Garage Sale Vinyl: The Cars
Vinyl geek Christopher Long spots a seemingly pee’d on, used copy of his all-time favorite album, The Cars’ 1979 classic, Candy-O, at a Florida garage sale, where he gleefully ponies up the 25¢ asking price.
Vinyl geek Christopher Long spots a seemingly pee’d on, used copy of his all-time favorite album, The Cars’ 1979 classic, Candy-O, at a Florida garage sale, where he gleefully ponies up the 25¢ asking price.
The Second Album (Wicked Cool Records). Review by Christopher Long.
featuring E Roland and Jesse Triplett of Collective Soul (with Cheney Brannon and Shawn Grove). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Brimming with compelling interviews, and bursting with action-packed concert performances, this newly-released DVD documentary provides music enthusiasts with a riveting, behind-the-scenes look at one of rock’s most influential festivals.
s/t Cassette EP (Infinity Cat). Review by Jen Cray.
Comedown Machine (RCA). Review by Jen Cray.
Angles (RCA/Rough Trade). Review by Jen Cray.
Literally dancing with bells on, legendary songwriter Jonathan Richman delighted Orlando fans with an acoustic show that felt more like a poetry reading than a typical night at The Social.
Brand New and Thrice play the first of a pair of sold-out Orlando dates.
Here Anonymous (Dangerbird). Review by Jen Cray.
Agony & Irony (Epic). Review by Jen Cray.
Chris Catania braved Chicago’s blizzarded streets to get a dose of Daniel Johnston’s therapy.
Calling the World (Geffen). Review by Sean Slone.
The Orlando date of the Against Me! tour was scheduled in competition with the annual Anti Pop Fest, but the band’s loyal followers could not be deterred. Jen Cray skipped out on the multitude of alternate shows happening downtown to spend another evening with these Gainesville boys.
Poison’d (EMI). Review by Christopher Long.
Little Drummer Boy - Live (Caldo Verde). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Teenage Graffiti (Suretone/Geffen). Review by Jen Cray.
The Lost Patrol Band (Burning Heart/Epitaph). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Lift (Sixthman). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Love Everybody (PUSA Music). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
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.
The hidden gem of the French New Wave, Le Combat Dans L’île gets a lovely Blu-ray from Radiance Films.
This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.
Mandatory: The Best of The Blasters (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.
Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat Records). Review by Laura Pontillo.