The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
In the news today: Electric Six, Romy, A Giant Dog, Hip Hop 50 Year Anniversary, Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg, Fugees, Juneteenth, Best Board Games, Tina Turner, Trugoy the Dove, Shannen Doherty, Bad Omens, Kindness and Care, Jen Lush, Halsey, Lilith, Drew Barrymore, Brendan Small, Ratboys, Slipknot’s Clown
In the news today: Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eve, Cult of Luna, Lzzy Hale, Halestorm, Tool, Melvins, Boris
Take Me To The River: New Orleans (Petaluma Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
2011 Grammy Nominees (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Lynn Wallace talks to Pepper drummer Yesod Williams about touring with Pennywise, the band’s new live album, Kona Gold, and what keeps the band going strong.
Chris Catania hits Michigan’s new Rothbury Music Festival to see if a music festival can both rock and be more eco-friendly. With acts ranging from Atmosphere to the Dresden Dolls and Widespread Panic, Rothbury might accomplish at least one part of its mission.
The ’70s TV cop series reinvents itself as an action comedy with laughs and charm. Rob Levy explains why it’s good to like the latest Hollywood remake.
The Deuce (Silverback). Review by Bill Campbell.
Man Vs. Machine (Columbia). Review by Rob Walsh.
Definition of a Remix feat. Jermaine Dupri & Jagged Edge (So So Def). Review by Bill Campbell.
The Return of the Regulator (Universal). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
Game Face (The New No Limit). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.
Cocky (Lava / Atlantic). Review by James Mann.
Shinebox (Sugar Hill). Review by Terry Eagan.
Soundtrack (NY.LA Music). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.
Devil’s Night (Shady/Interscope). Review by Julio Diaz.
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.
Michelle Wilson soaks up the jam band vibes when Warren Haynes Band brings their Million Voices Whisper Tour to Jacksonville.
