The Kooks
At the Kooks’ Chicago tour stop, Chris Catania sees that there may indeed be something wrong with a lil’ (too much) bump n’ grind.
At the Kooks’ Chicago tour stop, Chris Catania sees that there may indeed be something wrong with a lil’ (too much) bump n’ grind.
So This Is Great Britain? (TVT). Review by Jen Cray.
The Flathead EP (Interscope). Review by Bob Ham.
Summer Salt Santiago (Musikministeriet). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Pennsylvania’s best-kept secret, a little band called Illinois , is about to go out on a large-scale U.S. tour with The Kooks. Their EP is one of Jen Cray’s latest mailbox treasures, so she called up singer/songwriter Chris Archibald for a chat.
Straight from a music school in Brighton to the top of the charts in England, The Kooks are the United Kingdom’s answer to The Strokes. Jen Cray spoke with their charming frontman Luke Pritchard about making it in the States.
Inside In/Inside Out (Astralwerks/EMI). Review by Ben Varkentine.
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.