Andrew W.K. Retains Powerful Party Persona On ‘You’re Not Alone’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] There is no other musician in the public conscious quite like Andrew W.K. The Michigan-raised rocker claims titles like motivational speaker, club owner, radio personality, and music producer. Many remember W.K. for his controversial album cover for I Get Wet, which features a bloody-nosed, greasy, and intense Andrew staring maniacally. However it’s the energy […]
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages Seamlessly Blend Bluesy Garage Rock and Retro Soul On ‘Soul Flowers of Titan’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] The Boston based Barrence Whitfield and the Savages have continued to put out strong, hard edged, punk infused soul music for over 30+ years and their newest, Soul Flowers of Titan continue their string of successes. The group has found a home on Bloodshot Records using their strengths of gritty retro R&B combined with […]
Titus Andronicus Go Big Again With ‘A Productive Cough’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] On Titus Andronicus’s last studio release, The Most Lamentable Tragedy, the band went for it all in absolute grandiose fashion with a massive triple album, punk rock opera. In the roll out to the follow-up, A Productive Cough, there were quotes that main man Patrick Stickles was “pulling a reverse Bob Dylan”, abandoning his […]
Jennifer Lawrence Takes Flight in ‘Red Sparrow’ (FILM REVIEW)
A taut and brutal thriller, Red Sparrow is a worthy entry into the spy genre.
‘Death Wish’ Never Quite Lives Up to Its Name (FILM REVIEW)
Eli Roth’s remake leaves much to be desired.
Jonathan Wilson Marks Most Ambitious LP To Date With ‘Rare Birds’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=9.00] Jonathan Wilson established a heady niche for himself early on. Veering slightly left of center as part of the so-called nu-folk revival, he took his cues from the halcyon Topanga Canyon scene of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s by retracing the same trails originally navigated by Joni, Neil, the Beach Boys, Crosby, McGuinn, […]
Ratatat’s Mike Stroud and White Flight’s Agustin White Join Forces as KUNZITE With Debut ‘Birds Don’t Fly’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=4.00] Two decades on from meeting while touring with their respective bands, Mike Stroud (Ratatat) and Agustin White (White Flight) have formed a new collaborative project, KUNZITE. Their debut LP, Birds Don’t Fly, came together via emails between band members across continents with spontaneous recording sessions in Hawaii, New York, California, Iceland, and even India. […]
Slash ‘n Burn Blues Rocker Michelle Malone Soars on ‘Slings and Arrows’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] There are pretentious artists and certainly plenty of blues rockers who sing in such an overwrought way, that they fail to connect. And then there’s the Atlanta-based southern rocker, singer-songwriter Michelle Malone who rings true in equal parts as a guitar slinger and vocalist with the songs to match. On this, her sixteenth album, […]
‘Whistle Down The Wind’ Serves As Victory Lap For Joan Baez (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=9.00] It’s been a year of belated accolades for the princess of modern protest and the earth mother of the folk faithful everywhere. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, given high honors by Amnesty International, lauded by the Grammy Hall of Fame, and inducted into the archives of the Library of Congress, […]
Chris Smither Drops The Unexpected on 18th LP ‘Call Me Lucky’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Chris Smither could have easily called it quits after his last release, the double -CD career retrospective Still on the Levee. Instead, Smither explores some new sounds, radically arranges some cover tunes, and makes another terrific record, playing with a full band on his 18th album, Call Me Lucky. Yes, we are still listening […]