Mixtape 152 :: The Power of the One
You can say that bedrock funk bassist Bootsy Collins is The One, and you would be right on so many levels.
You can say that bedrock funk bassist Bootsy Collins is The One, and you would be right on so many levels.
Sometimes rock and roll seems to get stuck in a rut, but The New Madness bring fresh life to a sound that was old before they were born.
The first wave of UK punk crested and shrank back, but the Mekons are still thrashing and foaming.
Part of what will be known as the Great Australian Psychedelic Expansion, Bananagun is more incense and lava lamps than strobes and smoke machines.
If a mermaid learned to play surf guitar, she could give Olivia Jean some exciting competition, at least for a little while.
Beat the Champ (Merge). Review by Scott Adams.
Grey Buried (Quite Scientific). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Drunken Barn Dance (Pedal Bark/Quite Scientific). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Heretic Pride (4AD). Review by Erica Belfiore.
Ghana (3 Beads of Sweat). Review by Matthew Moyer.
John Darnielle has been the Mountain Goats for almost ten years. His voice an…
Protein Source of the Future… Now! (Ajax). Review by Anton Wagner
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.