Curtis McMurtry
The Hornet’s Nest. Review by James Mann.
The Hornet’s Nest. Review by James Mann.
Tinsel and Lights (Merge Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Song Islands Vol. 2 (PW Elverum & Son). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Scott Adams finds this compelling history of Merge Records, the underdog label that beat the odds and succeeded, to be insanely readable.
Two Sunsets (Domino). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Cut (Affairs of the Heart). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Vs. Children (Tomlab). Review by Matthew Moyer.
A Delicate Bashing (Headphone Treats Records). Review by Crystal Lee.
Oh You’re So Silent Jens (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Hung (Le Grand Magistery). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Eternal Youth (Instinct). Review by Ben Varkentine.
¡All-Time Quarterback! (Barsuk). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Film Molecules (K). Review by Phil Bailey.
Eban & Charley Original Soundtrack (Merge). Review by James Mann.
Finnish indie popsters Cessna explore their Loves, Longings, and Regrets on their newest album for Radio Khartoum, but it took Andrew Muzyk to discover why Kimmo and Sami don’t sing in Finnish and why they compare their music to a kaleidoscope.
Not only is Stephin Merritt one of the most revered songwriters around, he’s also one of the most prolific, with the massive three-disc 69 Love Songs and records from alter-egos the 6ths and the Future Bible Heroes out in just the last year. Randall Stephens caught up with Merritt in a rare moment between projects to try to catch up.
A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.
Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.
Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.