Tag: Morphine

Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel

Mixtape 161 :: Sand Angel

The Lacking Organization

As individuals, Jay Som and Palehound each have their musical quirks and unique style. Together as Bachelor they plot a strange new course through the realm of dream pop.

Elisapie

Elisapie

Music Reviews

Ballad of the Runaway Girl (Bonsound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Moon Hooch

Music Reviews

Live At the Cathedral ( Hornblow Recordings). Review by James Mann.

The English Beat

Event Reviews

The English Beat , a division of the Two Tone Army, invades Firestone Live in Orlando, but it’s opening band Fishbone that emerges victorious.

Obscured by Clouds

Interviews

William Weikart , the mastermind behind the band Obscured by Clouds , is one literate and surprising person. Tim Wardyn unveils Weikart’s impressive cast of influences (including Chris Cornell and Baroque music), how ex-girlfriends contributed to one of the best songs on their album Psycheclectic, and how his bandmate Thee Slayer Hippy got his name.

Elbow

Interviews

Songs Sung Low from the British Highlands… John Hood explains why Elbow isn’t your average mope.

Things I Noticed In 2004

Features

So maybe it doesn’t all fall on the same calendar. It all still merits a mention, or so James Mann thinks.

Torrez

Music Reviews

The Evening Drag (Kimchee Records). Review by Terry Eagan.

Morphine

Music Reviews

When Morphine leader Mark Sandman collapsed and died in July of 1999, music l…

The Presidents of the United States of America

Interviews

The Presidents of the United States of America are back (sort of) with a brand new album, Freaked Out and Small. Julio Diaz takes the opportunity to talk to Dave Dederer and Chris Ballew for a lot longer than you can possibly imagine about just about everything under the sun. We dare you to find a more extensive interview than this one!

Morphine

Music Reviews

The Night (Rykodisc/Dreamworks). Review by Anton Wagner

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Screen Reviews

Earl is about to learn the Graboids have evolved and are deadlier than ever! Tremors 2: Aftershocks, the 1996 film by the original Tremors creative team, gets a 4k restoration for modern audiences.

Chris Knight

Chris Knight

Event Reviews

Joe Stamm opens for Chris Knight at First Avenue Club in Iowa City, Iowa, and the audience is there for absolutely all of it.

Heroes of the Metal Underground

Heroes of the Metal Underground

Print Reviews

Just in time for the heavy metal Christmas shopping season, European author Alexandros Anesiadis delivers his latest — a thorough and riveting encyclopedia-type account of the hard-working DIY American bands that created an important underground music scene that’s well worth remembering.

Witness 4k UHD

Witness 4k UHD

Screen Reviews

In a beautiful testament to Peter Weir’s vision, the director’s 1985 classic, Witness, gets a fresh restoration from Arrow Video.

Year-End Record Roundup

Year-End Record Roundup

Features

Ready for a cold one this season? We thought so! Enjoy, as Christopher Long reflects on his favorite VINYL releases of 2023 — an intoxicating (and satisfying) “six-pack,” to be sure.

A.J. Croce

A.J. Croce

Interviews

Concert addict Jeremy Glazier talked with A.J. Croce near the beginning of his year-long Croce Plays Croce tour about embracing his father’s music and his own while honoring both their familial bond and shared influences.

Best of Film 2023

Best of Film 2023

Screen Reviews

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.