The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
In the news today: Tame Impala, Lonerism, Fantômas, Mr. Bungle, Melvins, Lana Del Rey, Keanu Reeves, Dogstar, Gogol Bordello, Ukraine, Jello Biafra, Tre Cool, Joe Lally, Agnostic Front, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Lizzo, Tina Turner, Toyah, Robert Fripp, Golden Earring, Jeff Rosenstock, Burton C. Bell, Fear Factory, Cult of Luna, Black Midi, Royal Blood, Surprise Chef, Linda Lindas, Kevin McDonald, KitH, Toad the Wet Sprocket
Interview with L.A. indie rockers Fellow Robot.
Oddfellows (Ipecac). Review by Jason O’Neal Griggs.
Shine on Forever (Visiting Hours). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Moonlight Never Misses an Appointment (Eskimo Kiss). Review by Carl F Gauze.
How to Sell the Whole F#@!ing Universe to Everybody Once and For All (Mimicry). Review by Michael Crown.
Suspended Animation (Ipecac). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Introducing Lemon (Skin Graft Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Terraforming (Now Or Never). Review by Addam Donnelly.
Delerium Cordia (Ipecac). Review by Sir Millard Mulch.
Delerium Cordia (Ipecac). Review by Sir Millard Mulch.
After a decade with one of the most influential bands in today’s metal, Helmet, drummer John Stanier finds himself in Tomahawk, featuring members of the Melvins, Faith No More and the Jesus Lizard. Gail Worley talks about the ups, downs and sideways.
Wonderland (Abacus/Century Media). Review by Stein Haukland.
Steal This Album! (American / Columbia). Review by Stein Haukland.
Irony is a Dead Scene (Epitaph). Review by Stein Haukland.
Temporary Forever (Temporary Whatever). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Coma Imprint (Lakeshore). Review by Stein Haukland.
…With the Spirit of a Traffic Jam (Lakeshore). Review by Stein Haukland.
Can You Smell the Rain Between (Tone Casualties). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time (EMI). Review by Stein Haukland.
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.