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The Brian Jonestown Massacre “Makes Me Great” b/w “Out Of Body” 10” (A Records) A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the “Makes Me Great” b/w “Out Of Body” 10” single by The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Since beginning to self-release their records twenty years ago, Brian Jonestown Massacre has unilaterally chosen to not only take control of their output, they’ve occasionally proven that they’re not above getting very, very self indulgent in service of their muse. That often means...

Dirty Harry Honest question: are Clint Eastwood’s cop movies better than his westerns? It might seem so. I haven’t seen his spaghetti stuff (yet!), but Pale Rider and Outlaw Josey Wales are pretty respected and didn’t do much for me. Maybe Pale Rider was good. Unforgiven is great, of course. But Dirty Harry is just cool, man. I don’t know if it’s because Eastwood brings that cowboy swagger to the role, but there’s something about Dirty Harry’s whole attitude...

WHO: Personality Cult WHAT: Dilated WHY: It look me a while to figure out why I feel so cozy listening to Personality Cult, and their latest release Dilated was a revelation. I’m listening to a Buzzcocks album, warts and all. It’s been too long since their excellent album New Arrows, but good things are worth the wait. This one has the arms, legs, hooks, and soul of a great buzzpop record. You’re not going to get a new Marked Men...

Mickey 17 Was everyone as worried about Mickey 17 as I was? Parasite was a smash hit! Shockingly, the WORLD embraced it. And THAT was a follow up to Snowpiercer and Okja, which were very specific kinds of movies that only SOME people liked. I know Chris Evans likes to say he was just interested in working with Bong Joon Ho, but the move reeked of “take a big paycheck to work on a foreign movie the western audience...

Pale Rider I’m struggling to find the true greatness of Clint Eastwood. I want to love the guy. I want to have the kind of perspective that’s, like “I love his spaghetti westerns and his transition from a western outlaw to an outlaw cop was successful due to so-and-so. Even his later output has highlights, like so-and-so.” But, I’m having a hard time getting a handle on this guy. Do I like Clint Eastwood movies? Yes. I like Unforgiven...

The Peawees One Ride LP (Wild Honey/Spaghetty Town Records) A deeper look at the grooves pressed into the One Ride LP by The Peawees. While it would be difficult to call what The Peawees do on their debut album particularly unique or innovative (from front to back, the band makes the most of its own barroom rock aesthetic, and seasons in horns to make the standout cuts on the album sparkle and shine), actually listening to One Ride can win...

WHO: Bob Mould WHAT: Here We Go Crazy WHY: Is it dad-rock? Is it power-trio? A little of both? A lot? I fall in the minority where I think Bob Mould’s later output is better than I do Husker Du. Not that I don’t like Husker Du, but his music over the past 10 years is just so hard and catchy, you know? Here We Go Crazy follows the same path of the last two albums: it’s heavy, catchy, sincere...

Dog Man All hail Dog Man! Look, with a 5-year-old, there aren’t a lot of movies we can watch and enjoy together, and I was skeptical of Dog Man (more on that later), but boy did it deliver. What helps Dog Man in this situation is being self-aware of what it is and what it’s trying to accomplish. It looks great (if you like that kind of animation…which I do), it’s got an interesting story, which is great, but...

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