Steel Magnolias
Beauty may only be skin deep, but gossip cuts to the bone.
Month: March 2024
Searching for John Cale’s Sabotage/Live
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
The Shaolin Plot
Hidden gem and hallmark of second-generation martial arts film, 1978’s The Shaolin Plot manages to provide a glimpse of things to come. Charles DJ Deppner reviews Arrow Video’s pristine Blu-ray release, which gives this watershed masterpiece the prestige and polish it richly deserves.
The HawtThorns “Zero Gravity”
The HawtThorns invite you to soar, with the premiere of “Zero Gravity.”
Mannequin Pussy
I Got Heaven (Epitaph Records).
Venus in Fur
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.
Bex Marshall
Fortuna (Dixiefrog Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection
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