Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
History of Modern (100%). Review by Ben Varkentine.
History of Modern (100%). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Heart Comma Heart (Self-Released). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Open Your Box (Astralwerks). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Restart Now (Deaf Dumb + Blind Recordings). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Stars From Aircraft (Breakbeat Science). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Deep and Sexy 4 (Wave Music). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Modern Love & Death (Polyvinyl). Review by Ben Varkentine.
White Bread Black Beer (Nonesuch/Rough Trade). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Today (Ultra). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Inside In/Inside Out (Astralwerks/EMI). Review by Ben Varkentine.
With this new DVD release, Hyena continues their ambitious attempt to put together a case for Darin as both underrated and influential. Does it work? Ben Varkentine says that although Darin sometimes seems to be on autopilot, when he’s got his mojo working and is soldly in the driver’s seat, his skills as a perfomer are too great to be denied.
Blowoff (Full Frequency). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Various Artists (Fearless). Review by Ben Varkentine.
self titled (Kanpai/Domo). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Superstars #1 Hits Remixed (Sony/BMG). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Magnetic (Le Maquis). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Peakahokaboo (Greyday). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Seasons Never Change (self-released). Review by Ben Varkentine.
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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.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.