Music
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RAMLEH Circular Time 2xCD
Comparisons are odious, but what the hell are you gonna do? Ramleh is one of -
COYLE AND SHARPE Audio Visionaries CD
At about the same time Allen Funt was serving up clandestine pranks on his program -
The Best of BLUE OYSTER CULT CD; PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS Greatest Hits CD; MC5: The Big Bang! CD
Why is it the Raiders set makes the most art/commerce sense of the three, hmm? - More from this category
Film DVD Video
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NIL BY MOUTH directed by Gary Oldman; Sony Pictures, 1998
I’ve generally steered away from the cinema ever since Jody Foster broke my heart with -
MONUMENT AVE. directed by Ted Demme; Miramax, 1998
What would otherwise be your run-of-the-mill, gangsters trying to break-the-cycle of-violence film is elevated by -
FAST, CHEAP AND OUT OF CONTROL directed by Errol Morris; Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1998
I must admit, I was shocked at how much I liked this film. I've never - More from this category
Books
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THE BIRD: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARK FIDRYCH by Doug Wilson; Thomas Dunne Books, 2013
On a sticky August night in 1976, my father and I gathered with 52,000 others -
CALIFORNIA KING by Heather Cox; Anabasis Publishing, 2012
What goes on in the creative mind of a former mortician, model and production designer? -
IT'S SO EASY: AND OTHER LIES by Duff McKagan; Touchstone, 2011
Veteran journalist Ed Quillen once pointed out that “Ray Charles did his most brilliant work - More from this category
Music Features
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7-INCH BITCH #2
THE DESPERATE BICYCLES “The Medium Was Tedium” b/w “Don’t Back The Front THE DESPERATE BICYCLES -
MAJORS' OPINION #1
THE BURZUM I USED TO KNOW With summer fully baking down upon us the season -
7-INCH BITCH
ATLAS SOUND “Parallax” b/w “Oh Ricky” The Bradford Cox machine never rests. He’s the motherfucking - More from this category
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THE FALL Sub-Lingual Tablet CD
The closing scene of Michaelangelo Antonioni’s Zabriskie Point shows a building exploding. For six minutes or so, in super-slow motion, and from every possible angle. Fast-moving it isn’t, but it is fascinating, watching refrigerator doors and dust and bits of wire and pipe hurtle towards the camera, arcing and twirling and floating and falling in […]
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Saved By The Bell: The Collected Works of ROBIN GIBB 1968-1970 3XCD Box Set
The wonder of Robin Gibb is a mix between why there are so few who know and appreciate him outside the Bee Gees and simultaneously why those people give a shit. For me, Robin has always occupied a somber, longing kind of place. This is not music that will motivate you to go out on […]
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THE POP GROUP – LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO MARCH 14, 2015
Good things can be worth waiting for. In the case of the Pop Group, the wait was three and a half decades. Think about that for a moment: The last time M. Stewart and Co. graced a stage on the planet prior to the current tour, Ronald Reagan hadn’t even been inaugurated; kids born that […]
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2015 Q1 Report on OBNOX
SPLIT BRAIN EXPERIENCE Vol. 1 w/Christian D. Breit and Maximal E. Meizer reporting: OBNOX, aka Lamont “Bim” Thomas, has been making records since all but the hippest millennials were rocking out with the Wiggles. Seriously, do a cursory internet soul-search and you’ll see names such as V3, Bassholes, This Moment in Black History, Puffy Areolas, […]
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WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS Nothing Here Now But The Recordings LP
William Burroughs never seemed especially at ease with the times he was born into, but perhaps his legacy of work settles into the current cultural construct even more uneasily than ever. Ironic, since his work effectively presaged an era of disjointed communication, ubiquitous meaninglessness, virulent madness and media dominance of the sort we are living […]
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KILLING JOKE The Singles Collection, 1979-2012 2xCD
Would it be too much to presume at least a passing familiarity with band so as to forego an unnecessary and tedious recitation of their particular attributes? I think not. If you have any awareness of your culture at this point, you know who they are and what they do. So I won’t bother mentioning […]
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WHITE FENCE LP/CD
Originally released in 2010 on Make A Mess Records, Tim Presley’s White Fence debut quickly went out of print, became very desirable and started to fetch outrageous amounts of cash. Fortunately, the folks at Drag City have reissued this vinyl only gem on their new imprint God?. If you’ve been smart enough to pick up […]
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