The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
And the sun it crept away, and the sky was turning grey, and the storm had barely started, but I knew just what she’d say…it’s always raining, why is it always raining? It washes all my dreams away. Why can’t the sun shine, for just a short time? Now that would really make my day. Well it got dark soon, so I took the last bus home. And on the empty street a girl stood all alone…
–Rock and Hyde, “It’s Always Raining”
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.
