Bungalow Hi (Southern Domestic). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Epic). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Berlin Djungle (Atavistic). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

How It Ends (Cicero Recordings). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

The women are doing it for themselves! This issue of Target or Flag gives you the low down on four women making music in very different styles but displaying the same independent spirit.

It takes Ted Leo and the Pharmacists performance at the Sarasota Film Festival to get Bob Pomeroy thinking about ska again. Trust us, it makes sense. A few days later he finds the rude boys skanking with the Toasters in St. Petersburg.

Ouro Negro (Adventure Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Later Prophets (Tzadik). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Columnist Bob Pomeroy’s belated reaction to the 2004 election takes us through his own personal grieving process. The common link between these discs is, they all lack vocals.

Night Light (Favorite Street). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Triumph of Time (ObliqSound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

You Without Sin Cast the First Stone (CaseQuarter). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Rocksteady (Telark Jazz). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Bob Pomeroy surveys the vast array of anti-Bush events and concert tours that are taking place all over the country and can’t help but be more than a little excited. Catch the fever at Target Or Flag!

On hold because of our recent server troubles, Bob Pomeroy’s in-depth take on Michael Moore’s latest is still about as good as you are going to read anywhere.

A highly subjective listing of 19 things from 2002 that stuck in Bob Pomeroy’s head and would not leave even when asked politely.

The legacy and history of the legendary Chess Records is examined in Nadine Cohodas’ new book, Spinning Blues Into Gold. Bob Pomeroy takes the book for a spin.

What’s it like to be a struggling young English musician in New York when buildings start toppling? Bob Pomeroy finds out, in a conversation with newcomer Gena Dry.

A side of jazz ignored by Ken Burns’ documentary is explored in Philip Freeman’s new book, New York is Now!: The New Wave of Free Jazz. But is the book any more valid a document of jazz than Burns’ film was? Bob Pomeroy has the answers.

The Tom Tom Club at The State Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL on September 29, 2001. Concert review by Bob Pomeroy.