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

Midnight Cowgirls

Midnight Cowgirls

Interviews

Boasting a bounty of country-fried sing-alongs that shine as brightly as their rhinestone-studded outfits, Midnight Cowgirls is one of those special new bands that just demands attention. Christopher Long recently chatted up guitarist / vocalist Blaise Dahl about the Cowgirls’ warp-speed world.

The Damned

The Damned

Screen Reviews

After decades of creating award-winning documentary films, director Roberto Minervini has released his first fiction feature, The Damned, an ethereal Civil War piece that garnered Minervini the Best Director prize in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

B-Movie

B-Movie

Music Reviews

Hidden Treasures (Wanderlust). Review by John Seebach.

Moontype

Moontype

Music Reviews

I Let the Wind Push Down on Me (Orindal Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Yakuza Wives

Yakuza Wives

Screen Reviews

Hideo Gosha’s 1986 film, Yakuza Wives, tells its tale of gangland power struggles through the true stories of Yakuza members’ wives and girlfriends.

Real Estate

Real Estate

Music Reviews

The Wee Small Hours: B-Sides and Other Detritus 2011-2025 (Domino). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Translator

Translator

Music Reviews

Beyond Today: Live at The Farm San Francisco 1986 (Liberation Hall). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Lady With a Sword

Lady With a Sword

Screen Reviews

One of the rare martial arts films directed by a woman, Kao Pao-shu’s Lady With a Sword is out for revenge.

I Wish Someone Had Told Me

I Wish Someone Had Told Me

Print Reviews

With her latest book, I Wish Someone Had Told Me: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career and a Meaningful Life, bestselling author and FOX News poster girl Dana Perino, along with a massive all-star roster of contributors, delivers what Christopher Long calls an inspiring, entertaining, and highly recommended read.

BRONCHO

BRONCHO

Music Reviews

Natural Pleasure (Broncho Worldwide). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

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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.