News Feed for Monday, May 22
In the news today: Will Oldham, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Yo La Tengo, Billy Idol, Rammstein, Voivod, Mustard Plug, Gorilla Biscuits
In the news today: Will Oldham, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Yo La Tengo, Billy Idol, Rammstein, Voivod, Mustard Plug, Gorilla Biscuits
Dude, The Obscure (Normaltown Records). Review by James Mann.
I Am Nice (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Fanatic Voyage (Drag City). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Revenge of the Mekons takes a look at one of punk’s longest running bands, and Bob Pomeroy tells all.
Phosphorescent bathed Jacksonville in a pool of saturated country rock, fairly drenching Matthew Moyer in the glory.
Sing the Burning Alphabet (Self-Released). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Touch To Love/Spread Your Lies Wholeheartedly (Now Here Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Hymns For a Dark Horse (Burly Time). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Sharp Teeth (Buhanan). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Offshore (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Hard to Love a Man (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Black Sheep Boy/Sleep and Wake-Up Songs (Jagjaguwar). Review by Aaron Shaul.
No Earthly Man (Drag City). Review by Aaron Shaul.
All Harm Ends Here (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Trials & Errors (Secretly Canadian). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Weight of Flight (WARM). Review by Stein Haukland.
tweaker,2a.m. Wakeup Call,i music/BMG, Rob Levy
2a.m. Wakeup Call (iMusic) Review by Rob Levy.
Seven Swans (Sounds Familyre). Review by Aaron Shaul.
A young dancer becomes a legal genius in this fun and fast musical comedy.
Forgotten ’70s action film Fear Is the Key is as gritty as the faces of the men who populate it. Phil Bailey reviews the splashy new Blu-ray.
Coffin Joe returns in a comprehensive Blu-ray collection from Arrow Video, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.