Big Country
Christopher Long and hardcore fans delight in Scottish chart-busting combo Big Country’s rock-out under the stars at Captain Hiram’s in Sebastian, Florida.
Christopher Long and hardcore fans delight in Scottish chart-busting combo Big Country’s rock-out under the stars at Captain Hiram’s in Sebastian, Florida.
Snake Oil (Cleopatra Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Cult turns the House of Blues in Orlando into the House of Good Mojo, not only delivering a killer set themselves, but allowing for Florida fans to get their first taste of a brand new stage of Against Me.
Slash [Deluxe Edition] (EMI). Review by Joe Frietze.
BlackNRoll (Armoury). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Jake Brown takes advantage of the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records to present music fans with his appreciation of its co-founder, Rick Rubin.
Self-proclaimed “Helsinki Vampires” The 69 Eyes delivered an amazing, high octane performance at Orlando’s Social.
Temper Temper (Revelation). Review by Addam Donnelly.
The Neon God: Pt. 2 - The Demise (Sanctuary Records). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Dylan Garret chats with Dan Geller of I Am The World Trade Center about dance music, DJing, downloads, and how New York City needs to stop being so damned expensive already. All this and more, with less questions about the band’s name than you’ve come to expect. Well, okay, just one. But it’s a good one.
Razorblade Romance (Universal). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Razorblade Romance (Universal). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Kill The DJ (Hypnotic). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Won’t Reach the Fifth (Absolute Marketing). Review by Vinnie Apicella.
Krescent 4 (self-released). Review by Gail Worley.
EP (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.
Bounce (Island). Review by Fonda Dix.
Ah, the pressures of being an in-demand writer. Matt Cibula had many Web sites beating down hs door for his year-end picks, but only Ink 19 was willing to go the extra mile to get the next 19 records on his list…
Beyond Good and Evil (Lava/Atlantic). Review by Matt Cibula.
Matt Cibula presents his choices for the 19 best sets of lyrics of 2001. Let the arguments begin.
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.