Reviews
Wilco Are An Important Band
Man, Jeff Tweedy has really let himself go. Let himself go back to making important music, that is. I can’t say that I’ve given more than a couple spins, a shoulder shrug and a “meh” for a Wilco record since A Ghost is Born. But their latest, Ode to Joy, has changed that. And it’s […]
Congregation of Vapors: Album Review
Congregation of Vapors Produced by Evan Michals & the project director Recorded at High Bias Recordings in Detroit Ear in Dead Wax Records Congregation of Vapors is a study in post-ironic apocalypticism. A stream of self-consciousness that attempts to answer the seminal question, “What the fuck?” Created by a small cadre of irreverent Detroit apostates, […]
New Order Decades: A Documentary Film
New Order: Decades is a fascinating look at the legendary new wave group that rose from the ashes of seminal post-punk band Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis in 1980. Currently airing on Showtime, Decades is part retrospective music documentary, part concert film. “This is a film about the past, the present, […]
Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know
80s music lovers rejoice! Showtime has released new documentaries on two of the greatest bands of the decade — Duran Duran and New Order. While heavily associated with the 80s, these synth-heavy new wave acts from Britain carried on through the 90s and into the new millennium. Both bands continue to produce new material and […]
The Cowls: 360º and Mac & Cheese
Certain Calculations by The Cowls AnalogueTrash Late in 2018 360ºSound was turned on to the music of The Cowls. Very early in 2019, I sat down with the band’s main man, Damion Jurrens, for a lovely conversation over dinner. I met up with Damion at Homeroom: mac+cheese in Oakland, California and we chatted about the […]
Greta Van Fleet — Anthem of the Peaceful Army
Anthem of the Peaceful Army by Greta Van Fleet Lava Records Catalog#: B0029008-02 Greta Van Fleet are now Grammy-award winners, so we figured it was high time 360°Sound weighed in on their first full-length release. The much-anticipated Anthem of the Peaceful Army was released this past October to a fanfare of media criticism and a […]
Bohemian Rhapsody: Film Review
Queen’s rock operetta “Bohemian Rhapsody” captured my fascination at seven years old. So, after seeing the trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody the film this past May, I lost myself in all the hype and broke my cardinal rule – I read a few of the early reviews. This turned out to be problematic, as the reviews […]
DUENDE! with David J — Oracle of the Horizontal
Oracle of the Horizontal by DUENDE! with David J Glass Modern Records catalog#: GLAMCD005 So David J was in town. Turns out the legendary bassist for Bauhaus, and later Love & Rockets, has a thing for Theater Bizarre and was in Detroit working with the Orchestra on a project. Jeff Howitt of local prog/psych/garage rock ‘n’ […]