Preoccupations
Arrangements (Flemish Eye). Review by Steven Cruse.
Arrangements (Flemish Eye). Review by Steven Cruse.
A triple bill of underground Goth, led by NYC’s Pawns, transforms Uncle Lou’s into a time machine. Jen Cray did not wear eye makeup, but she did wear a black shirt to the show.
When Gothic godfather (oh stop it) Peter Murphy swept into Jacksonville on the 4th of July with a bag full of hits and Bauhaus classics, Matthew Moyer dropped his bottle rockets and went to check out the REAL fiireworks.
Beauty?… (Hollow Hills Sound Recordings). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Immortalis (Bodog Music). Review by Jen Cray.
Unshattered (Viastar). Review by Matthew Damascus.
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Back to Times of Splendor (Metal Balde). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Learning Curve (self-released). Review by Anton Warner.
Boo Hoo (Projekt). Review by Ian Koss.
Tom “Tearaway” Schulte has probably listened to it and reviewed it before you’ve even heard of it. This month he includes vinyl reviews and longer pieces on Tom Waits and Fred Frith.
Peter Murphy discusses Dust – his new East-meets-West CD – as well as David Bowie and the true meaning of “Gothic” in a surprisingly candid chat with Steve Stav.
Steve Stav offers his personal musical recipe for love, culling from various music genres and eras, to get your Valentine’s Day headed in the right direction. What, no Barry White?
Live In Liverpool (spinART). Review by Steve Stav.
Tom ‘Tearaway’ Schulte cuts through a score of new releases, all kinds of electronic noise, garage thrash, and muso mastery compressed into compact critical chunks. It’s Outsight.
Campground Effect (Glue Factory). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
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.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.