Sparks: No. 1 Songs In Heaven
Lucky for us and Cherry Red Books, Dave Thompson is a HUGE Sparks fan. Matthew Moyer calls Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven his strongest piece of writing yet.
Lucky for us and Cherry Red Books, Dave Thompson is a HUGE Sparks fan. Matthew Moyer calls Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven his strongest piece of writing yet.
Priceless Concrete Echoes (Citizen). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Bolshevik Disco (Manimal Vinyl). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Primary Colours (Beggars/XL Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Three-hour documentary on DVD about the German electronic music band, their influences, contemporaries, and followers. Sean Slone gets lost on the Trans-Europe Express.
DJ Kicks (!K7 Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
American Supreme (Mute Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Answer, Lost Patterns (Spundae, Pleasurecraft). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Pink Grease,This Is For Real,Mute,Danny Lewis
This Is For Real (Mute). Review by Danny Lewis.
808bit (Synthetic Symphony). Review by Ben “yamaha child” Varkentine.
808bit (Synthetic Symphony). Review by Ben “yamaha child” Varkentine.
The Quiet (Metropolis). Review by Stein Haukland.
Summerdays Attract the Pain (Hidden Agenda / Parasol). Review by Stein Haukland.
Libertine (Artist Direct / BMG). Review by Stein Haukland.
Small-town Grand Junction, Colorado, comes out in droves to Slamming Bricks 2023, as our beloved queer community event eclipses its beginnings to command its largest audience yet. Liz Weiss reviews the performance, a bittersweet farewell both to and from the Grand Valley’s most mouthy rebel organizer, Caleb Ferganchick.
Carl F. Gauze reviews Dreamers Never Die, the loving documentary on the career of rocker extraordinaire Ronnie James Dio.
The iconic rock and roll magazine from the 1960s is back and just as relevant and snotty as ever.
This week, Christopher Long nearly fights a famed rock star in defense of his 1970s pin-up princess. To prove his point, Chris goes into his own garage and digs out his musty vinyl copy of the self-titled 1972 alt. country classic from Linda Ronstadt.
A former convict returns to London to avenge his former enemies and save his daughter. Carl F. Gauze reviews the Theater West End production of Sweeney Todd.
This week, cuddly curmudgeon Christopher Long finds himself feeling even older as he hobbles through a Florida flea market in pursuit of vinyl copies of the four infamous KISS solo albums — just in time to commemorate the set’s milestone 45th anniversary.
Starting with small-time jobs, two gangsters take over all the crime in Marseilles in this well-paced and entertaining French film. Carl F. Gauze reviews the freshly released Arrow Video Blu-ray edition of Borsalino (1970).