Possessing all the coziness of a gawk-worthy car crash, Permanent Damage, the salacious memoir from the notorious, outrageous “groupie” Miss Mercy Fontenot and celebrated pop culture journalist Lyndsey Parker, provides a surprise payoff.

With her newly-released memoir, Earth to Moon, actress, podcaster, and boutique tea merchant Moon Unit Zappa delivers much more than a nitty-gritty account of life as a member of one of music’s most iconic families.

IV (Marvelous 3). Review by Christopher Long.

After Destruction (Cleopatra Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Raving Ghost (Third Man). Review by Christopher Long.

Lick (Flesh Fury). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Bill Callahan has been wandering the halls of music for quite some time now, his deep voice and aimless arrangements a constant hypnotic presence.

Billy Martin’s drumming makes me think of oxymorons like “precisely sloppy” and “intensely casual” and “red hot chill out”.

Tales From The West. Review by Michelle Wilson.

Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck and Ann Wilson unleashed a potent triple bill for the last night of their Stars Align Tour in Tampa. Michelle Wilson was there to rock out with the 70s superstars.

The World of Captain Beefheart (Knitting Factory Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Identity. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Don’t Let it Be (Lolipop Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Dweezil Zappa recreates his father’s sound and fury in an intimate Florida show that Carl F Gauze crashed.

A Very Big Freedia Christmazz. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Zastrugi (Glacial Movements). Review by Carl F Gauze.

45 RPM Singles Collection (FloEdCo). Review by James Mann.

Little Feat was one of America’s greatest bands, and Ben Fong-Torres serves them well in Willin’

Nanobots (Idlewild). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Antelope Freeway/Equinox Express Elevator (Impulse! ). Review by James Mann.