The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This week, Christopher Long is forced to go rogue and does the unthinkable when he locates and actually buys a pre-owned vinyl copy of Welcome Home, the 1986 sophomore set from ‘Til Tuesday — off the Internet. Say what? Clearly, he’s got a lot of explaining to do!
“Lonely Striped Sock,” a tiny fraction of Montreal band PYPY’s upcoming fireball album, Sacred Times, won’t get lost in your dryer, I promise.
Guji Guji (Godless America). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Deep Chills (Metropolis Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
The Kudzu Ranch. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Polysics pick up where Devo left off, only they do it a whole lot weirder.
Kicking off Ink 19’s new series, Labels We Love, S D Green talks to ZE Records co-founder Michel Esteban about defining a sound and establishing a label during New York’s 1970s creative zeitgeist, and the resurrection of the label that was once home to Lydia Lunch, Suicide, and Kid Creole & the Coconuts.
Love Rocks (Centaur). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Bamboo Lounge (Smile). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
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.
