A teenage girl uncovers dark secrets about her world in this tale of vampires and an alternate reality where Germany won WWII.
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By 1983 and ’84, several of the changes that Al Stewart began on the 24 Carrots album (1980) had settled in for better or worse. There seemed to be a…
In a genre dominated by teenage girls, it’s refreshing to have some movies about the male experience, especially since so many YA films are influenced by John Hughes and Cameron Crowe
A brand-new album from early ’80’s British Mod revivalists, The Moment, is cause for celebration. One of the best of the “second wave” to the Mod rebirth, The Moment had…
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A lengthy and, at times, wildly entertaining look at the (long time) Minneapolis-based label/arbiters of “noise core” or whatever you care to call it. The Color Of Noise chronicles –…
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A few weeks ago, we told you about the wonderful new album from A Fragile Tomorrow, Make Me Over. Well, now – here’s the video companion piece to the title…
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Oh, Jesus, just from those first guitar notes, this one just gets me right where I live. Crisp, 7th notes and chords, tight harmonies and a total rush, not discounting…
JJ Jackson scored big with his classic dance hit in 1966 and again in 1969
Lots of artists seek collaboration as a way to expand their musical horizons and challenge themselves to think outside their genre-specific box. For Los Angeles-based artist Van Norden, however, collaboration…
Brisk, cool, breezy – kind of the right sound for the encroaching autumn season. Formed in Columbus, Ohio and currently based in Brooklyn, The Huntertones have a feel that I…
Great Scott! “Back to the Future” gets a deluxe reissue in honor of 10/21/15.
Like Run-DMC, me and My Adidas do the illest things. You know, slaying all suckers who perpetrate, laying down law from state to state. And when I travel on gravel, dirt road…
There are (as has often been observed) two kinds of people in this world. What those two kinds are — well, that’s a matter of personal interpretation. Myself, I tend…
It can be a difficult prospect – reviewing an instrumental album. You try to look for emotions and imagery without the assistance of lyrics to guide you along. However, this…
We went to the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival in Columbia, Missouri and had a lot of fun (and ate lots of BBQ!).
What can one say about someone who was as entertaining and enjoyable as Adam Ant; when he and the (second version) Ants came upon these shores in 1980 with “Antmusic”…
Enter to win Pugwash’s ”Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends)” on ruby red vinyl!
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Steven Spielberg has made defining movies about the Civil War (Lincoln) and World War II (Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List) but the Cold War eludes his grasp in Bridge…
Northern Soul is a 2014 British film directed by Elaine Constantine. Set in 1974, it’s about two Lancashire teens, Matt and John, whose lives become intertwined are changed forever by…
Lee Dorsey had a string of classic Crescent City hits in the ’60s
A few things to get right out there: I love this album. I love Paul McCartney – from McCartney until this one. This was the last album of his that…
With a new album coming in October, A Silent Film reflects on its present, its future and the joys of making music with your heart on your sleeve.
Balancing art and commerce at the New York Film Festival.
