The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This week, Christopher Long is sweatin’ bullets, while rummaging through crates of used records at Florida’s steamy outdoor Punk Rock Flea Market. And in the process, he locates a gem he’d been pursuing for years — a copy of All The Ways You Let Me Down, the 2014 pop-rock treasure from Candy Hearts — on Coke-bottle-clear / sky blue-splatter vinyl!
Ready for a cold one this season? We thought so! Enjoy, as Christopher Long reflects on his favorite VINYL releases of 2023 — an intoxicating (and satisfying) “six-pack,” to be sure.
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.
