Mixtape 163 :: Magic Pants
The Scientists have been conducting their Australian experiments in proto-punk for over four decades now, and it’s surprising that they’ve yet to publish in a peer-reviewed journal.
The Scientists have been conducting their Australian experiments in proto-punk for over four decades now, and it’s surprising that they’ve yet to publish in a peer-reviewed journal.
Rock & Roll Submarine (UO Records). Review by Sean Slone.
Pete Yorn (Vagrant Records). Review by Jeff Schweers.
Against Me! test drives both a new drummer and a new set of songs on a mini-Florida tour that finds them squeezing into the packed confines of The Social in Orlando.
After fifteen years, Modest Mouse is at the top of the game. Jen Cray was one of many who felt their majesty at a recent Orlando concert.
Approximate Hellhound (Metaphor Rhythms). Review by Sean Slone.
‘93 - ‘03 (Cooking Vinyl). Review by Linda Tate.
Touring in support of his latest album – a double CD no less – Frank Black takes the stage at the House of Blues in Orlando for a spooky Friday-the-13th set. Ian Koss , for one, is glad for the lack of Pixies covers.
Honeycomb (Back Porch). Review by Sean Slone.
Tom Schulte hears the bad CDs so you don’t have to. Herein are paragraphs on the good ones.
After 11 years of not speaking to one another, the Pixies are back together and touring. The fans come out in droves, as the band sells out show after show, including a recent trip to Orlando. Jen Cray reports.
Amigo Row (Merge). Review by Sean Slone.
Cyanide (Self Released). Review by Gail Worley.
Frank Black and the Catholics, with The Bennies, David Lovering, and The Reid Paley Trio at Toad’s Place in New Haven, CT on November 10, 2002. Concert review by Rob Walsh. Photos by Julie Flynn.
This Night (Merge). Review by Sean Slone.
There is Something Wrong With You (EggBert). Review by Sean Slone.
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.