Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
Late Nights & Heartbreak (Record Kicks). Review by James Mann.
Late Nights & Heartbreak (Record Kicks). Review by James Mann.
Soul, funk, and R&B purists, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings “bring it” to Phillip Haire and the people of Orlando
Come Out Swingin’ (Vizztone Label Group). Review by James Mann.
Florida’s annual Wanee Festival is a 3 day Southern-style jamfest featuring over thirty bands. The 2010 edition found The Allmann Brothers and Widespread Panic topping a bill of over 30 bands.
Dark Was the Night (Red Hot Organization). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Hydraulic Groove (Tone Cool). Review by Bill Campbell.
Dap Dippin’ With … (Daptone). Review by ,Bill Campbell.
The Shadow Boxing, a neglected part of the Chinese Hopping Vampire cycle, returns on a spooky Blu-ray from 88 Films.
Daniel Rachel gives us a comprehensive account of the 2 Tone Records label and the innovative ska bands who fueled the movement in Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation.
Our Ancestors Swam to Shore (Free Dirt / PM Press). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Jason Vorhees is back in 2009’s soft reboot of Friday the 13th, and it is time for a re-evaluation of the most recent film in the long running franchise.
Squeeze and Boy George dazzle in Clearwater, Florida, as Michelle Wilson ticks two off her Bucket List.
Three strong women oust their evil boss and bring reasonable policies to the workplace in this hit musical.
Marvelous martial arts masterpiece To Kill a Mastermind is finally released from the Shaw Brothers’ vault.
Possessing all the coziness of a gawk-worthy car crash, Permanent Damage, the salacious memoir from the notorious, outrageous “groupie” Miss Mercy Fontenot and celebrated pop culture journalist Lyndsey Parker, provides a surprise payoff.