Thursday, April 4 2013
Beat of Her Drum: Florrie
This UK-based singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist and fragrance model is poised to break through.
Monday, January 28 2013
Nicolette - “Fascination”
Electronic-pop chanteuse Nicolette bounces back with the life-affirming funk of her newest, ear-pleasing single.
Thursday, April 21 2011
Owiny Sigoma Band: Owiny Sigoma Band
Owiny Sigoma Band is less dazzling than albums that construct themselves around cresting horns, monumental voices and a series of climaxes and dramas. The charm of it lives in its corduroy texture.
Tuesday, December 14 2010
‘Shadows of Progress’ Is a Testament to the Best in Documentary Filmmaking
This is one of the best DVD releases of the year. It's so substantial, and so thorough, that it becomes not so much a DVD collection as a small, single-subject library of film.
Thursday, December 9 2010
‘Three and Out’: Is This Really Supposed to Be a Comedy?
Why did this UK film go straight-to-DVD in the US? I know why.
Wednesday, March 17 2010
Tom McRae: The Alphabet of Hurricanes
On his fifth release, late-bloomer Tom McRae continues to search for the same magic that brought him into UK acoustic-folk singer spotlight ten years ago.
Wednesday, June 24 2009
Ben Reynolds: How Day Earnt Its Night
A thoughtful conversation between him and the guitar.
Friday, July 11 2008
Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara: Soul Science
Cross-cultural fusion albums are sometimes criticised for their falseness, but there’s no sense of falseness here, no condescension, simply a set of songs that couldn’t be made in any other way.
