Dream Girls
A musical group arises in the glory days of soul music and nearly implodes when the lead singer is replaced.
A musical group arises in the glory days of soul music and nearly implodes when the lead singer is replaced.
A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
George Mitchell of Fishbelly Black on weaving funk, jazz, and hip-hop.
My Mind Set Me Free: The House Guests Meet the Complete Strangers (Shake It Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Soulfire Live! (Wicked Cool Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Groove & Grind Rare Soul ‘63 - ‘73 (Rock Beat Records). Review by James Mann.
Directly From My Heart (Specialty). Review by Scott Adams.
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Big Hassle). Review by Scott Adams.
The South Side of Soul Street: The Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976 (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
Dig Thy Savage Soul (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.
Bird Bird Bird (Psych Navigation / Vital Force). Review by Carl F Gauze.
May Terry digs out of the rubble after England’s R&B/rock fusion band, The Heavy, burst through the walls of sound and brought the house down at Irving Plaza, NYC.
Rock legend Lindsey Buckingham delivers the goods in front of a sold-out crowd that includes Christopher Long at Orlando’s premier concert venue.
I’ll Play the Blues for You (Stax). Review by James Mann.
King Khan and The Shrines were knee deep in the chaos and high tension of a hot Florida bar filled to the brim with college kids… and Matthew Moyer.
El Rego Et Ses Commandos (Daptone). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Do The Funky Chicken (Stax). Review by James Mann.
Watch the Throne (Roc-A-Fella). Review by John Cogburn.
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.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.