Megasoft Office 97
Various Artists (Chipie/Tinder). 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.
Various Artists (Chipie/Tinder). Review by Carl Glaser
In Terminus, GA 1997 (Bullsitter/Ichiban). Review by Ian Koss
Transaction de Novo 1998 (Trance Syndicate). Review by Ian Koss
Crab Rangoon (Asian Man). Review by Andrew Chadwick
Dawn of the Undead (Post Mortem). Review by David Lee Beowülf
The Forsaken Mourning Of Angelic Anguish (Relapse). Review by Jeremy Wernow
When the Revolution Comes (Au-go-go). Review by Marshall Presnell
Detailed Instructions for the Self Involved (BYO). Review by Gail Worley
The Smell of Victory (Hopeless). Review by David A Clark
Umpteen (E-Squared). Review by brYan Tilford
Science Of The Gods (Mammoth/Planet Dog). Review by Carole Jaszewski
Valley of Christmas (Gert Town). Review by Ian Koss
Live at the Ryborn (Black Top). Review by Phillip Hailre
So Long, and Thanks for All the Shoes (Epitaph). Review by Brian Shelley
Hiddenforbidden (Secretly Canadian). Review by Chad Bidwell
Corporate Monkey (Prime 8). Review by Julio Diaz
Headspace (Progressive Arts/Conquest). Review by George Jegadesh
New Lands (Drag City). Review by Chad Bidwell
Controlled Developments (Astralwerks). Review by drew West
Big Baby (Locked Groove). Review by David A Clark
With his latest book, What This Comedian Said Will Shock You, celebrated stand-up Jedi Bill Maher “shocks” readers by doing the most outrageous, unthinkable, and socially unacceptable thing imaginable: he speaks rationally, logically, and objectively.
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.