The glass bottom boat of the cultural press
Year in and year out, author and nearly 20-year Ink 19 staff writer Christopher Long remains committed to the discovery and mass consumption of new music. In this rockin’ year-end roundup, Chris reveals his Video Jukebox Playlist of songs that thwacked him hardest in 2025.
Dig out those old faded bell bottoms and sashay back to 1975 as Christopher Long revisits Heart Like a Wheel, the trailblazing breakout record from Linda Ronstadt. Midnight Cowgirls singer-guitarist Blaise Dahl also offers some sparkling commentary on this celebrated set.
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.
