The Bikini Carwash Company Double Feature
From the golden age of direct-to-video T&A comes The Bikini Carwash Company I & II, a nostalgic double feature comedy newly re-released from MVD Rewind.
Music, media, and thought from the Ink 19 editorial team
From the golden age of direct-to-video T&A comes The Bikini Carwash Company I & II, a nostalgic double feature comedy newly re-released from MVD Rewind.
VII (Diamond West). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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.
Kittyhawk. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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.
Hidden Treasures (Wanderlust). Review by John Seebach.
I Let the Wind Push Down on Me (Orindal Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, one of the most divisive entries in the Friday the 13th series, gets a 4K makeover and a shot at redemption.
Hideo Gosha’s 1986 film, Yakuza Wives, tells its tale of gangland power struggles through the true stories of Yakuza members’ wives and girlfriends.
The Wee Small Hours: B-Sides and Other Detritus 2011-2025 (Domino). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Western Soul (Vfib Records). Review by Randy Radic.
Into the Sun (Fuzzy Warbles / Firebird Music). Review by Christopher Long.
Beyond Today: Live at The Farm San Francisco 1986 (Liberation Hall). Review by Peter Lindblad.
One of the rare martial arts films directed by a woman, Kao Pao-shu’s Lady With a Sword is out for revenge.
Tense Music Plays (Moon Ray Sound). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Pearl Harbor & The Explosions (Liberation Hall). Review by Peter Lindblad.
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.
“Those Were The Nights” (M2). Review by Randy Radic.
Natural Pleasure (Broncho Worldwide). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
On Fire: Live From The Blue Morocco (Resonance Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
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.