2018

‘Aquaman’ Is Another Flailing, Failed Attempt To Establish DC’s Film Franchise (FILM REVIEW)

Christian Long December 21, 2018 No Comments

DC just can’t seem to swim away from their worst instincts.

VIDEO PREMIERE: Micropixie Strives to Fix the World in Airy Psych-pop Tune “New Year’s Day”

Glide December 21, 2018 No Comments

Known in human form as Neshma Friend, Micropixie is the alien alter-ego and creative persona through which Friend’s voice finds its muse. She’ll be releasing her new album Dark Sight of

Reel Big Fish Skank the Life Fantastic With Horn-Heavy ‘Life Sucks…Let’s Dance’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Gary Schwind December 21, 2018 No Comments

[rating=9.00] Reel Big Fish is one of the bands that really rode the punk-ska wave in the 90s. “Sell Out” was a bright and happy song that ran counter to

Let’s Go: Benjamin Orr & The Cars by Joe Milliken (BOOK REVIEW)

Leslie Michele Derrough December 21, 2018 3 Comments

If you have ever stared into the dreamy romantic eyes of Benjamin Orr from the other side of a video screen and wondered what he was like, then Joe Milliken’s

Nikki Glaspie Delivers Old School Funk To Los Angeles’ The Mint (SHOW REVIEW)

Andy J. Gordon December 21, 2018 No Comments

Nikki Glaspie, founding member and drummer for The Nth Power, has created a once-a-month residency jam session at The Mint, a well-known live music club in Los Angeles. Billed as

The Front Bottoms & Manchester Orchestra Electrify Sold Out Brooklyn Steel (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)

Killian Young December 20, 2018 No Comments

The Front Bottoms and Manchester Orchestra brought their co-headlining show to Brooklyn Steel for two evenings. On the second night (December 15th), The Front Bottoms hit the stage following Shannen

VIDEO PREMIERE: Mark Feldman’s LEVEL5 Bring the Prog-Funk With “Sybil”

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Mark Feldman’s LEVEL5 is an evolving collective of top-drawer New York musicians. The Sybil EP was recorded with all-star line-up of guest musicians including Oz Noy on guitar, Will Lee

Bettye LaVette Talks Re-Imagining Bob Dylan Tunes (INTERVIEW)

Trevor Christian December 20, 2018 No Comments

Dylan covers or interpretations as Bettye LaVette prefers to call them, make up an outsized part of the roots music genre. Joan Baez, The Grateful Dead and Flatt & Scruggs

Five Potential Christmas Remakes – ‘Christmas Vacation,’ ‘The Polar Express, White Christmas,’ ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night,’ ‘It’s A Wonderful Life;

Glide December 20, 2018 No Comments

Reboots are all the rage in Hollywood in these days, with seemingly every property under the sun in some stage of development or pitch. Last month, Den of Geek reported