The Top 19 Obscure-Ass Records That I Loved in 2002
Matt Cibula listens to weird records you never heard of, maybe. Here are 19 of them that deserve a wider audience.
Matt Cibula listens to weird records you never heard of, maybe. Here are 19 of them that deserve a wider audience.
Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack (MCA). Review by Bill Campbell.
Being Black (Waxploitation / Spun). Review by Bill Campbell.
U.S.S.R.: The Art of Listening (Ninja Tune). Review by Bill Campbell.
Rat Race Vacation (Headsnack / Global Hip Hop). Review by Bill Campbell.
Fuck The People (Ubiquity). Review by Bill Campbell.
Blazing Arrow (Quannum Projects / MCA). Review by Bill Campbell.
All of the Above (Coup d’Etat). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.
Understanding (Big Dada). Review by Stein Haukland.
Wave Motion (Mush). Review by Bill Campbell.
The Living Soul (Hum Drums/Groove Attack). Review by Bill Campbell.
Got Lyrics? (Weightless). Review by Bill Campbell.
Vol. 2 (Groove Attack). Review by Bill Campbell.
Government Music (Groove Attack). Review by Bill Campbell.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Carl F. Gauze takes in See You at the Movies, another exciting Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret featuring Orlando’s own Tay Anderson.
A small town woman finds peace with her family in Rachel Hendrix, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.