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Don’t Torture a Duckling, Lucio Fulci’s 1972 giallo thriller, is in some ways more disturbing and subversive than the Italian Godfather of Gore’s masterpiece, Zombies (1979). Check out Phil Bailey’s review of the 4K UHD limited edition release from Arrow Video.
Planet Popstar EP (Winspear). Review by Peter Lindblad.
After a decade of being blacklisted, famed director Seijun Suzuki returned in 1977 with minor masterpiece A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness, a surreal exploration of the horrors of fame. Radiance Films gives the film a nice, new Blu-ray release.
British pop-rock poster boys The Struts are currently amping up for an exhaustive 35-plus-city U.S. summer concert tour, commemorating the milestone 10th anniversary of their debut, Everybody Wants. Longtime Ink19 contributor Christopher Long breaks down why he considers the album a modern-day classic.
Write At Home (Mother West). Review by Randy Radic.
Sting 3.0 Live (Interscope/A&M). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Mingus In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts (Resonance Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Delivering all of the signature-style historical value that made their Killing… series a celebrated brand, Confronting the Presidents, the latest from Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is, according to Christopher Long, recommended reading for teens and seasoned enthusiasts alike.
Criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse resurfaces in Mabuse Lives! Dr Mabuse at CCC: 1960–1964, a six-film package produced by German outfit CCC Film in the early 1960s and newly reissued with a plethora of extras.
The Michigan Rattlers brought their Waving From A Sea tour to the rustic Skipper’s Smokehouse in Tampa, Florida.
Dream a Dream (Libra Records ). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Keep Your Head Up (Forty Below Records). Review by Randy Radic.
“Ebenezer’s Back In Town” (Rolling Tide). Review by Randy Radic.
Cat’s Game (Enabler No. 6 Records). Review by Randy Radic.
Dear Meadowlark. Review by Peter Lindblad.
For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women) (Dead Oceans). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Thunderball (Ipecac Recordings). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Tripla (Bella Union). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Slipper imp and shakaerator (p(doom)). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Jungle Cruise (In the Red). Review by John Seebach.
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.