Garage Sale Vinyl: Rufus
This week, Christopher Long boogies into a Florida record joint and scoops up a super-slab — a well-loved vinyl copy of Rufusized, the 1974 stinger from Rufus — for just $6.
This week, Christopher Long boogies into a Florida record joint and scoops up a super-slab — a well-loved vinyl copy of Rufusized, the 1974 stinger from Rufus — for just $6.
Sound Salvation takes on current events with a playlist addressing the current fight for racial and social justice in America and the battles playing out in the streets in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd.
MITH (Jagjaguwar). Review by James Mann.
Trouble Man (Hipp-O Select/Motown). Review by Scott Adams.
Thirty-five years of Soul Train on three DVDs leaves Scott Adams with a serious ’70s jones.
Black Moses / Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (Stax). Review by Scott Adams.
Robert Mugge’s documentary about Al Green’s tragedy-strewn return to the Church is given the deluxe 25th Anniversary DVD treatment. Can Scott Adams get an amen?
Matt Parish looks into the eyes of soul at a recent Leon Russell show.
Chris Catania files a report from the Chicago stop of the hip-hoptastic Bounce Tour, featuring N.W.A. alumni and pop culture junkies-turned-rappers- like Madlib- alike. And of course, tour headliner and organizer, dj Peanut Butter Wolf.
Travelin’ On (King Mouse). Review by Andrew Ellis.
White Bread Black Beer (Nonesuch/Rough Trade). Review by Ben Varkentine.
eMOTIVe (Virgin). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Changing Into Me (). Review by Kyrby Raine.
Heart (Arts & Crafts). Review by Ben Varkentine.
Late Night Tales (Ultra Records). Review by Bill Campbell.
Liza Hearon talks to Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein about women in rock, Eddie Vedder and watching 13-year-olds make out in front of the stage.
Ten Thousand Mornings (Signature Sounds). Review by Matt Cibula.
Crack (Red Tide). Review by Matt Cibula.
The Way I Feel (Motown). Review by Bill Campbell.
Or You Could Just Go Through Your Whole Life and Be Happy Anyway / Bliss Out v. 18 (Darla). Review by Henry “Hank” McCoy.
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.