The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
To my ears, the reissue of the year:
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More to say later, but few things are so exactly “right” that no explanation or follow-up ever need exist. The only album from Young Marble Giants is a masterpiece on par with Bullocks, Nevermind or London Calling. They made a handful of singles afterward (collected here) but that was it. Pure sonic and emotional perfection.
John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
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.