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History of Silence (Morr Music). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Music, media, and thought from the Ink 19 editorial team
History of Silence (Morr Music). Review by Peter Lindblad.
All About McGuffin (Kakubarhythm). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Painted Intentions. Review by Danielle Holian.
The Collapse of Everything (On U Sound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Although teen witches have long been a staple in pop culture, rarely have they been presented with the blood-soaked gusto of Jennifer Reeder’s Perpetrator.
Earth To Eva (675 Records). Review by Randy Radic.
Desire on Ice (Org Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Fool for the City (50th Anniversary Edition) (Rhino Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Baby Man (Merge Records). Review by Randy Radic.
“Not Wastin’ Time” (Sepulveda Pass Records). Review by Randy Radic.
In her electrifying, just-released memoir, Eternally Electric, ’80s pop music icon Debbie Gibson shares her personal rollercoaster story with candor, wit, and humility. As longtime friend and music colleague Joey McIntyre maintains in his foreword, “You think you know (Deb), but you have no idea.”
On the surface it may be difficult to link His Motorbike, Her Island with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, but the film is far more layered than one might expect from a biker romance.
“Bad Bad Secret” (Independent). Review by Randy Radic.
Traces of You (Bar/None Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Phil Bailey reviews Creepshow 2, a trio of comedy-laced tales from the ’80s — a time when horror was seen as somehow inherently humorous.
Bird Before Light (Big Air Records). Review by Randy Radic.
Mic City Sons (Third Man Records ). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Straight Line Was a Lie (ANTI). Review by Randy Radic.
Randy Radic talks with singer-songwriter and Ruffians frontman Seán Griffin about his new solo project and single, “People Are Mad.”
Big Mood (Rounder Records). Review by Christopher Long.
John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.