The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This week, Christopher Long once again gets hoodwinked by his principal “dealer.” As a result, he scores a fabulous fix —an original vinyl pressing of Nancy’s Greatest Hits, the 1970 compilation LP from Nancy Sinatra — for just six bucks!
An extremely technical look at 12 major comedic films released during the 1950’s. You’ll never look at “Some Like It Hot” the same way again.
Mad Men Christmas (Concord Records). Review by Scott Adams.
As Time Goes By: Great American Songbook Classics (Concord Music Group). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Collected Cool. Review by Tim Wardyn.
The Monument Singles Collection (Legacy Recordings). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Christmas with Sinatra and Friends (Concord Music). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Matt Parish looks into the eyes of soul at a recent Leon Russell show.
The Art of Romance (RPM/Columbia). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Friends, sex symbols, actresses…lend Peter Bogdanovich your ears for this discussion of movie stars he has known and loved. It’s a sometimes maddening, sometimes sensitive, sometimes candid trip through Wonderland with filmmaker Bogdanovich your own private mad hatter. Ben Varkentine says pass the butter.
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.
