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Review: Saxon – Battering Ram

Posted on December 4, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Saxon – Battering Ram

Saxon = Judas Priest + Tygers of Pan Tang
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Saxon, UDR Music

Review: Self Defense Family – When The Barn Caves In

Posted on December 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
Self Defense Family

Self Defense Family = me-withoutYou + Embrace + The Fall … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Iron Pier, Self Defense Family

Review: Savages – Adore Life

Posted on February 4, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
savages

Clad head to toe in black, Savages strove for uncompromising authenticity as they brought the impatient and thunderous heart of post-punk back, topping off their unforgiving album with singer Jehnny Beth’s 36-line manifesto, which sharply decried a world of far too many voices and distractions clamoring for our attention. … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Matador Records, Savages

Review: Sarah Neufeld – The Ridge

Posted on March 3, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Angela
Sarah Neufeld - The Ridge

Sarah Neufeld = Circuit des Yeux + The Visit + Kate Bush … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Arcade Fire, Sarah Neufeld

Review: Shearwater – Jet Plane and Oxbow

Posted on March 10, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Shearwater = Daughn Gibson / Damien Jurado + Songs: Ohia
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Shearwater, Sub Pop

Review: Sievehead – Into the Blue

Posted on March 10, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Sievehead = A Place To Bury Strangers + Iceage + Diat
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Evil Hoodoo, Milk Run Records, Sievehead

Review: Salt Front No. 4

Posted on March 10, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Salt Front No. 4 confronts us with the question of “Embodiment”: What does it mean to have a body (real or imaginary) existing on this weathered ball of water, grass, and rock? Local, national, and international writers of poetry and prose try their hand at answering such a question. … read more

Posted in: Book ReviewsTagged: Salt Front

Review: Seratones – Get Gone

Posted on May 23, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Seratones = Alabama Shakes + La Sera
… read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Fat Possum Records, Seratones

Review: Seafang – Motorcycle Song

Posted on July 29, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Seafang – Motorcycle Song

Seafang = Baby Shakes + Dum Dum Girls … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Elephant Stone Records, Seafang

Review: Scott Walker – The Childhood of a Leader OST

Posted on December 1, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Scott Walker:Childhood of a Leader OST

Scott Walker = Anton Webern + Mica Levi’s Under the Skin OST … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: 4AD, Scott Walker

Review: Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty First Century

Posted on December 9, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Review: Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and Its Legacy, from the Seventies to the Twenty First Century

Other points of interest from Shock and Awe are the exploration of the Theatre of the Ridiculous and late glam’s fascination with authoritarian themes. … read more

Posted in: Book ReviewsTagged: Dey Street Books, Simon Reynolds

Review: Sevdaliza – ISON

Posted on May 4, 2017 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt
Sevdaliza – ISON

Sevdaliza = FKA twigs + Kelela … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Sevdaliza, Twisted Elegance
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