‘Fight Club’ + ‘Man on the Moon’ (1999): Reel to Real
This edition of Reel to Real returns to a pair of challenging, but always intriguing films released in 1999 by directors David Fincher and Milos Forman.
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Deborah Holland, of Animal Logic: Something Else! Interview
Deborah Holland discusses how she reunited with Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland to create long-awaited new music – and what’s next for Animal Logic.
Desert Island Discs: Guilty Pleasures
Here’s what we’ll be packing way in the back of our luggage – way, way in the back – before our fateful seafaring journey.
Delay Tactics – ‘Elements of Surprise’ (2022)
Carl Weingarten and Delay Tactics offer more tempered prog that’s still filled, thankfully, with a very earthy groove.
Animal Logic, “Can You Tell Me” (2022): One Track Mind
Animal Logic’s “Can You Tell Me” is an effective tease of things to come, and a welcome return from Deborah Holland, Stanley Clarke and Stewart Copeland.
How ‘Fresh’ Crowned the Raspberries as Power Pop’s Forefathers
Issued 50 years ago this week, ‘Fresh’ lived up to its title as Eric Carmen and the Raspberries balanced radio-ready pop with muscled rock reflexes.
Michael Haneke’s ‘Funny Games’ (1997): Reel to Real
Michael Haneke’s ‘Funny Games’ arrived 25 years ago as an ingenious meditation on hyper-gratuitous violence in mainstream cinema.
Why You Should Give Pat Metheny’s ‘Rejoicing’ Another Listen
Recorded during a hiatus from the Pat Metheny Group, ‘Rejoicing’ offers an underrated one-off diversion alongside Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins.
In Defense of the Often-Overlooked Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople deserves wider fame for their eclectic mix of Dylan-esque folk rock, glam leanings, prog-type forays, proto punk/metal and rock ‘n’ roll.
‘Guitar Man’ Shows Why You Shouldn’t Keep Dismissing Bread
Released 50 years ago, ‘Guitar Man’ proved that Bread was a lot more mercurial than their soft-rock critics would ever admit.
