Magazine

Music, media, and thought from the Ink 19 editorial team

múm

múm

Music Reviews

History of Silence (Morr Music). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Mei Ehara

Mei Ehara

Music Reviews

All About McGuffin (Kakubarhythm). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Screen Reviews

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.

Tav Falco

Tav Falco

Music Reviews

Desire on Ice (Org Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Foghat

Foghat

Music Reviews

Fool for the City (50th Anniversary Edition) (Rhino Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music

Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music

Print Reviews

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.”

His Motorbike, Her Island

His Motorbike, Her Island

Screen Reviews

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.

SUANNA

SUANNA

Music Reviews

“Bad Bad Secret” (Independent). Review by Randy Radic.

Ivy

Ivy

Music Reviews

Traces of You (Bar/None Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2

Screen Reviews

Phil Bailey reviews Creepshow 2, a trio of comedy-laced tales from the ’80s — a time when horror was seen as somehow inherently humorous.

Heatmiser

Heatmiser

Music Reviews

Mic City Sons (Third Man Records ). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Seán Griffin

Seán Griffin

Interviews

Randy Radic talks with singer-songwriter and Ruffians frontman Seán Griffin about his new solo project and single, “People Are Mad.”

Judy Blank

Judy Blank

Music Reviews

Big Mood (Rounder Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Recently on Ink 19...

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

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.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

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.