Fruit Bats
Baby Man (Merge Records). Review by Randy Radic.
Baby Man (Merge Records). Review by Randy Radic.
It’s a rather wacky and kinda complicated story, but this week Christopher Long receives multiple mint-condition copies of Who’s Your Buddy?, the downright dreadful 1987 debut album from the award-winning heavy metal band, Dead Serios. And he got ‘em all, for FREE!
“Not Wastin’ Time” (Sepulveda Pass Records). Review by Randy Radic.
In her electrifying, just-released memoir, Eternally Electric, ’80s pop music icon Debbie Gibson shares her personal rollercoaster story with candor, wit, and humility. As longtime friend and music colleague Joey McIntyre maintains in his foreword, “You think you know (Deb), but you have no idea.”
On the surface it may be difficult to link His Motorbike, Her Island with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, but the film is far more layered than one might expect from a biker romance.
Traces of You (Bar/None Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
“Bad Bad Secret” (Independent). Review by Randy Radic.
This week, Christopher Long scores another vinyl treasure from his teenage pot-smoking past — a shockingly pristine copy of Pieces of Eight, the 1978 masterwork from Styx. And he got it for FREE!
Phil Bailey reviews Creepshow 2, a trio of comedy-laced tales from the ’80s — a time when horror was seen as somehow inherently humorous.
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.