GG Allin Doc Re-Screened to Celebrate New DVD

July 31, 2007 | Music News

GG AllinGG Allin lives! Like Tupac and Elvis, this particularly infamous punker continues to live on in various forms of multimedia, and he’s finally made it to DVD. The documentary, entitled Hated, chronicles Allin’s insane life and includes live material so fans can finally watch him without fearing for their own lives. Read more

Minus the Bear Add Album, Tour

July 31, 2007 | Music News

Minus the BearIndie mathematicians Minus the Bear are preparing to once again rock your argyle socks off. Their autumnal tour will give you just enough time to get used to Planet of Ice, their new album out August 21, and replacement keyboardist, Alex Rose. Read more

Dave Douglas: Live at the Jazz Standard

July 31, 2007 | Music Reviews

Dave DouglasOver a six-night stint at New York’s Jazz Standard, composer/trumpeter Dave Douglas and companions Donny McCaslin (tenor sax), Uri Caine (fender rhodes), James Genus (bass), and Clarence Penn (drums) performed and recorded twelve sets that were subsequently captured on this two-disc selection for Greenleaf Music. Read more

Miasma & the Carousel… to Issue Latitudes EP

July 30, 2007 | Music News

Miasma & the Carousel of Headless HorsesIt’s been a few years since progressive, gothic instrumentalists Miasma & the Carousel of Headless Horses put out new tunes. That will shortly be no longer the case as the epic group is one of the latest to record a limited-edition release for Southern Records‘ Latitudes series. Read more

Behind the Counter: Stories from Record Stores

July 30, 2007 | Columns

Record store column imageSeveral years ago, I was lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and score a job at Gramaphone Records (Chicago). Read more

Grinderman Makes Rare, Powerful Appearance

July 27, 2007 | Reviews: Concerts

GrindermanNick Cave has made a career of sticking to his guns. He has certainly changed musical direction, band members, and hairstyles since his first howls with The Birthday Party, but his unique vision and determination remain. Read more

Manufactured Landscapes Limits Stark Imagery

July 27, 2007 | Movies

Manufactured LandscapesFor those expecting Manufactured Landscapes to be a documentary about the work and/or life of Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky (as his name is listed above the title of the film and promoted as its subject), disappointment may be soon to follow. Read more

Dee Dee Cheriel Displays Provocative Work August 3

July 27, 2007 | Art

Dee Dee CherielOft-coarse artist Dee Dee Cheriel, whose exhibit at Brooklyn’s McCaig-Welles Gallery opens next Friday, August 3, has honed her unique aesthetic while experimenting with painting, silk screening, stenciling, and other media for over a decade. Read more

Jerseyband: Lung Punch Fantasy

July 27, 2007 | Music Reviews

JerseybandRelying as much on furious explosions of saxophone and uncompromising tenor/baritone melodies as crunches of distortion and choppy metal riffs, the seven members of horn-heavy conglomeration Jerseyband faithfully fulfill their self-bestowed description of being pioneers of “lungcore.” Read more

Scion broadBand Launches Scion Radio 17

July 27, 2007 | Music News

Scion RadioContrary to popular belief, video really only maimed the radio star. The internet’s here to finish the job, and Scion broadBand may be the death knell. Read more

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Music Reviews

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