As of late, it seems to me that punk rock reunions are becoming less embarrassing and more worthwhile and fun to see. Do you think seeing a band like Lifetime(who are on the reunion parade) can compare to the mess that it is to see the Exploited or GBH pogo on stage with grey […]
Jason Lombard has done a lot of great photography for Relative Theory. You have probably seen his pictures of shows on this site and you may remember his “Stories to Tell” exhibit in the gallery here, which featured photography of endangered buildings in Norfolk. His work is featured in the very first issue […]
How can somebody be a key pioneer in hard ass funk fusion, psychedelic fashion and empowered female sexuality, marry Miles Davis, inspire his landmark “Bitch’s Brew”, and hang with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Marc Bolan only to become somewhat obscure and difficult to find? I don’t know, but Betty Davis did it. […]
Elizabeth Henry’s opening is tonight from 6 until 8. Light refreshments, good times, great art and cool crafts for all.
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Elizabeth’s website
Elizabeth’s ETSY
Chromeo’s “She’s In Control” was a pleasure when it came out a few years ago, a slice of relectropop that evoked fond memories of classics such as Zapp and “Dirty Mind” era Prince. The only lingering discomfort was uncertainty as to whether they were genuinely having fun, like, say, Hot Chip, or snarkily making […]
I recently stumbled on this new little online show presented by CollegeHumor.com and hosted by Michael Showalter. Most known for his movies The Baxter & Wet Hot American Summer. He has also been part of the hit comdey show The State and one of my favorite shows (but not a hit to the […]
Soul Jazz Records will soon release the new collection “Rumble in the Jungle” (not to be confused with the fantastic Muhammed Ali documentary). This is a compilation featuring Shut Up and Dance, Ragga Twins, General Levy, Cutty Ranks and more covering the late ’80s digital ragga period in the UK that led into the […]
We just received the flyer for Elizabeth Henry’s art show and we are in love. The opening is next Friday night from 6 until 8. Light refreshments, good times, great art and cool crafts for all.
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Elizabeth’s website
Elizabeth’s ETSY
Time to shine some light on Chesapeake…particularly their library is badass. When other libraries are burning Harry Potter in the Rye, Chesapeake supports debauched, depraved, hard R geekdom with their hospitality towards Fantasmo, a free filmic orgy for cult heads. This unique event returns on June 15th at 8pm with a triple shot […]
Numero Group is a Chicago reissue label that specializes in excavating forgotten treasures. One of their most enriching series has been Eccentric Soul. Each collection focuses on one of many small, forgotten soul labels and reveals a unique inspiration, character, and flavor for where and when it came from. The most recent […]
This idea is apparently really happening. What’s more it’s going to be awesome. For one thing its about Spider-Man, and they’re somehow going to have to figure out how to depict webslinging in the confines of the stage musical. There is probably nobody better to do this than director Julie Taymor, who […]
The RTR team has not properly blogged or reviewed Jarvis Cocker’s new album yet. I guess we all assumed we didn’t have to, and I guess we are all asses for that, and I am puzzled as to why we still have this album in stock. Suffice it to say that I have […]
“Soundtracks from a dark movie about trains and rivers.”
That quote was taken from the “Sounds Like” catergory on Tulsa Drone’s myspace and frankly, I couldn’t agree more. Tulsa Drone, from Richmond, VA., pull the dark, Absinthe soaked memories from your mind and make you face them, no matter how unpleasent or unsettling they may be. […]
The line up has just been announced for this year’s Lollapalooza. After the jump you can see every band that will be performing.
These guys will blow you away! Easily traversing the gray area between raw blues rock and atmospheric pysch-pop. They have a wide range of influnces, such as Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Weird War, to Black Mountain, and Green Milk From the Planet Orange, to Yacht Rock. Be the first kid on your […]
Like the flyer says, “Don’t miss this!”.
Catfish Haven - Crazy For Leaving | mp3 |
Catfish Haven - Please Come Back | mp3 |
Catfish Haven - Tell Me | video |
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Catfish Haven’s myspace
Secretly Canadian
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One of my favorite pop singers Brendan Benson (Raconteurs w/ Jack White of the White Stripes) has been busy working on new songs for an upcoming album. Some of the songs have been leaked by Mr. Benson and some were taken from another way: The following comes from a Brendan Benson Message Board JRemy […]
A fantastic video to compliment an amazing song. Battles new album drops 22 May.
Higher quality version here.
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Battles website
Battles myspace
Warp Records
You don’t want to be uncool do you? No one wants to be uncool. Well i say this in the nicest way possible, if you do not attend tonights show at The Boot, then you will be dubbed… uncool.
Green Milk from the Planet Orange is a Psych-Rock band all the way from Japan. They have […]
Soul Jazz keeps putting out Studio One collections, and they have yet to fail to live up to the high expectations they have set. Studio One, known as the Motown of Jamaica, was the soundsystem/label set up by Coxsone Dodd that virtually created and led the way for the development of Jamaican pop from ska […]
