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.
Sketches of American Music. Review by Michelle Wilson.
Michelle Wilson wraps up the year with some short takes!
Living by the Days (Real Gone Music). Review by James Mann.
Born Under a Bad Sign (Stax). Review by James Mann.
Just a Dream (Telarc). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Potato Hole (ANTI-Records). Review by Joe Frietze.
In Session (Concord Music Group / Stax). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Bayou Country (Fantasy). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Honeycomb (Back Porch). Review by Sean Slone.
Hell or High Water (Telarc). Review by James Mann.
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.
