Linda Lindas
Growing Up (Epitaph). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Growing Up (Epitaph). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
To make illuminati hotties for your gathering, splash melody and harsh noise into a tumbler, drop in some production trickery, and shake until you hear a dizzying howl emerge
Power (New West Records). Review by May Terry.
Sweet Candy Power (Good Charamel Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
3 (Topshelf Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Shonen Knife play their first show in Tampa. If their fans have their way, it won’t be Shonen Knife’s last visit. Bob Pomeroy fills in the details.
Adventure (Good Charamel Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Shonen Knife’s performance at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge is a Pop-Rocks fizz of Jap-punk distortions and colorful kitsch. May Terry indulged in the Shonen Knife experience with sushi, Pocky, and some great wok-and-roll music.
Pop Tune (Good Charamel Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Super Group (Good Charamel Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.
Golden Black (Narnack). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Splurge (Tofu Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Epic). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Burning Farm/Yama-no Attchan/Pretty Little Baka Guy/712 [Reissues] (Oglio). Review by Aaron Shaul.
This year, Matt Cibula will try to get over one of the biggest hurdles of music geekdom – selective listening.
Event Review by David Lee Beowülf
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.