Big Star
In Space (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In Space (Omnivore). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Toronto (Last Chance Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Big Star lives in this 1994 reunion concert.
Blood/Candy (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.
Mezzrow (Self Released). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Every Kind of Light (Ryko). Review by Sean Slone.
Really, it’s a no-brainer, but Alex Woodard tells Andrew Ellis just why he traded a career in accountancy to become a singer-songwriter.
Trying To Never Catch Up (Self Released). Review by Sean Slone.
Tall Tales on Tape (Sonic Boom). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead (Lookout!). Review by Stein Haukland.
Kingsize (Atom Smash). Review by Stein Haukland.
Fall of the Plastic Empire (V2). Review by Stein Haukland.
Can’t Hear Nothin’ (Panic Button / Lookout!). Review by Stein Haukland.
Strangeways (Mt. Fuji / Roam). Review by Stein Haukland.
Jeremiah Freed (Republic / Universal). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Paper Hearts (Clunk). Review by Stein Haukland.
Twin Princess (Hidden Agenda). Review by Marcel Feldmar.
For more than 25 years, Cheap Trick has been making irresistible power pop that has become permanently ingrained in the pop culture consciousness. Julio Diaz caught up with drummer Bun E. Carlos to discuss the band’s place in history, the secret to their longevity, and why they never attended Rock N’ Roll High School.
Nice Cheekbones and a Ph.D (Houston Party). Review by Jeff Montgomery.
The Rosenbergs seemed poised for all the perks life in the majors can offer. After being touted as the best unsigned bands in America, the majors were sniffing around, and the band was offered a chance to appear on USA Network’s Farmclub show. Then they made waves by rejecting the majors, exposing Farmclub’s shifty business practices, and entering into an unusual alliance with Napster. What almost got lost in the process is the fact that The Rosenbergs are a damn fine power pop band, which they’re proving with their new album, Mission: You. Sean Slone discusses the music and the industry with singer/songwriter David Fagin.
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.