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In the news today: Renee Rapp, Spider-Man, Is For Lovers Festival, George Winston, Noel Gallagher, Foo Fighters, Mantra of the Cosmos, Happy Mondays, Oasis, Ride, supergroup, Jason Isbell, The 400 Unit, Alice Phoebe Lou, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Miyazaki, Wilco, Allison Russell, Brian Eno, Queens of the Stone Age, Phantogram, Viagra Boys, tour news, Drug Church
The Bells of Spring (Dais). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Small Black EP (Jagjaguwar). Review by Matthew Moyer.
In and Out and Back Again (HoZac). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Death To God (Noise On Noise). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Priceless Concrete Echoes (Citizen). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Can’t Come Down (Rainbow Quartz). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Sleepwalker (Vibraphone). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Nord (Radar Swarm). Review by Matthew Moyer.
To The Moon (Claire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
In A Different Place: Atmosphere Inspired Songs From The NW (Reverb). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Life of the Party EP (RCA). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Mitch Easter, Let’s Active, the dBs, Rob Levy, interview
They don’t come more seminal than Mitch Easter, who has influenced music from both sides of the mixing board, with his band Let’s Active and as the producer for acts like REM, Pavement and Marshall Crenshaw. Rob Levy grabs a few moments with the busy man.
The Shore (Maverick). Review by Stein Haukland.
Safety in Numbers (Deep Elm). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Waves: Seventeen original BBC recordings from the Radio 1 sessions (1990-1994) (The First Time). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
A Music Sampler (Ba Da Bing). Review by Stein Haukland.
Monster Zero (Loveless). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads (Bella Union). Review by Matthew Moyer.
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.
