The Forgotten
Out of Print (BYO). Review by Stein Haukland.
Out of Print (BYO). Review by Stein Haukland.
Various Artists (BYO). Review by Rob Walsh.
Remedy (BYO). Review by Terry Eagan.
Self Control (BYO). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.
A Melody of Retreads and Broken Quills (BYO). Review by Terry Eagan.
Hard to believe it’s been 18 years since the seminal documentary Another State of Mind made Youth Brigade a favorite among punk rockers. The Stern brothers have kept both the band and their indie label, BYO, going for all this time. Sean Carswell met up with Shawn Stern to discuss the past, present, and future of BYO, Youth Brigade, and punk rock.
This full-length CD is Leatherface’s follow-up to their comeback split CD wit…
Live! (BYO). Review by Patrick Rafter
Split CD (BYO). Review by Keith Mercer
BYO Split Series # 1 (BYO). Review by Brian Kruger
BYO Split Series Vol. I (BYO). Review by TJ Stankus
Melon (BYO). Review by Brian Kruger
Various Artists (BYO). Review by Tony Coulson
Melon (BYO). Review by Gail Worley
A Nasty Piece of Work (BYO). Review by David Lee Beowülf
One last Look (BYO). Review by Gail Worley
Diddley Squat (Creative Man). Review by Ryan Eckhart
Detailed Instructions for the Self Involved (BYO). Review by Gail Worley
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.
Ever-focused on finding (affordable) vinyl treasures, Christopher Long returns this week with his latest gem — a reasonably well-cared-for LP copy of The Glow, the 1979 studio classic from Bonnie Raitt.