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Our latest episode of New Music Now features our own Frank Dreyer and musical guests Fancey, the solo project of New Pornographers guitarist Todd Fancey, with vocalist Micae Pirritano. Stream the show for new music and a mini-course in music theory. Enjoy.
The North (Ato Records). Review by Anna Allred.
Too Beautiful To Work (Dead Oceans). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Get your crazy font on, with Andy Miller’s collection of wall-ready poster art inspired by indie rock music.
The Five Ghosts (Vagrant). Review by Sean Slone.
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Bee Hives (Arts & Crafts). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Heart (Arts & Crafts). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Striptease became stripping when all the tease was taken out of it, but a new book remembers a time in America when strippers could be nearly as legitimate as singers or comedians. Ben Varkentine found his curiosity, peeked.
Run-DMC, Ocean’s Eleven, Hyena Records, Wendy Carlos and more – Ben Varkentine gives us his 2002 highlights … and a lowlight.
The Comeback EP (Le Grand Magistery). Review by Jason Feifer.
Le Grand Magistry Showcase, featuring Toog, Baxendale, Stars, My Life Story, and Momus, at Fez, New York City, NY on October 21, 2000. Concert review by Jason Feifer.
Macabre masterpiece The House that Screamed gets a stunning Blu-ray makeover, revealing a release good enough to convert non-believers. Phil Bailey reviews.
Ink 19’s Stacey Zering talks with writer Doug Bratton, who takes us inside his indie murder mystery comic book series, Isolation.
On today’s show, Charley Deppner, Eszter Balint, and Pat Greene enjoy a discussion of terror, punk rock, and the duality of musical genius.
In this episode, Jeremy Glazier talks with Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono of The Mother Hips, just as their entire back catalog is released on vinyl in partnership with the Blue Rose Foundation.
This week, savvy shopper Christopher Long scores an abused vinyl copy of The Long Run, the 1979 Eagles classic, from a local junkie for a pack of smokes and a can of pop.
Black Holes Are Hard to Find (Nemu Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Carl F. Gauze reviews his second As You Like It in three days, the latest a candy-colored complexity from Rollins College’s Annie Russell Theatre.
Episode 21, in which Jeremy Glazier has a fun conversation with the incredible musician, author, and artist Andy Aledort.