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Musick To Play In The Dark (Dais Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Musick To Play In The Dark (Dais Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The question on Matthew Moyer’s mind, when checking out the trimmed-down version of Cult of Youth, was this: will they still be able to pull off the rich hues and near-psychedelic textures of this album? The answer: a resounding YES!
Flutes, leather vests on bare skin, werewolf songs, and kids on stage. It’s not your average recipe for a rock show, but then, as Matthew Moyer points out, Faun Fables is not a rock band.
Procedure Club’s Andrea and Adam Malec released Doomed Forever in late 2010, and then Slumberland Records came a calling. Now they’re getting the attention they deserve, including some from Matthew Moyer , who chatted with sound mastermind Adam Malec about Death In June, the proper way to play a drum machine, and the importance of not getting it right when recording.
Monument to Time End (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Hidden (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
In and Out and Back Again (HoZac). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Lurker of Chalice (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Sol Veritas Lux (Tursa/Strange Fortune). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Cooking With Wolves (Digitalis Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.
WAT (Mute Records). Review by Matthew Damascus.
Children of the Black Sun (Mute). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Small-town Grand Junction, Colorado, comes out in droves to Slamming Bricks 2023, as our beloved queer community event eclipses its beginnings to command its largest audience yet. Liz Weiss reviews the performance, a bittersweet farewell both to and from the Grand Valley’s most mouthy rebel organizer, Caleb Ferganchick.
Carl F. Gauze reviews Dreamers Never Die, the loving documentary on the career of rocker extraordinaire Ronnie James Dio.
The iconic rock and roll magazine from the 1960s is back and just as relevant and snotty as ever.
This week, Christopher Long nearly fights a famed rock star in defense of his 1970s pin-up princess. To prove his point, Chris goes into his own garage and digs out his musty vinyl copy of the self-titled 1972 alt. country classic from Linda Ronstadt.
A former convict returns to London to avenge his former enemies and save his daughter. Carl F. Gauze reviews the Theater West End production of Sweeney Todd.
This week, cuddly curmudgeon Christopher Long finds himself feeling even older as he hobbles through a Florida flea market in pursuit of vinyl copies of the four infamous KISS solo albums — just in time to commemorate the set’s milestone 45th anniversary.