The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
and it’s dawning on me
I’m like a cork in the ocean, bobbing in the North Sea
then take this vest of plaster, these boots of concrete
and mark them down as surplus, return to…
–Thomas Dolby, “Cloudburst At Shingle Street.”
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.
