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Staff writer Christopher Long wedges his way into a private after-show soirée with reigning British pop-rock princess Lauran Hibberd. In the process, the 25-year-old singer songwriter reveals her passion for pop music, Disaronno, and Taco Bell.
It’s been 45 years since Chrissie Hynde initially hit her stride with the Pretenders, and she hasn’t slowed down for anybody since.
The Interpreter: Live at Largo (Maximum Sunshine Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull have joined forces as the gorgeously poetic pop group Bad Books, but fill their recent tour setlists with songs from their collective catalogs. Jen Cray enjoys the music, but yearns for an espresso or two.
Goodbye, Killer (Ashmont Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Shame, Shame (Anti-). Review by Sean Slone.
The Sea, The Sea (Self-Released). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Silver Lightning from a Black Sky (Division). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Stars & Curses. Review by Andrew Ellis.
Perhapst (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Wisely (Oglio Records). Review by Linda Tate.
How to Make a Bad Situation Worse? (In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
We Can Create (Mute). Review by Andrew Coulon.
The Drunken Dance of Modern Man in Love (Cutthroat Pop Records/In Music We Trust). Review by Tim Wardyn.
A Collection of Short Stories (Skyeyesea). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Light Divides (Signature Sounds). Review by Sean Slone.
Nothin’ No (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Syd Matters (V2 Records). Review by Sean Slone.
The Lawlessness of the Ruling Class (Hyrbis). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Friendly Fire (Capitol Records). Review by Matt Parish.
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.