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A little bit of hardcore, a little bit of power pop, a little bit of new wave, a little bit of rock and roll, and a little bit of punk – Roi Tamkin caught an eclectic show with Sense Field, the Stereo, and Lift at Atlanta’s Echo Lounge on April 27, 2000.
Music Midtown is a great chance to catch bands you might never get to see otherwise. Frank Mullen took some chances at this year’s festival in Atlanta, and found out what he’d been missing from the likes of Jimmy Cliff, BR5-49, the Jungle Brothers, and Bjorn Again, as well as a pre-Noel Gallagher walk-out Oasis.
Who says in heaven there is no beer? James Mann reveals why the world will never end at the Star Bar, and how the wrong woman can become the right woman in the right circumstances.
drew West takes William S. Burroughs’ Discipline of DE (“do easy”) to the extreme. Here he expounds on his personal doctrine of Selfish Me.
According to James Mann, the Georgia Satellites rocked the house at Atlanta’s Music Midtown on May 5, 2000.
Roi Tamkin took in several of the local Atlanta-area acts at this year’s Music Midtown festival, including Kitty Snyder, Johnny Hyde, Peter Searcy, Ultrababyfat, Myssouri, Brand New Immortals, and Lotustarr.
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
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Event Review by Frank Mullen
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Roi J. Tamkin
Event Review by Frank Mullen
Event Review by Andrea Thompson
Event Review by Frank Mullen
Event Review by Mike Cuccaro
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
