Winter
Into Darkness (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Into Darkness (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Paegan Terrorism Tactics Rotten Records. Review by Matthew Moyer.
Goat (Crucial Blast). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Freed of this Flesh (Crucial Blast). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Civilization (Dead Tank). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Dark Castle brings a brand of metal mayhem that features some new layers of unique melodicism to SXSW. Guitarist Stevie Floyd runs it down for Ink 19 before the band departs on an upcoming European tour with Kylesa.
Slower! Slower! Jen Cray is bowled over by the brutal trudge of an evening with Down , Weedeater and the mighty Melvins.
Spirited Migration (At A Loss Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Lights Bane (Crucial Blast). Review by Matthew Moyer.
EP (Housecore). Review by Jen Cray.
The Burning South (Devil Doll Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Inferno (Sanctuary Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Last Refuge of the Sons of Bitches (Retribute). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Will To Mangle (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Use Once and Destroy (Sanctuary). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Down II: A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (Elektra). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Sad Songs… Better Days (Devil Doll). Review by Matthew Damascus.
Northern Failures (Hydrahead). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
With a band like Eyehategod, you’ve just gotta be a fan, because otherwise, s…
Southern Discomfort (Century Media). Review by Nathan T. Birk
Concert addict Jeremy Glazier talked with A.J. Croce near the beginning of his year-long Croce Plays Croce tour about embracing his father’s music and his own while honoring both their familial bond and shared influences.
For Lily and Generoso, 2023 was a fantastic year at the cinema! They select and review their ten favorite films, six supplemental features, and one extraordinary repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.