The Thing that Ate Floyd
(Lavasocks Records). Review by Scott Adams.
(Lavasocks Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Sound Salvation takes on current events with a playlist addressing the current fight for racial and social justice in America and the battles playing out in the streets in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Alphabetland (Fat Possum). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
War In My Mind (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
ALS has claimed the life of The Muff’s co-founder. Laura Potillo recalls the influential rocker.
Green Day welcome West Palm Beach, and Jen Cray, to paradise.
A look at the East Bay punk scene, narrated by Iggy Pop.
Synesthesia (Warner / InVogue). Review by Christopher Long.
Yoga Hosers (Rhino). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Blonder and Blonder (Omnivore Recordings). Review by Laura Pontillo.
Kamikaze (Votiv Music). Review by Jen Cray.
Dune Rats (Dine Alone Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Seeping Beauty E.P. (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Jen Cray.
Renegade. Review by Carl F Gauze.
May Terry relives a bit of teen pop nostalgia with The Ugly Club in NYC, where the ladies swoon over girl-candy frontman Ryan Egan.
The Best of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame + Museum Live (Universal Music / Time Life). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Pop Punk’s Not Dead on New Found Glory’s fall tour, but that doesn’t mean that Jen Cray is as blindly accepting of the modern day take on the genre as some.
England Take My Bones (Epitaph). Review by Jen Cray.
My Chemical Romance was never high on Jen Cray’s list of favorites, but the years have been kind to both the band’s songwriting and to their ability to stage a live show. In Orlando, as on virtually every other date of their 2011 World Contamination Tour, a sold-out sign screamed across the venue’s marquee.
Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys (Reprise Records). Review by Jen Cray.
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.
Starting with small-time jobs, two gangsters take over all the crime in Marseilles in this well-paced and entertaining French film. Carl F. Gauze reviews the freshly released Arrow Video Blu-ray edition of Borsalino (1970).