review by Bill Campbell.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.
A very focused memoir of a singular year in Robyn Hitchcock’s early life provides Ian Koss with insight on basement Happenings and more.
Get ready for an incredible lineup from Seattle’s 51st Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, this Labor Day weekend.
A pair of Tinto Brass films from the ’90s reminds viewers we weren’t always so uptight. Phil Bailey gets erotic with All Ladies Do It and Frivolous Lola from the esteemed Italian director.
Christopher Long takes us on a personal journey of rediscovering the magic of music. It’s just the inspiration I needed to continue my own.