The Front Man
Twenty years of hard rocking leads to a nice home in the suburbs, a stable marriage and a beautiful daughter.
Tag: New Jersey
Io Echo
May Terry gets an audio-visual taste of East meets West with the L.A. shoegazing ethereal rock band, Io Echo, at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ.
The Wrestler
A washed-up wrestler makes one last trip into the ring, where even Marisa Tomei can’t save him. Referee Carl F Gauze makes it a slow three-count.
Hans the Double
Despite a few acts that had her cringing, Brittany Sturges’ night was salvaged by hometown headliners, Hans the Double
The Medium
With the release of their new album, Teetering on the Edge, New Jersey’s the Medium chatted with Brittany Sturges about their first show, the Battle of the Bands, Prince and – oh yea, their favorite fruit.
Downhill
Just when it seemed a dead end for seven Temple University film students, who made their very first feature film, things turned around. Brittany Sturges reports.
Cheka
Return the Favor (General Assembly). Review by Stein Haukland.
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy
Five gay men straighten up a straight guy. Carl F Gauze examines the process and declares it futile – but highly entertaining.
Pat DiNizio
Julio Diaz brings you an in-depth interview with Smithereens frontman turned New Jersey Reform Party candidate for the U.S. Senate, Pat DiNizio. In this extensive interview, DiNizio discusses the issues that led him to run, his thoughts on the Internet, and much more.
Me, Myself, I
As hard as I try to look back on my childhood with glee, I just get a mental picture of a retarded blond boy falling down everywhere and generally making a fool of himself everytime I think of myself. I wasn’t just an idiot – I seemed to be completely unteachable. I would get jumped by neighborhood kids, get some rocks thrown at my face for good measure……and, sure as fuck, it would happen again.
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Le Combat Dans L’île
Screen ReviewsThe hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
Ani DiFranco
Event ReviewsThis fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
Garage Sale Vinyl: Ian Hunter
Garage Sale VinylThis 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.
Archive Archaeology
Archive ArchaeologyBob 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.
Archive Archaeology: Phil Alvin
Archive ArchaeologyBob 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.
A Darker Shade of Noir
Print ReviewsRoi 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.
The Blasters
Music ReviewsMandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Garage Sale Vinyl: The Time
Garage Sale VinylFeeling 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.
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
InterviewsDuring 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
Music ReviewsJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.
