Baby Don’t. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Alkebulan II (Vitae Records). Review by Randy Radic.

Witness the return of The Lacking Details, a semi-regular installment of content from Julius C. Lacking featuring short reviews, video embeds, and more!

This week, Christopher Long visits a Florida rummage sale where he comes across a well-cared-for vinyl copy of Smash Hits, the 1969 compilation LP from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, for just two bucks, and he soon rediscovers why the guitar-slashing icon remains “the whole package.”

“Call of the Wild” (Silver Side Productions). Review by Randy Radic.

88 Films gives new life to The Lady Assassin, Tony Lou Chun-Ku’s delightful mix of kung fu, Wuxia swordplay, and palace intrigue.

Impressions (Rewound Echoes). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Alfred Sole’s Alice, Sweet Alice is a very Generation X movie, mirroring our 1970s lives in important and disturbing ways. Phil Bailey reviews the new 4K UHD version.

In 1977, Here at Last… Bee Gees …Live cemented the Bee Gees’ budding reputation as world-class master songsmiths. 46 years later, longtime Ink 19 writer Christopher Long nabs a well-loved $6 vinyl copy at a Florida flea market — replacing his long-loved and lost-to-the-ages original record.

“Little Dreaming” (Darkroom / Polydor / Capitol). Review by Danielle Holian.

All-American music legend Bonnie Raitt played the Riverwind Casino Showplace Theatre in Norman, Oklahoma, recently while on her Live 2025 international concert tour. Longtime Ink 19 contributor Christopher Long was there and got the goods.

Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same (Tapete Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Blackbird Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

From Now to OK (Independent Project Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Best in Show (Seaview). Review by Randy Radic.

Mood 4 Love (Five Spice Entertainment). Review by Randy Radic.

Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Birthmarks (Wharf Cat/Bella Union). Review by Peter Lindblad.

In this installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long recalls rolling up on a used record joint in Myrtle Beach where he scored a clean and quiet vinyl copy of Hermit of Mink Hollow, the 1978 masterpiece from Todd Rundgren, for just $2.

Ink 19 spoke with Brendan James to discuss the inspiration behind Chasing Light, his uniquely alluring sound, and why he makes music.