Month: December 2013

Bad Idea

Print Reviews

Anxiety fraught sexual relations are not just the domain of heterosexuals; EVERY one can have bad dates and rejection.

Luscious Jackson

Event Reviews

May Terry enjoyed the Luscious Jackson magic hour of party grooving and bum shaking in a rare concert at New York City’s Webster Hall. Are you ready?

Sanguivorous

Sanguivorous

Screen Reviews

An arty and eerie horror film fuses western and eastern ideas of vampirism and looks totally cool as well.

All the Labor

All the Labor

Screen Reviews

All the Labor celebrate the unique - and weird - world of The Gourds. James Mann says “Play it again!”

Boston

Music Reviews

Life, Love & Hope (Frontiers Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Old 97’s

Music Reviews

Old 97’s & Waylon Jennings (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

Screen Reviews

Three Doctor Whos unite to battle Zygons in a vast time conundrum centered on the Tower of London. It’s an action packed movie infused with traces of Star Wars, Dune, and any other Sci Fi franchise worth its hyper-salt.

Rudimental

Event Reviews

Rudimental frees the crowd and brings the love pumped with high energy drum and bass breakbeats, with a touch of ’70s retro-soul, to the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY where May Terry grooves on.

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Idiot Grins

Idiot Grins

Interviews

Ink 19 talks with Idiot Grins about the making of Golf Cart Life, their evolution from Oakland soul-rock lifers to one of indie music’s most unpredictable acts.

Deathslope Music Festival 2026

Deathslope Music Festival 2026

Event Reviews

Eight bands from Colorado and as far away as New Zealand knocked the socks off the West Slope music scene on the last day of this year’s Deathslope Music Festival in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

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.