Elf Power
Whatever happened to rock and roll? You know, the stuff that springs forth fr…
Whatever happened to rock and roll? You know, the stuff that springs forth fr…
The opening “Car And Driver” makes it sound like the Rock*A*Teens have been s…
Twelve refreshing interludes of vocal-free lunacy. Overall, Huevos Rancheros …
Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys are unique in their sound and influence; very…
Sergio Vega steps out of his previous incarnation as bassist for post-rock ou…
Ho, hey! Ipecac, fabled new-label-on-the-block takes a twist from their excel…
Like that kid that picks up your guitar and dashes off breathtakingly beautiful melodies when you’ve been struggling to render…
This is the third or so Pixies tribute I’ve heard, and it has the best name o…
By now, I’m used to being a bit disappointed with the new Ween album. I also …
Where Were You? Hen’s Teeth and other lost fragments of unpopular culture Vol. 2 (Quarterstick). Review by Anton Wagner
Pufferfish (Cringe). Review by Anton Wagner
The Night (Rykodisc/Dreamworks). Review by Anton Wagner
Is Your Club a Secret Weapon? (Estrus). Review by Anton Wagner
I Oughtta Give You a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in this Dump (Odeon/Capitol). Review by Anton Wagner
Revenge of Camper Van Chadbourne (Knitting Factory). Review by Anton Wagner
In Blood (Wabana). Review by Anton Wagner
Home XIV (Arena Rock Recording Co.). Review by Anton Wagner
Various Artists (City of Angels/Modern World). Review by Anton Wagner
Print Review by Anton Wagner
This week, cuddly curmudgeon Christopher Long finds himself feeling even older as he hobbles through a Florida flea market in pursuit of vinyl copies of the four infamous KISS solo albums — just in time to commemorate the set’s milestone 45th anniversary.
Starting with small-time jobs, two gangsters take over all the crime in Marseilles in this well-paced and entertaining French film. Carl F. Gauze reviews the freshly released Arrow Video Blu-ray edition of Borsalino (1970).
Aaron Tanner delivers 400 pages of visual delights from the ever-enigmatic band, The Residents, in The Residents Visual History Book: A Sight for Sore Eyes, Vol. 2.
Two teenage boys build a sexy computer girlfriend with an 8-bit computer… you know the story. Carl F. Gauze reviews Weird Science (1985), in a new 4K UHD Blu-ray release from Arrow Films.
Cauldron Films’ new UHD/Blu-ray release of Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead (1980) preserves one of the best Italian horror films, according to Phil Bailey.
Marleen Gorris’s first theatrical feature is a potent feminist look at the easily disposable lives of sex workers in Amsterdam. Phil Bailey reviews Broken Mirrors.
Late bloomer Tony Bowman spins a tale of past decades with a Jimmy Buffett soundtrack.