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The Window (Top Shelf). Review by Judy Craddock.
The Window (Top Shelf). Review by Judy Craddock.
In the news today: Osees, Death Cab For Cutie, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Riot Fest, The Cure, The Mars Volta, The Postal Service, Turnstile, The Sisters of Mercy, Andy Rourke, The Smiths, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer, Knower, Patti Smith, Pavement, The Walkmen, The National
Built to Spill keeps conversation to a minimum as they rock Athens. Roi Tamkin relates.
Spring Fools EP (Altitude Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Mutemath (Warner Bros. Records). Review by Eli Didier.
Easy Wonderful (Universal Republic). Review by Sean Slone.
Yes Yes Yes (Parasol Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Let It Sway (Polyvinyl Record Co.). Review by Jeff Schweers.
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists wet an Orlando stage with the sweat of their high energy performance, but opening band Screaming Females were just as impressive for Jen Cray.
Alpha (Authentik Artists). Review by Sean Slone.
Now We Can See (Kill Rock Stars). Review by Scott Adams.
Dark Was the Night (Red Hot Organization). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Here Anonymous (Dangerbird). Review by Jen Cray.
A mind-boggler - not one, but two bands from Tacoma have been performing almost as long as rock ‘n’ roll has been on the radio. Is Pacific Northwest drinking water a fountain of youth? Steve Stav ponders such longevity in his review of the Fabulous Wailers and the Ventures.
Selftitled. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Jen Cray hoofs it to Orlando’s HOB, where she gets an amped-up dose of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and sticks around for a satisfying Against Me! set.
Flashlights (self-assured/Team Clermont). Review by P. McEver.
Which Way Is Mine (Self-released). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Anthem In (Quiet/Loud). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Forgone Conclusion… (Broken Halo Records/In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.