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IV (Marvelous 3). Review by Christopher Long.
IV (Marvelous 3). Review by Christopher Long.
This week, Christopher Long has his local used record dealer on all fours, digging up a true treasure: a near-mint vinyl copy of Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet, the 1982 pop-rock classic from Rick Springfield — for only $6.
In the news today: Wino, Dave Grohl
In the news today: Roosevelt, U.S. Girls, Model/Actriz, Crumb, Palm, Outline Summer at Knockdown Center, Cruel World, Iggy Pops, Echo and the Bunnymen, Love and Rockets, Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl, Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Helloween, Swimming Paul, Maynard James Keenan, 100 gecs
Invitation (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
“Ring Spiel” Tour ‘95 (Columbia Records). Review by James Mann.
Pioneering ’90s emo band Rye Coalition were close enough to stardom to taste it. So what happened?
An expansive and exhaustive behind-the-scenes account of Nirvana’s meteoric rise to fame, and the untimely death of its iconic frontman, Kurt Cobain.
Unvarnished (Blackheart Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Hyde Park Live (Promotone B.V.) Review by James Mann.
This is the End of Control (Hollywood). Review by Laura Pontillo.
Invaders Must Die (Take me to the Hospital/Cooking Vinyl). Review by Jen Cray.
The only way to properly document Nirvana is by documenting the grunge ecosystem, Matthew Moyer thinks, and British journalist Everett True has done just this in this latest biography.
Curses (Gern Blandsten). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Gail Worley chats with Sevendust’s drummer and gets the real scoop behind their label switch, upcoming projects, and Rose’s physical non-regime.
Spend an hour with Al Jourgensen and you’re guaranteed to get a lot of dirt. But probably not quality dirt, like Gail Worley digs up. Reissues, the parting of ways with Paul Barker, and the dreaded Curse of Seattle – get a fresh pack and pour the wine for this one.
As Steve Bertrand returns with a new band Avion, the former Tories frontman tells Andrew Ellis why five heads are better than one.
Trebuchet EP (Slow Dance). Review by Troy Jewell.
Just how can you keep your drum patterns fresh? Gail Worley speaks to master rhythm chef Stephen Perkins about that and cooking with Tommy Lee, in this second part of her two-part interview.
Change and evolution – Gail Worley discusses the growth of LA’s Portable with drummer Brian Levy.
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.