Required Listening: The Wind
He was dying… Hell, he was already dead. Why not have a drink and make an album? In 2002, Warren Zevon finally conquered his…
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Review: The Irishman
Martin Scorsese, arguably the definitive filmmaker of the last 50 years, revisits his roots and the genre that made him a household name with…
Crucial Cinema: Home for the Holidays
Christmas gets all the love when it comes to holiday movies, but Thanksgiving deserves its own place on the shelf of dysfunctional, family dramedies…
Review: Too Late To Pray
Bloodshot, you had me at Freakwater sings “Sway”. To celebrate keeping the lights on for 25 years, the boys and girls and Chicago’s Bloodshot…
Review: A War on Everything
Like many, my first introduction to The Glorious Sons was “S.O.S” (Sawed Off Shotgun), the cathartic anthem for anyone at a point where it…
Required Listening: Seven Turns
After a 1989 reunion tour that unleashed a new Allman Brothers Band, everyone was so excited to hear what an album with that line-up…
Read This: Crowbar Press
It’s absolutely no secret that I’m a fan of professional wrestling. Spend four minutes with me, and I’ll have the conversation wristlock’d and turned…
Required Listening: One Way Ticket
I’ve got a younger buddy that always tips me off to cool, older stuff in the power pop vein. Much of it becomes permanent…
Review: Dr. Sleep
When I first heard about the planned sequel to The Shining, my response was, “Why?” Why risk smearing the legacy of Kubrick’s horror classic.…