Subterranean Homesick Blues: Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombones
In which our hero abandons his barfly beatnik persona to become the carnival barker of the damned, the poet laureate of sailors on shore leaves, of amputees and blacksmiths and … Continue reading
Sunday Afternoon Movie: Grey Gardens (1975) movie review
In honour of Mother’s Day, we look at the Bouvier – Beales, an eccentric-but-lovable pair of East Coast bluebloods, in 1975’s Grey Gardens. The Beales – Edith “Big Edie” Ewing … Continue reading
1700 Monkey Ninjas – You Are The Storm
Even 100 years into its existence, electronic music is usually interpreted as a commodity, judged by its ability to move dancefloors and impress tastemakers. This overlooks the fact that many … Continue reading
Submissions: The Slack Tide – All The Channels In Between
Sometimes good things emerge from hardship. All The Channels In Between, from the Long Island, NY group The Slack Tide‘s origins lie in the powerless times following Hurricane Sandy, two … Continue reading
Atman’s Unreal – Psalm Of Solitude
It is a lonely path, exploring the darkness. Which makes coming across a fellow traveller on those shadowy roads all the more fascinating and unforgettable. It is rare, and beautiful. … Continue reading
Bing & Ruth – Tomorrow Was The Golden Age
reclaiming nostalgia It would be all too easy to lump Bing & Ruth‘s second LP with the retrofuturistic “longing for a future that never happened” of Leyland Kirby’s Sadly, The … Continue reading
Arjun – Core
On Core, Arjun refine the ore of adventurous jazz, jam bands, and instrumental post-rock – accentuating the strengths of each, and avoiding the pitfalls. Arjun is an instrumental 3-piece out … Continue reading
Catalina Shortwave – Repeater
Catalina Shortwave, a “hardscrabble group of New England musicians”, represent what is great about lo-fi rock and roll, as well as it’s shortcomings. In his infamous text Capital: A Critique … Continue reading
Pants & The Family – Lost In The Wash
Pants & The Family are from the same twisted group of weirdos from Lockport, Ny as yesterday’s 2Rabbit. Rather then focusing on the same heavy classic psychedelia, Pants & The … Continue reading
2Rabbit – Splittin’ Hares
If Science Fiction Doesn’t Save Us, Nothing Will You’re born. You go to school. You go to college. You get a job. You get married. You have a couple of kids. … Continue reading
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