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The sounds of soul are alive and well with Leon Bridges, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds and St. Paul & The Broken Bones.
John Visconti
John Visconti is a lifelong music and movies aficionado with wide-ranging tastes, from The British Invasion and Motown, to the blues, a dash of jazz, on through to power pop, funk, retro soul, folk, bubblegum and metal. He digs film noir, screwball comedies, classic B movies, and Toho’s original Godzilla series. In the late 1980s, John was a writer and editor for the KISS fanzine Fire. A friend once called him “the human incarnation of an entertainment encyclopedia.” After long stints in the worlds of publishing and IT, he’s currently working in healthcare. You can check out his blog, John V's Eclectic Avenue at http://jveclectic.blogspot.com.
“Bates Motel”: A Thrilling Take on a Classic
The A&E series based on "Psycho" lasted five glorious seasons. May it have a long afterlife.
The Clear Appeal of Tinted Windows
If you like power pop in the vein of Cheap Trick, The Knack, Jellyfish, The Raspberries and Big Star, you should check out the relatively unheralded but hugely entertaining Tinted Windows.
Laura Nyro Was More Than a Miracle
This Rock and Roll Hall of Famer was a true original who knew how to honor other true originals (with a little help from Labelle).
IFC’s “Brockmire”: “Bull Durham” Meets “Major League”
Hank Azaria and Amanda Peet hit it out of the park with this raunchy comedy series. "Brockmire" is a sharply written, darkly comic mix of baseball, love, lust, friendship, Internet infamy and an odd sort of redemption. Even the commercials are funny.