Black Orchid

Wisco-Politricks & 5 Reviews From Gov. Scott Walker (R) to re-issues from Peru. #Black Orchid

A Gathering of Tomes Three essay collection for the scholarly mind and one for the funny bone. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Cardinal, Casiokids, Loney Dear A look at legacies and lingerers from yesteryears old and older. #Black Orchid

2011 Wrap Up Toasting goodbye with four reviews and a top 25 list. #Black Orchid

Reviews: The Portraits, Rags & Ribbons, The Lower 48 This week's CD pile ranges from Grammy nominees to re-issues of 60's Milwaukee bands. #Black Orchid

Review: Richard Grossman's The Animals A book of poetry written in animal voices. Find out what pandas are thinking. #Black Orchid

Film Review: The God Who Wasn't There Brian Flemming's fundamentalist turned atheist turned Mel Gibson's bloodlust scholar film. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Yukon Blonde, Touch People, People Get Ready Greetings from the Recall Elections State with album criticism. #Black Orchid

Reviews: And So I Watch From Afar and 3:33 From the anti-concept album to the secret society record. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Bottle Rockets, Mandolin Orange, Savaging Spires From North Carolina alt-country to England's freak folk and psyche for good measure. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Mick Barr, Owen, Moholy-Nagy From the experimental and nomadic to the improvisational and prodigious. #Black Orchid

Review: Howard Zinn's On Race A collection of articles, speeches, and interviews to read at Occupy Wall Street. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Hella, Film School, Dan Mangan Polishing off the summer stack. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Mr. Gnome, Crock, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy From the God-related 10" that contradicts to an Icelandic songstress. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Brilliant Colors, Astronautalis, The Island of Misfit Toys Rounding up pale rap, lo-fi pop and bathroom reading material. #Black Orchid

Review: Fat Shame in America From fat and sassy to fat mockery, this book breaks it down. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Braid, Remora, The Static Minds But first, the Wisconsin Senate race vs. the World Champion Green Bay Packers. #Black Orchid

Review: Why College Students Drink Too Much 8 vanilla vodka shots? #Black Orchid

Reviews: DMZ/Lyre split, Prophets & Kings Wailing and screaming and loving the freaks. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Halloween, Alaska, Sleeping Bag Let the trumpets roar! #Black Orchid

Reviews: Dave Cloud, Efren, Little Horn Not starring any of the questionable electronica landing in the mail. #Black Orchid

Review: John Martyn, September 11, 1948 – January 29, 2009 Johnny Too Bad rides again. #Black Orchid

Review: Why You Won't Get the College Education You Paid For A lefty take on a Fox News-friendly anti-college system diatribe. #Black Orchid

Review: L-VIS LIVES! A little poetry reading. #Black Orchid

Where did all the lefties go? Is there anybody out there? #Black Orchid

Reviews: Cassettes Won't Listen, Son Lux, Kissing Cousins Throwin' reviews, bemoaning the Governor from hell. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Le Butcherettes, Howe Gelb, Fan Modine, more Some damn good showings, and a little sonic masturbation. #Black Orchid

Reviews: Omar Rodriguez Lopez + I Was Totally Destroying It Omar doesn't sleep, and IWTDI blow Black Orchid's skull off. #Black Orchid

Spring cleaning reviews from the heap Starring Mexicans with Guns, Withered Hand, Josh Freese, Hammer the Fingers No More. #Black Orchid

An interview with Lizard McGee Earwig is Ohio's best kept rock and roll secret. #Black Orchid

The circular story of Wax The alpha and omega starting point for a circle of Philly legends. #Black Orchid

Roundup: Elf Power, W.H. Walker, Campfire OK Black Orchid rounds up the beginning of 2011. #Black Orchid

Roundup: Tim Lee 3, Lord Huron, The Good Ones Clearing off the desk. #Black Orchid

Good Riddance 2010 (And 25 records to remember her by.) #Black Orchid

Maybe Tea Partiers like Weezy Plus, we like Idlewild. #Black Orchid

The digital revolution has nothing to do with your bad taste You probably would've listened to Glen Campbell, just like your mom. #Black Orchid