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God Luck and Good Speed (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Serpent’s Gold (Earache Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Cathedral (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.
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Turbulent Times (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Last Refuge of the Sons of Bitches (Retribute). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Ever wish you could go back in time and relive all of the beautiful moments? Well you can’t. There are no words for it.
The VIIth Coming (Spitfire). Review by Vinnie Apicella.
Rampton (Southern Lord). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Split CD (Shifty / Boredom Noise / Berzerker / Unknown Controller). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Karma’s Grave (self-released). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
Awakening The World (Koch/Music For Nations). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
Endtyme (Earache). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
In Memoriam (The Music Cartel). Review by Saucy Jack
Caravan Beyond Redemption (Earache). Review by Nathan T. Birk
Four local bands lit up Melbourne, Florida at the Pineapples Moon Room. The lineup, presented by Red Eye Booking, included London on Fire, The Speed Spirits, and Dunies, all from in Melbourne, and special guest, Orlando band Better Than This.
In this episode, Jeremy Glazier talks with Noah Lekas of the band American Restless, who draws on his Midwest roots for inspiration.
A young man with a mental condition struggles to understand the world.
This week, Christopher Long pulls up at a neighborhood garage sale and picks up his fourth vinyl copy of Song of Joy, the 1976 platinum slab from the Captain & Tennille.
Mikko Niskanen’s recently restored 1972 mini-series Eight Deadly Shots is a complex look at the real-life murders of four police officers in the farming community of Sääksmäki, Finland, in March 1969. Lily and Generoso review the powerful fictionalized adaptation of this tragic incident.
Lily and Generoso review Smoking Causes Coughing, the newest creation from surrealist comic genius Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Mandibles) that follows the adventures and storytelling endeavors of the kaiju-fighting Tobacco Force!
Ink 19’s Roi J. Tamkin reviews Drumming With Dead Can Dance and Parallel Adventures, Peter Ulrich’s memoir of an artistic life fueled by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard’s remarkable friendship.
Tymisha Harris tells the story of Josephine Baker with the perfect mix of theater, history, and jazz in Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play.