With the year of 2025 almost halfway done, Criterion are continuing to add more movies to their collection. Their latest release, however, might puzzle some movie buffs: 1978’s The Wiz. Directed … Read More
Single/VidReview- Bec Lauder and the Noise, “Give It”
Bec Lauder and the Noise have quietly built quite a following in the past two years, and have some heat on them here in the summer of 2025. After collaborating … Read More
Album Review: Atomic Rooster- Atomic Rooster (1980) Expanded Edition
A few years after the release of the Sleeping For Years box set, Cherry Red Records have come back to English hard rockers Atomic Rooster. The release in question is … Read More
Get in, Teddy Bears, We’re Going Picnicking: Interview with Nathalie Vazquez
Spread out your blankets and grab a furry friend – we sat down with Nathalie Vazquez, a multimedia artist whose Rilakkuma Picnic events have become a pilgrimage for the kawaii … Read More
Blu Ray Review: Withnail & I (1987)- Criterion Collection
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
Concert Review: The Fixx, Ludlow Garage, Cincinnati, OH
The Fixx are one of those odd groups that found more success here in America than in their native Britain. Sort of the reverse career path of Sparks, for example. … 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- Adèle Castillon, “Crèvecoeur”
There was a time, long ago when musical acts gained attention via a well-made or clever video. Before that, airplay on a radio station in a big market got the … Read More
Album Review- Deacon Blue, “The Great Western Road”
While many a Scottish band has come and gone and come back again (The Bluebells, Aztec Camera Del Amitri, and so on), Deacon Blue has quietly soldiered on. Originally formed … Read More
Unlikely Venues: Lakewood Civic Auditorium
Featured image source Welcome to my newest series, “Unlikely Venues.” This series will take a look at nonstandard concert locations across the United States, including how they came to be … 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: The Residents- Doctor Dark
Now a little over fifty years since the release of their debut album, the Residents have released their latest album. The new album, Doctor Dark, is the band’s first proper … Read More