The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This week, Christopher Long once again gets hoodwinked by his principal “dealer.” As a result, he scores a fabulous fix —an original vinyl pressing of Nancy’s Greatest Hits, the 1970 compilation LP from Nancy Sinatra — for just six bucks!
An extremely technical look at 12 major comedic films released during the 1950’s. You’ll never look at “Some Like It Hot” the same way again.
Mad Men Christmas (Concord Records). Review by Scott Adams.
As Time Goes By: Great American Songbook Classics (Concord Music Group). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Collected Cool. Review by Tim Wardyn.
The Monument Singles Collection (Legacy Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Christmas with Sinatra and Friends (Concord Music). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Matt Parish looks into the eyes of soul at a recent Leon Russell show.
The Art of Romance (RPM/Columbia). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Friends, sex symbols, actresses…lend Peter Bogdanovich your ears for this discussion of movie stars he has known and loved. It’s a sometimes maddening, sometimes sensitive, sometimes candid trip through Wonderland with filmmaker Bogdanovich your own private mad hatter. Ben Varkentine says pass the butter.
Cult classic cannibal shockers The Woman and its prequel, Offspring, let the gore flow on 4K UHD in a new set from Arrow Video.
A young royal must step up and run a kingdom, but he prefers to party with his buddies in this rare classic by Stephen Schwartz. Pippin plays at Winter Garden, Florida’s Garden Theatre through September 15, 2024.
Judy Craddock speaks with Jeffrey Foucault about his first album in six years, The Universal Fire, and connecting all kinds of dots in the wake of loss.
All In: Unreleased & Rarities — The New West Years (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Bring your loupe and spend some time poring over the maps that open Navola with Ian Koss.
