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No need to worry about offending delicate sensibilities with this playlist. We’re not talking about profanity, so just take the title at face value.
No need to worry about offending delicate sensibilities with this playlist. We’re not talking about profanity, so just take the title at face value.
Strongbox (Punch Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Made In Germany 1995-2011 (Universal). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Movement in a Storm (Moshi Moshi). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Still Here (Rekids). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Lucky for us and Cherry Red Books, Dave Thompson is a HUGE Sparks fan. Matthew Moyer calls Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven his strongest piece of writing yet.
History of Modern (100%). Review by Ben Varkentine.
DJ Kicks (!K7 Records). Review by Al Pergande.
Nite Club (Tape Theory). Review by Carl F Gauze
Does You Inspire You (Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Manners (French Kiss Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Stop Heartbeat (Common Wall Media). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Light At The End of The World (Mute). Review by Jen Cray.
Open Your Box (Astralwerks). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Restart Now (Deaf Dumb + Blind Recordings). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Go west on I-4, young man! Carl F Gauze heads out to the Hard Rock Cafe to get dazzled by the Pet Shop Boys.
Blowoff (Full Frequency). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Lesbians on Ecstasy (alien8 recordings). Review by Ben “sober straight boy” Varkentine.
Mingping.com (Monotone/Omega Point). Review by Ben Varkentine.
The Answer, Lost Patterns (Spundae, Pleasurecraft). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Look to the East, Look to the West (Merge Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Christopher Lee presides over sex and torture in Jess Franco’s exploitation gem, Night of the Blood Monster now in 4K!
An idyllic campground filled with interesting people faces destruction in Happy Campers, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An American success story of rum and sex and hula dancing. The Donn of Tiki was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
An all-animal department store caters to the high-end clientele in this superb Japanese cartoon. The Concierge was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
John Cleese is this year’s celebrity at the Florida Film Festival, and Monty Python’s Holy Grail its featured film. This event was part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.