Short Attention Span: Quick Takes on Worthy Records
Couldn’t let 2018 get past us without a few quick takes!
Couldn’t let 2018 get past us without a few quick takes!
It’s been thirty years after Roi Tamkin saw 10KM take the stage at the 40 Watt Club….
Playing Favorites (Omnivore Recordings). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Anything’s Possible Review by Michelle Wilson.
Natalie Merchant’s return to the road after a seven-year holiday finds her in better form that ever, as Jen Cray can attest.
Jen Cray enjoys a time trip back to 1994 with everyone’s favorite college radio folk duo, Indigo Girls.
Under the Sun. Review by Robert M. Sutton.
The Crane Wife (Capitol). Review by Jen Cray.
85th and Nowhere (Self-Released). Review by Kyrby Raine.
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Friend of Howard (Littlebrother). Review by Stein Haukland.
Volcano (Universal). Review by Stein Haukland.
Moonraker (Immergent). Review by Stein Haukland.
Wild Billy Childish at the 12 Bar Club in London, UK on March 10, 2002; and Buff Medways at the Dirty Water Club in London, UK on March 29, 2002. Concerts review by Matthew Moyer. Photos by Heather Lorusso.
10 (Breakbeat Science). Review by Bill Campbell.
Motherland (Elektra). Review by Stein Haukland.
Feature by David Lee Beowülf
The Earth Pressed Flat (Bar/None). Review by Phil Bailey
10” (No Idea). Review by Jason Rockhill
Just in time for the heavy metal Christmas shopping season, European author Alexandros Anesiadis delivers his latest — a thorough and riveting encyclopedia-type account of the hard-working DIY American bands that created an important underground music scene that’s well worth remembering.
In a beautiful testament to Peter Weir’s vision, the director’s 1985 classic, Witness, gets a fresh restoration from Arrow Video.
Ready for a cold one this season? We thought so! Enjoy, as Christopher Long reflects on his favorite VINYL releases of 2023 — an intoxicating (and satisfying) “six-pack,” to be sure.
Concert addict Jeremy Glazier talked with A.J. Croce near the beginning of his year-long Croce Plays Croce tour about embracing his father’s music and his own while honoring both their familial bond and shared influences.
For Lily and Generoso, 2023 was a fantastic year at the cinema! They select and review their ten favorite films, six supplemental features, and one extraordinary repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.