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The Making of Him (Alternative Tentacles). Review by Carl Glaser
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 Making of Him (Alternative Tentacles). Review by Carl Glaser
200 Motels (MGM/Rykodisc). Review by Jim Presnell
In the First Round & In the Second Round (Knock Out). Review by David A Clark
DEAF!! (ACHE). Review by Milo Hendricks
Capricorn (CMC). Review by Andrea Keister
The Twisted Rule the Wicked (Nuclear Blast). Review by Keith Bergman
A Night At Natalie’s (MCA). Review by Richard T. Thurston
Volume One (Nettwerk). Review by Phil Bailey
Now Wave Vol. 1-3 (Skin Graft). Review by Charles D.J. Deppner
Strange Warmings of Laddio Bolocko (Hungarian). Review by Ian Koss
Naked (Blackbird/Sony). Review by David A Clark
Karnak (Tinder). Review by Sarah Ludwig
_Alcoholic Pets_Review by Bing Futch
The Lonesome Crowded West (Up). Review by Anton Wagner
Success (PopLlama). Review by Gail Worley
Hasta Los Huesos (Tinder). Review by Carlos Mosqua
Heavy Petting (Moon Ska). Review by Julio Diaz
Serotonality (Hannibal/Rykodisc). Review by brYan Tilford
The Fall of Atom: a thesis on entropy (Secretly Canadian). Review by Chad Bidwell
Tren Brothers EP (Drag City). Review by Chad Bidwell
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.