2020 on Fire
Sound Salvation takes on current events with a playlist addressing the current fight for racial and social justice in America and the battles playing out in the streets in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Sound Salvation takes on current events with a playlist addressing the current fight for racial and social justice in America and the battles playing out in the streets in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
Bang Messiah (Smog Veil). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Afro Funk Explosion! (Manifesto). Review by Scott Adams.
For its fourth year the Pitchfork Music Festival proves to Chris Catania, and about 20,000 fans, that it can deliver the goods as well as the big guys.
Skeleton (Mute). Review by Carl F Gauze
Chris Catania gets cozy in a fishy alley with Tim Fite , who isn’t Gallagher and doesn’t wear stretch pants.
Despite being sunkissed by Spiritualized and bum rushed by Public Enemy , Chris Catania is distinctly underwhelmed by this year’s Pitchfork Festival.
Brian Colman’s book gives the inside scoop on 36 classic hip-hop albums, all from the mouths of the artists who created them. Lori Bartlett thinks it’s about time.
The Anatomy of Grit-Hop (Defamation League). Review by Chris Catania.
Radio JXL: A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin (Koch). Review by Varkentine GSPJ.
Radio JXL: A Broadcast From The Computer Hell Cabin (Koch). Review by Varkentine GSPJ.
We’ve Come For You All (Sanctuary). Review by Van Sias.
Fine Arts Militia (Slam Jamz/Koch). Review by Bill Campbell.
Dying in Stereo (Star Time). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Boston B-Boy Mr. Lif gives the lowdown on 9/11, the five greatest hip-hop albums, and the state of the world with Bill Campbell.
Revolverlution (Koch). Review by Rob Walsh.
The Coma Imprint (Lakeshore). Review by Stein Haukland.
Government Music (Groove Attack). Review by Bill Campbell.
Stay Human (Six Degrees). Review by Julio Diaz.
Event Review by S. Kern
Report, the third, on the massive event recently devouring Orlando, the 2023 Orlando International Fringe Festival, from Carl F. Gauze.
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When witches gather, dinner is who you make it, in Witchapalooza, a play by Kamron Kiltgaard. Carl F. Gauze reviews.
In the news today: Best Board Games, Tina Turner, Trugoy the Dove, Electric Six, Drew Barrymore, Ratboys, Slipknot's Clown, Fugees, Juneteenth, Shannen Doherty, Jen Lush, Romy, Bad Omens, Kindness and Care, Halsey, Lilith, A Giant Dog, Brendan Small
This week, Christopher Long spots and scores a mint-condition vinyl copy of the 1982 live album from one of his all-time favorite country artists, Tanya Tucker, at his local Goodwill store for a quarter.
Feast of Wire: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Quarterstick). Review by Judy Craddock.
In the news today: Alice Phoebe Lou, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Wilco, Noel Gallagher, Foo Fighters, Allison Russell, Brian Eno, Mantra of the Cosmos, Happy Mondays, Oasis, Ride, supergroup, Jason Isbell, The 400 Unit, Renee Rapp, Queens of the Stone Age, Phantogram, Viagra Boys, tour news, Spider-Man, Miyazaki, Is For Lovers Festival, Drug Church
Director Pietro Marcello follows up his heralded adaptation of Jack London’s Martin Eden with Scarlet, a bold reimagining of Aleksandr Grin’s classic 1923 novel, Scarlet Sails. Lily and Generoso review Marcello’s exceptional contemporary take on this beloved fairy tale.
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In the news today: Steve Vai, The Sawtooth Grin, Thin, Sunflo'er, GWAR, Skrillex, Primavera Sound, Sweet Gloom, The Chats, Cosmic Psychos, Yellowcard, Fontaines Dc, Grian Chatten