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The Complete History of America (Abridged)
- Archikulture Digest
- July 4, 2018
More American History than you can shake a stick at, assuming you stopped laughing long enough to find a stick at.
Happy Times – A Tribute to Danny Kaye
- Archikulture Digest
- February 2, 2018
Danny Kaye returns to the stage via the channeling of Mr. Wesley Slade at Winter Park Playhouse
Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
- Music Reviews
- June 9, 2017
Live from Ebbetts Field (Denver Colorado) August 11, 1973 (Rockbeat Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Flamin’ Groovies
- Music Reviews
- April 19, 2017
Live 1971 San Francisco (Rockbeat ). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Moving Units
- Music Reviews
- April 5, 2017
Collision with Joy Division (Lolipop Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Pari San
- Music Reviews
- March 3, 2017
Frozen Time (Jirafa Records / Pari San). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Van Der Graaf Generator
- Music Reviews
- November 9, 2016
Do Not Disturb (Esoteric Antenna). Review by Al Pergande.

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
- Screen Reviews
- August 8, 2016
Follow the career of landmark animator Ray Harryhausen in this extensive documentary on the King of Stop Motion.
Duncan Sheik
- Music Reviews
- June 13, 2016
American Psycho: Original London Cast Recording. Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Ruts
- Music Reviews
- May 3, 2016
Babylon’s Burning (Westworld Records). Review by Al Pergande.
Seed: The Untold Story
- Screen Reviews
- April 7, 2016
Part art film, part documentary, this film fascinates Carl F Gauze by exploring the history and future of seeds and agriculture.
Cult Cinema: An Arrow Video Companion
- Print Reviews
- March 14, 2016
The world of Cult Cinema gets its own guidebook.
Sheba, Baby
- Screen Reviews
- February 17, 2016
Pam Grier triumphs in Sheba, Baby!
Comin’ At Ya!
- Screen Reviews
- February 10, 2016
The Blu-ray reissue of Comin’ At Ya, a 1981 3D Spaghetti Western movie falls flat.

Arthur Lee and Love
- Music Reviews
- January 26, 2016
Real to Reel (High Moon Records). Review by Al Pergande.
Forever and A Day
- Screen Reviews
- December 21, 2015
We follow the rocking Scorpions on their farewell tour. After fifty years on stage not only can they still rock, they have Mikhail Gorbachev as a friend.
La Grande Bouffe
- Screen Reviews
- August 13, 2015
Four well-to-do men gather in an obscure Parisian house to commit suicide by eating themselves to death. Part black comedy, part dated social commentary it mixes sex and humor and some very nice cooking tips.
Island of Death
- Screen Reviews
- June 19, 2015
A young couple travel to the Greek isle of Mykonos for a week of sex and slaying. It’s horror, but a clean cut, sexy kind of horror.
The Desk
- Screen Reviews
- June 12, 2015
Andrew Goldman makes a film about Andrew Goldman failing in life. It’s more self-referentialism than you can shake an in-joke at.
Brick Journal #34 – “The Superhero Issue”
- Print Reviews
- May 13, 2015
Lego super-heroes take over Brick Journal

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- Archikulture Digest
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- Archikulture Digest
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- Music Reviews
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- Screen Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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