Future Of The Left are a Welsh power quartet specializing in insanely tuneful bursts of noise. Formed in 2005 from the ashes of legendary aggro-rock provocateurs McLusky, they’ve refined their brand of adrenalinized punk over two essential albums and a…
The Beach Boys- That’s Why God Made The Radio (Capitol Records, 2012)
That’s Why God Made The Radio is a nearly inconceivable thing – a Beach Boys album in 2012. It marks the group’s 50th anniversary. And it’s their first new release in ages, though exactly how long is largely a matter…
First thoughts on Superman Family Adventures
Art Baltazar and Franco, the pair responsible for bringing us 50 issues of Tiny Titans, have launched their latest project: Superman Family Adventures. It’s a monthly all-ages comic book featuring Superman in and out of his Clark Kent persona. Tiny…
Groove Music: The Art And Culture Of The Hip-Hop DJ (Oxford University Press, 2012)
Groove Music is a new volume from Oxford University Press, a treatise on the four decade evolution of hip-hop culture and the record manipulators who have guided that journey. From the sound system parties in The Bronx in the 70s…
M*A*S*H Revisited: Season 1, Episode 3 — Requiem for a Lightweight
The loudspeaker calls all personnel to the OR. Arial shots of soldiers in fatigues racing through camp, some holding their hats as they approach helicopters. Nurses running out of the shower tent, with dripping hair and skimpy robes. These scenes…
New Comic Reviews: MIND MGMT, The Secret History Of D.B. Cooper
There are times where certain subjects rise to the top of pop culture. Motifs suddenly become the flavor of the month, and ideas pop up in different places — similar concepts appearing from separate sources. Right now, for example, two…