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Provisions, Fiction and Gear (Virgin). Review by Matt Cibula.
Provisions, Fiction and Gear (Virgin). Review by Matt Cibula.
Jivarodelia (Kindercore / Electronic Watusi Boogaloo). Review by Matt Cibula.
Anthology (Motown / UMG). Review by Matt Cibula.
I (Emperor Norton). Review by Matt Cibula.
Who needs therapy? Matt Cibula examines his lifelong obsession with music.
Jesus Loves Stacey (Skoda). Review by Matt Cibula.
Living Room Music and Not Gonna Get It (Arts). Review by Matt Cibula.
Urban Development Series Vol. 4 (Ambiguous City). Review by Matt Cibula.
Sleeping On Roads (Beggars Banquet / 4AD). Review by Matt Cibula.
Timbuktu (Six Degrees). Review by Matt Cibula.
Quarks And Gluons (Terraform). Review by Matt Cibula.
A Better Destiny (Real World / Narada). Review by Matt Cibula.
Cold Cold Water (K). Review by Matt Cibula.
Drawings and Garbage Structures (Pattern 25). Review by Matt Cibula.
Red Sector A Speeds Up Alio Die (Relapse). Review by Matt Cibula.
Misdirected Jealousy (Moonshine). Review by Matt Cibula.
The ubiquitous trombonist has finally busted out with his first solo record, Cherry. Now Josh Roseman talks to Matt Cibula about what it’s like to be a “sex symbol rock-star trombone player.”
Words of Wisdom and Hope (Alternative Tentacles). Review by Matt Cibula.
Old Souls and Wolf Tickets (Rykodisc / Slow River). Review by Matt Cibula.
The world’s going to hell in a handbasket. We’re at war, the economy’s in shambles, and this Enron thing is downright scary. And Celine Dion’s making a comeback. Yet people still find time to send us hate mail. Who says the terrorists have already won?
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.