“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
Savage Lands Live at Hellfest
Savage Lands Performing on Main Stage at Hellfest with Special Guests The musician-run non-profit are also releasing a new single featuring Maria Franz from Heilung, Euzen and Songleikr Welcome to … Read More
Review: Breakaway Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio
Featured image credit: Caleb Nikolich Have you ever seen memes about the emo to EDM pipeline? Because this musical path was alive and well at Breakaway Columbus. Immediately upon getting … 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
Album Review: Tom Evans- I Am Myself
When it comes to the songwriting of power pop legends Badfinger, most of their songs were written by Pete Ham. Bassist/singer Tom Evans also wrote several songs during the band’s … Read More
Album Review: Carmen- The Albums
Now almost halfway into the year of 2024, Cherry Red Records have released yet another box set. Their label, Esoteric, have released a three disc set devoted to the career … Read More
Concert Review: Avenged Sevenfold, Heritage Bank, Cincinnati, OH
This review is by Pop Culture Beast photographer Liza Wilson: Avenged Sevenfold took the stage of Heritage Bank Center recently in Cincinnati. The West Coast metal band released their eighth … Read More
Album Review- Vampire Weekend, “Only God Was Above Us”
Vampire Weekend is the Tears For Fears of their generation, at least when it comes to the pace of putting out new albums. It’s been five years since Vampire Weekend … Read More
Album Review- Cannons, “Heartbeat Highway”
Cannons have some heat on them lately thanks to the new trend of so-called sped-up versions of songs heard mostly widely on TikTok. The song getting them all the attention … Read More
Album Review: Riot V- Mean Streets
Almost a decade after their 2014 debut, Riot V are back with a brand new studio album. The album, Mean Streets, is the band’s first album since 2018’s Armor Of … Read More