The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
“Now thats pickin-X045”
Starting listening to this incredible boxset again yesterday and came to a stunningly obvious conclusion: These boys flat get it. One of the best bands America has ever produced- in any genre. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs took bluegrass music from the hands of Bill Monroe (they both were Bluegrass Boys prior to forming this band) and expanded its reach. Heady stuff, indeed.
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.
