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No More Pain EP (Southern). Review by Matthew Moyer.
No More Pain EP (Southern). Review by Matthew Moyer.
If That Is What Is Being Thought… (Status Quo). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Fast>Future>Present (54, 40, or Fight!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Evergreen [Reissue] (Temporary Residence). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Evergreen [Reissue] (Temporary Residence). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Heart, The Product, The Machine, and The Asshole (Midriff). Review by Marty Pursley.
Flattening Mountains and Creating Empires (Redwood Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Motion and Rest (54 40’ or Fight!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Motors Into The Drink (Kill the Bunny). Review by Stein Haukland.
We Need A Hill (Keep Safe). Review by Stein Haukland.
Good Morning, Mr. Good. (54, 40’ or Fight!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
three-four (Quarterstick Records). Review by Rob Walsh.
Pajama Avenue (Loose Thread). Review by Stein Haukland.
Crime In Choir (Omnibus). Review by Stein Haukland.
Small m Manifesto (Matlock). Review by Stein Haukland.
Lineaments (Emperor Jones). Review by Stein Haukland.
A Rotation of Thoughts and Themes (Caulfield). Review by Daniel L. Mitchell.
From his teen days in Squirrel Bait through stints with Slint and Gastr Del Sol and on to his solo work for Drag City, David Grubbs has long been an innovator in music. Nirav Soni spoke with Grubbs about improvisation, collaborations, Indian music, and the Beach Boys.
Don’t call them math-rock, and don’t compare them to Slint, because you won’t be doing justice to the lush and understated beauty of the Mercury Program. Nirav Soni chairs a roundtable discussion with all four members of the atmospheric and critically acclaimed Gainesville quartet.
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.