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Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And… (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.
Bar Band Americanus: The Best of Charlie Pickett And… (Bloodshot Records). Review by James Mann.
Anthology (Candlelight). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Ettes chose Winter Park, Florida’s Park Ave CDs to debut their new limited edition yellow vinyl release, Look at Life Again Soon. Jen Cray didn’t need a turntable to hear their songs live.
Wet Sounds (Urban Cheese). Review by Jen Cray.
Guitar Bomb (Crafty). Review by Jen Cray.
Good Machine (Self-Released). Review by Jen Cray.
How Do You Like The Sound Of That (Arclight). Review by Jen Cray.
Strange House (Stolen Transmission). Review by Jen Cray.
The Horrors are a skinny, gothly clad bunch living inside of a late night radio flashback to the alternative side of the 70’s and 80’s- and don’t we all want to slip into that dark little world once again?! Frontman Faris Badwan answered a few questions for newly converted fan Jen Cray.
Blood Vessels (Teenage Heart Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Little Steven’s Underground Garage-A-Go-Go’s 4th of July event at Tampa’s Hard Rock Casino featured Buzzcocks, The Chesterfield Kings, The Gore Gore Girls, Fortune & Maltese , and The Unrequited Loves. It wasn’t a tour, it wasn’t a private event, it was free, and Jen Cray was there.
City Calls Revolution (Beta-lactam Ring). Review by Aaron Shaul.
What About Today? (Fusco-Moore Productions). Review by Kyrby Raine.
The Gore Gore Girls take the two best musical styles of Detroit, Motown and Garage Rock, and combine them with sexy, sultry attitude. Jen Cray reports from the white vinyl lounge.
Like its namesake, Electric Frankenstein is an implacable juggernaut, conquering the world one lurching step at a time. Vinnie Apicella takes a look at the mind behind the machine in an interview with Sal Canzonieri.
FormFollowsFunction (Time Beach Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Switchblade Tongues, Butterknife Brains (Gearhead). Review by Stein Haukland.
Switchblade Tongues, Butterknife Brains (Gearhead). Review by Stein Haukland.
Aaron Shaul happily wades through The Clash’s complete videography, marvels at their turn as actors (!), and comes through it all as a bigger fan than ever before.
Bigger Cages, Longer Chains (Epitaph/Burning Heart). Review by Aaron Shaul.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.
J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.