Mumford and Sons
Babel (Glassnote). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Babel (Glassnote). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Mike Doughty has been through just about everything. The rise and fall (and subsequent hatred) of his former band Soul Coughing. The rise of his solo acoustic career. And, oh yeah, drugs. Lots of them. And his recent sobriety. So, why should anyone care? Tim Wardyn went searching for that answer.
Pizza Box (ATO Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Supernatural (Legacy Edition) (Arista/Legacy). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Sad Man Happy Man (ATO Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Days of Wonder . Review by Robert M. Sutton.
Golden Delicious (ATO). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Watching Waiting (Inspiration Factory/Fontana). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Footprints (What It Is Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Mary Had A Little Amp (Epic). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Lift (Sixthman). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Oyaya! (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Farm Fresh Onions (Audium). Review by Sean Slone.
Heavier Things (Aware). Review by Sean Slone.
Echolalia (Sony). Review by Stein Haukland.
Rip It Off (Universal). Review by Stein Haukland.
Saturn Returns (self-released). Review by Sean Slone.
Sha Sha (ATO). Review by Sean Slone.
Live at the Quick (Columbia). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Black Ivory Soul (Columbia). Review by Bill Campbell.
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
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.