News Feed for Thursday, May 25
In the news today: Marc Ribot, The Bad Plus, Buck Meek, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Lzzy Hale, Ashley McBryde, Jenny Lewis, Converge, Smoking Popes
In the news today: Marc Ribot, The Bad Plus, Buck Meek, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Lzzy Hale, Ashley McBryde, Jenny Lewis, Converge, Smoking Popes
The Hideout Sessions (Pravda). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
The Smoking Popes remind us of a time when Pop/Punk wasn’t an insult, and bands didn’t have to try so hard to be cool. The recently reunited Chicago band brought their sounds to Orlando and Jen Cray checked in for the fun.
Lady Melody (Kung Fu). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
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Volume & Density (Asian Man Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Volume & Density (Asian Man Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Songs To ____ To (SideCho). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Various Artists (Double Zero Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
The Party’s Over (Double Zero Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
The Measure of All Things (Springman). Review by Brian Broccoli.
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.