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_hello world (Hakatak). Review by Carl F Gauze.
_hello world (Hakatak). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Credo (Wall of Sound). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Zodiac (Metropolis Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Fountain (Ocean Rain). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Love Comes Close (Matador). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Happy Mondays and Psychedelic Furs rock an Orlando audience filled with aging Gen-Xers, and all is well.
Does You Inspire You (Columbia). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Two similar and familiar bands collided as The Faint and Ladytron shared a co-headlining bill that included a pair of sold-out stops in New York City. With more black attire and keyboards than one could count, the two acts offered career-spanning setlists filled with their distinctive synth-pop, post-punk and new-wave sounds. Kiran Aditham witnessed night two of the dark, dancefloor delights for himself.
Fumbling With the Covers (Oglio Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
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Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (Everloving). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Avenpitch (Omega Point). Review by Ben Varkentine.
We Are Science (Mantra). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Club Nation America Volume Two (Ministry Of Sound). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Eternal Youth (Instinct). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Commencement (Dreamworks). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
F (Morticia). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Power Ballads (Marina). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Christopher R. Weingarten gets a few words with the punk rocker most hated by his own community, the “Atom” half of Atom and His Package, Adam Goren. The Package, alas, remains unavailable for comment.
Secrets (Ark21). Review by Ben Varkentine.
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.