Stix Bones and Bob Beamon
Olimpik Soul (Bone Entertainment). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Olimpik Soul (Bone Entertainment). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Ever-focused on finding (affordable) vinyl treasures, Christopher Long returns this week with his latest gem — a reasonably well-cared-for LP copy of The Glow, the 1979 studio classic from Bonnie Raitt.
Soul’d Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection overwhelms Carl F. Gauze with 12 music CDs reprising the 1972 benefit concert to rebuild Watts, Los Angeles, seven years after the riot.
Jimmy Wang Yu gives his right arm for revenge in his kung fu classic, One Armed Boxer.
Soul survivor Eddie Floyd (“Knock on Wood,” “634-5789,” “Big Bird”) writes a memoir detailing his life in music.
The Gumption (Record Kicks). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Get Your Shit Together (Big Legal Mess / Fat Possum). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax). Review by James Mann.
Sunken Condos (Reprise Records). Review by James Mann.
Brothers (Nonesuch Records). Review by Eli Didier.
Black Moses / Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (Stax). Review by Scott Adams.
Robert Mugge’s documentary about Al Green’s tragedy-strewn return to the Church is given the deluxe 25th Anniversary DVD treatment. Can Scott Adams get an amen?
Before there was Leather Tuscadero, Suzi Quatro was in two pioneering, all-woman rock bands in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. This is a Quick Look at those bands: The Pleasure Seekers and Cradle.
Lily and Generoso review director Hernán Rosselli’s second hybrid-fiction crime film that artfully explores our perceived notions of family.
Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank (Resonance Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Don’t let the stats fool you. Zyzzyx Road may have been the lowest grossing movie in history, but is it worth checking out? Phil Bailey explores the new 4K UHD from Dark Arts Entertainment.
In France: Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival ( Deep Digs). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.