Close to the halfway point of 2025, the Criterion Collection have been releasing some splendid titles. For May 2025, Criterion have gone back to one of their earlier releases with … Read More
Album Review: Pete Ham- Acoustic
This year of 2025 marks 50 since the untimely passing of Pete Ham, co-founder and lead songwriter for power pop legends Badfinger. At the end of April, Yesterday & Today … Read More
Trip Report: National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York
I am a sucker for the “hey-look-at-that-thing-from-a-thing-I-know” model that pop culture museums thrive on. I knew of artifacts I wanted to see going into the National Comedy Center, and assumed … Read More
Blu Ray Review: Anora (2024)- Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection have been announcing some great titles these last few months. Though in this month of April, they’ve decided to add a newer movie to the collection in … Read More
Album Review: Crimson Glory- The Roadrunner Years
In the world of progressive metal, one of the genre’s most celebrated bands is Crimson Glory. Just recently, Cherry Red released a set devoted to the band. The set, The … Read More
Album Review- Will Kimbrough, “For the Life of Me”
In prepping for our annual Top 6 Songs of the Year episode of my podcast, I’ve been combing through some releases from 2024 that may have been overlooked. I major … Read More
Movie Review: Daytime Revolution
Even more than 80 years after his birth, people are still interested in the life and career of John Lennon. In the 21st century alone, there have been many documentaries … Read More
Blu Ray Review: The Long Good Friday (1980)- Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection have recently re-released one of their older titles on Blu ray and 4K UHD. The movie, The Long Good Friday, is a British mafia movie starring Bob Hoskins … Read More
Review: Wallows Model Tour in Las Vegas, Nevada
“It feels like a trampoline up here” remarks Dylan Minette. His bandmates agree with him, and so do I. Despite years of concerts, I have never found myself gripping onto … Read More
Album Review: John Cale- Ship of Fools: The Island Albums
While best known for being a co-founding member of the Velvet Underground, John Cale has been writing and releasing music as a solo artist for over five decades. At 82 … Read More
Album Review: X- Smoke & Fiction
Nearly 45 years since the release of their landmark debut album Los Angeles, LA punk rockers X are calling it a day. While the band are currently on their farewell tour, … Read More
Blu Ray Review: The Linguini Incident (1991)
While best remembered for his music, the late David Bowie was also a talented actor. Whether he was Jareth in Labyrinth or Thomas Newton in The Man Who Fell To Earth, the man … Read More
The Residents- Demons Dance Alone: preREServed Edition Review
After two years of vinyl reissues, the Residents have returned to releasing new entries to the pREServed Edition series. The latest entry, 2002’s Demons Dance Alone, is another impressive entry in … Read More
Blu Ray Review: American Gigolo (Arrow Films US)
Arrow Films US and MVD have recently released a limited edition Blu-ray and 4K disc of Paul Schrader’s 1980 neo-noir thriller American Gigolo. Starring Richard Gere in one of his first … Read More