Joe Meek and the Blue Men See the Future on Essential Outtake Compilation
Joe Meek and the Blue Men’s I Hear a New World Sessions delves into Meek’s famed archive and delivers on the promise of an “Alternative Outer Space Fantasy”.
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At 60 Years Distance, Joe Meek’s ‘I Hear a New World’ Still Sounds Unique
Joe Meek's vision of life on a different planet is placed in a fresh context by Cherry Red Records' three disc box-set treatment.
Ian Buruma’s ‘A Tokyo Romance’ Is a Timeless Commentary on Cross-cultural Engagement
There's something deeply personal and universalistic about Ian Buruma's writing. He acknowledges the multiplicity of possible perspectives without sliding into the rudderless waters of postmodernism.
The Residents: 80 Aching Orphans: 45 Years of the Residents
Right now we need some weird in our life. So, the release of a career spanning Residents box set is right on time.
The Residents: The Ghost of Hope
The Residents are still weird and they still exist on the extreme ends of the left side of the dial. Their latest is a concept album about train wrecks.