Millennial Movies, Breastaurants and Fresh Spooky Shorts from SxSW
Fresh feature films from SxSW
Anvil: Live in… Bilston?
Anvil. The Rolling Stones. Both together 37 years. Both touring. But who puts on a better show? We head to a tiny industrial town in the UK to find out.
Retro Rock Mystery: Clea Simon’s “World Enough”
A new mystery set in the 1980’s Boston club scene? Sign us up! We chat to Author Clea Simon about youth, nostalgia and forgiveness.
Latest Stories
Reviewed: The Condors “Joie de Vivre”
“An ace little six track E.P dealio which holds the “all killer, no filler” credo close to it’s Telecaster-toting heart.”
Reviewed: Pugwash – “Silverlake”
With a infectious lead single, and Jason Faulkner at the helm, how many rabbits can the Irish pop sensation pull out of a hat on their 7th release? Tons!
Reviewed: Lonesome Lies Before Us by Don Lee
While Lee’s depictions of carpet-laying and hotel room tidying are, top notch, can his novel about an aspiring guitarist trapped in a dead end job learn to sing?
Reviewed: Joel Gion – Joel Gion
The third solo release from Brian Jonestown Massacre’s beloved tambourine man reveals the songwriting chops beneath the corduroy cap.
Reviewed: The Godfathers – “A Big Bad Beautiful Noise”
Rarely has an album title so perfectly captured its contents: The piss and vinegar of the Godfathers at their glorious British rock and roll finest.
Reviewed: The Flamin’ Groovies “Fantastic Plastic”
We “Spot-the-Influence” track by track on the band’s new album, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Live: Fall Out Boy @ TD Garden Boston
Older Cousin takes younger cousin to a formative concert, finds screaming tweens and (poorly concealed) receding hairlines.
Reviewed: Paul Butterfield – Live New York 1970
Another double-live set, siphoned from the same source as “Paul Butterfield Live,” gives us chills
Reviewed: North Mississippi Allstars: Prayer for Peace
For anyone who’s troubled, hell, for any person with a conscience, this record’s for you.
Music
Anvil: Live in… Bilston?
Anvil. The Rolling Stones. Both together 37 years. Both touring. But who puts on a better show? We head to a tiny industrial town in the UK to find out.
Reviewed: The Condors “Joie de Vivre”
“An ace little six track E.P dealio which holds the “all killer, no filler” credo close to it’s Telecaster-toting heart.”
Reviewed: Indonesian Junk “Stars in the Night”
“The antidote to the anodyne nature of most of what passes for “rock” at the moment”
Reads
Retro Rock Mystery: Clea Simon’s “World Enough”
A new mystery set in the 1980’s Boston club scene? Sign us up! We chat to Author Clea Simon about youth, nostalgia and forgiveness.
Reviewed: Lonesome Lies Before Us by Don Lee
While Lee’s depictions of carpet-laying and hotel room tidying are, top notch, can his novel about an aspiring guitarist trapped in a dead end job learn to sing?
Reviewed: Hendrix The Illustrated Story by Gillian G. Gaar
You could fill a warehouse with mediocre books about Hendrix, but Gaar’s new tome gets it right
Lifestyle
The Unsolved Mysteries of SxSW
The joys of the world’s largest cheeseboard, our new favorite bands and inefficient transit to hog-rendering plant – SxSW demystified!
White Buffalo, Black Lodge, and the best of the rest from SxSW 2017
Donuts, Handmaids, Veep, and lots of Twin Peaks. More, more, more things you missed at SxSW
Skillz To Pay The Billz: 4 Ways to Make a Living at Rock n’ Roll
When music sales get tough, the tough get going
Film & TV
Millennial Movies, Breastaurants and Fresh Spooky Shorts from SxSW
Fresh feature films from SxSW
New Documentaries: Lynyrd Skynrd, Bill Murray, more from SxSW 2018
5 fresh documentaries to troll Netflix or your local indie movie theater for
SxSW Films 2017: Five Pairs Face Off
Fresh Rockumentaries, Documentaries, Film Noir, Women’s Stories, and films about Aging Hollywood Icons face off in our SxSW movie roundup.