Gayngs
Relayted (Jagjaguwar). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Relayted (Jagjaguwar). Review by Matthew Moyer.
In light of the recent charges levied against Jammie Thomas-Rasset in the RIAA’s case against her, we’ve unearthed this review on Steal This Music, a book concerning the history of copyright in music.
How do you dethrone the “King of Pop”? Let the current king disappear to Bahrain and get sued for $7 million by an Arab sheik; take your kaleidoscopic and playful songs to California’s Westlake Studios where Michael Jackson recorded Thriller; or simply be a boy named Pop. Pop Levi goes 2 of 3 and emerges with Never Never Love, an album shot through with the ghosts of Prince, MJ, and R. Kelly. S D Green and the musical shape-shifter talk the process of Pop.
Red Carpet Massacre (Epic). Review by Jen Cray.
Girl Interrupted (Beat Club / Interscope). Review by Bill Campbell.
Informal Introduction (MCA). Review by Stein Haukland.
Truthfully Speaking (Aftermath / Interscope). Review by Bill Campbell.
This is the Remix (Columbia). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.
Dark Days, Bright Nights (Beat Club/Interscope). Review by Bill Campbell.
Quest For Fire (MCA). Review by Christopher R. Weingarten.
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.