Vinnie and the Stardüsters
The Baroque Wind Sessions (A Simple Sense of Superiority). Review by Ian Koss.
The Baroque Wind Sessions (A Simple Sense of Superiority). Review by Ian Koss.
Bimini Nights (Victory World). Review by Ian Koss.
The Complete Works (Basta). Review by Ian Koss.
Dead Media (Too Pure / Beggars Banquet). Review by Ian Koss.
Jools Holland’s Big Band Rhythm + Blues (Rhino). Review by Ian Koss.
Martial Arts Weekend (Absolutely Kosher). Review by Ian Koss.
Sound Go Round (Kindercore). Review by Ian Koss.
Music From Vanilla Sky (Reprise). Review by Ian Koss.
Polyester EP (Kitty-Yo/EFA). Review by Ian Koss.
Don’t Trust Whitey (self-released). Review by Ian Koss.
Our Constant Concern (Polyvinyl). Review by Ian Koss.
The Convincer (Yep Roc). Review by Ian Koss.
The Dismemberment Plan, with Ted Leo + Pharmacists and El Guapo at The Social in Orlando, FL on December 6, 2001. Concert review by Julio Diaz. Photos by Ian Koss.
Always a master of doing-it-later, Ian Koss highlights his procrastination prowess with this roundup of records that didn’t quite get reviewed in their proper time frame.
Cartoon Songs From Merrie Melodies + Looney Tunes (Rhino). Review by Ian Koss.
Medeski Martin + Wood at The House of Blues in Orlando, FL on November 28, 2001. Concert review by Ian Koss.
The Music of Nick Lowe (Telarc). Review by Ian Koss.
The true life story of America’s favorite powdered animal cartilage is told in Carolyn Wyman’s Jell-O: A Biography. Ian Koss lets you know whether the book gels.
Analog Vs. Digital (Tarquin). Review by Ian Koss.
Star 69 – What the F**k (Astralwerks). Review by Ian Koss.
John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
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.