The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
In the news today: Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Faith No More, INXS, Lenny Kravitz, Live, Motley Crue, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Soul Asylum, Stone Temple Pilots, Van Halen, Weezer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Animal Collective, Steel Panther, Zola Jesus, Gorilla Biscuits
Live In New York Ninety-Four (Deko Entertainment). Review by Joe Frietze.
Live (Blue Note). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
On a hot summer night, Bush plays to a sold out arena in Tampa, Fl, proving that there is still an audience for a high energy rock and roll show.
Live at Goose Lake, August 8th, 1970 (Third Man Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Live in NYC (Deko Music). Review by Scott Adams.
Mad Lad A Live Tribute to Chuck Berry (BMG). Review by Joe Frietze.
A young dancer looks for love and fulfillment t in 1960’s swinging New York.
90s post-grunge rockers, Live, lit up the stage in West Palm Beach. Michelle Wilson was there to bask in the glow.
Live at Chickie Wah Wah (FHQ Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Shonen Knife play their first show in Tampa. If their fans have their way, it won’t be Shonen Knife’s last visit. Bob Pomeroy fills in the details.
Getaway (Merge). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Mortal Micronotz, Smash, Live, The Beast that Devoured Itself, 40 Fingers (Bar/None). Review by Scott Adams.
Devo’s 2014 “Hardcore Devo” tour showed them going back to the days before Energy Domes, hit singles, or hope of radio airplay; back to the days of like-minded weirdoes banging out songs in the basement.
Before You Know It (Live in Portland) (Roark Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
St. George’s Day Sacrifice - Live in Manchester (UDR Music). Review by Joe Frietze.
Soul, funk, and R&B purists, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings “bring it” to Phillip Haire and the people of Orlando
Live, Fall 2010 (Sony Music). Review by James Mann.
Carl F Gauze recommends this live footage of Cactus rocking out, especially if you missed them the first time around.
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.