Archive Archaeology: Phil Alvin
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.
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.
24th Street Blues (Bohemian Neglect Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
55th Anniversary Super Deluxe Double LP (Don Giovanni Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Kramies (VanGerrett Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Misanthropology (Westgaard Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Cover to Cover (Compass Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Keep For Cheap (Refresh Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Jeremy Glazier and guests Chelsey Coy and Gary Knight of Americana folk band Single Girl Married Girl talk about new music from soulful country artist Riddy Arman, folk favorite Ben Greenberg, Norwegian folk duo Kings of Convenience, and Single Girl Married Girl’s third album, Three Generations of Leaving. Don’t miss it!
Yol (ATO Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Fly On The Wall. (Local Woman Records) Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Some Good Lives (Dutch Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
The Man With Everything (Flour Sack Cape Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Flying Carpet (Justin Time). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Lost + Found (Rock Ridge Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Freedom Highway (Nonesuch). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Aldous Harding (Flying Nun). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Through the Thin (Riled Up Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
First Time, Long Time. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Still (Fantasy). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
A free form New Age band loves to jam and packs up their harp, hits the road, and parties like its 2004.
A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.
Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.
Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.