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News Feed for Tuesday, May 30

News Feed for Tuesday, May 30

News Feed

In the news today: Blonde Redhead, Taylor Swift, Paramore, Hayley Williams, Ron DeSantis, Architects, Steve Albini, Nirvana, Succession, Roy Boys, Summer Playlist, Tina Turner, Beyoncé, The Good Place, Succession, Black Veil Brides, Ville Valo, Christine and the Queens, Tour News, Pulp, Mae Muller

Obnox

Music Reviews

Bang Messiah (Smog Veil). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Vomitface

Vomitface

Music Reviews

Hooray For Me (Help Yourself Records). Review by Jen Cray.

You Weren’t There

Screen Reviews

In the near future, there will be a documentary produced on every single punk scene or band from the late ’70s to mid ’80s. And that’s just fine.

Tour:Smart – And Break the Band

Print Reviews

Martin Atkins imparts the wisdom of several decades worth of punk rock self-sufficiency into one book. Except for predictable sections on sex and drugs, Rob Ward is impressed.

Tour:Smart – And Break the Band

Print Reviews
Martin Atkins imparts the wisdom of several decades worth of punk rock self-sufficiency into one book. Except for predictable sections on sex and drugs, Rob Ward is impressed.

OM

Music Reviews

Pilgrimage (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Mogwai

Music Reviews

Happy Songs For Happy People (Matador). Review by Dan Stapleton.

Ring, Cicada

Music Reviews

Good Morning, Mr. Good. (54, 40’ or Fight!). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Pigface

Music Reviews

The Best of Pigface (Invisible Records). Review by James Mann.

Portastatic

Music Reviews

The Perfect Little Door (Merge ). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Neurosis

Music Reviews

A Sun That Never Sets (Relapse). Review by Nathan T. Birk.

Owls

Music Reviews

Owls (Jade Tree). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

We Owe You Nothing

Print Reviews

Since its founding in 1994, Punk Planet has been one of the most intelligent and honest magazines around, focusing equally on punk rock and progressive politics. Now, Akashic Books has collected the magazine’s most interesting interviews as We Owe You Nothing. Anton Wagner offers an in-depth analysis.

Elysian Fields

Interviews

They don’t play major label politics (even sacrificing a full album because of it), they’re not a lounge act, and they don’t want their lead singer to be thought of as a sex symbol. So what are Elysian Fields? Even singer Jennifer Charles and guitarist Oren Bloedow have trouble explaining that to Gail Worley.

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Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Screen Reviews

Earl is about to learn the Graboids have evolved and are deadlier than ever! Tremors 2: Aftershocks, the 1996 film by the original Tremors creative team, gets a 4k restoration for modern audiences.

Chris Knight

Chris Knight

Event Reviews

Joe Stamm opens for Chris Knight at First Avenue Club in Iowa City, Iowa, and the audience is there for absolutely all of it.

Heroes of the Metal Underground

Heroes of the Metal Underground

Print Reviews

Just in time for the heavy metal Christmas shopping season, European author Alexandros Anesiadis delivers his latest — a thorough and riveting encyclopedia-type account of the hard-working DIY American bands that created an important underground music scene that’s well worth remembering.

Witness 4k UHD

Witness 4k UHD

Screen Reviews

In a beautiful testament to Peter Weir’s vision, the director’s 1985 classic, Witness, gets a fresh restoration from Arrow Video.

Year-End Record Roundup

Year-End Record Roundup

Features

Ready for a cold one this season? We thought so! Enjoy, as Christopher Long reflects on his favorite VINYL releases of 2023 — an intoxicating (and satisfying) “six-pack,” to be sure.

A.J. Croce

A.J. Croce

Interviews

Concert addict Jeremy Glazier talked with A.J. Croce near the beginning of his year-long Croce Plays Croce tour about embracing his father’s music and his own while honoring both their familial bond and shared influences.

Best of Film 2023

Best of Film 2023

Screen Reviews

For Lily and Generoso, 2023 was a fantastic year at the cinema! They select and review their ten favorite films, six supplemental features, and one extraordinary repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals.