The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
This week, Christopher Long gets blisters on his fingers from flipping through bins of records at a Florida rummage sale where he snatched up an clean vinyl copy of Briefcase Full of Blues, the platinum-selling, chart-topping 1978 debut LP from the Blues Brothers, for just three bucks.
Believe (Mascot Label Group/Provogue Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Sweet Release (J&R Adventures). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Even with only two original members remaining, New York Dolls still dazzle, as Jen Cray discovered at a recent Orlando show.
Black Moses / Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (Stax). Review by Scott Adams.
If you didn’t catch Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s Jacksonville performance, as our own Matthew Moyer did, then you missed out on one seriously artistic explosion of wonder.
Memphis Meets The Beatles (Inside Sounds). Review by Joe Frietze.
Hydraulic Groove (Tone Cool). Review by Bill Campbell.
Dap Dippin’ With … (Daptone). Review by ,Bill Campbell.
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.
