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The Who’s legendary bassist, John Entwistle passed away Thursday at the age of 57. James Mann offers a tribute, and several Ink 19 staffers add their thoughts. - ,Editor’s Note: UPDATED with thoughts from additional staffers and bass legend Mike Watt.
We Got It (Telarc). Review by James Mann.
Deep Reduction 2 (Get Hip). Review by James Mann.
Believe It or Not (NDN). Review by James Mann.
The Rolling Stones are asking for $350 a seat for their upcoming world tour. Features Editor James Mann has a few high-tech requirements before he’ll shell out the dough.
…but James Mann offers a review of two books on the subject that should be: Steven Blush’s American Hardcore: A Tribal History and Mark Spitz and Brendan Mullen’s We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk.
Calling Zero / Life Starts Here (Fading Captain). Review by James Mann.
Rings Around the World (XL Recordings / Beggars Group ). Review by James Mann.
Ever wondered where MP3’s come from, or how to get your music online? Mitch Gallagher reveals all in Make Music Now! James Mann plugs in.
Three Dollar Man (Captivating). Review by James Mann.
Slash And Burn: The Best of BoDeans (London / Slash / Rhino). Review by James Mann.
Can DVD capture the grandeur one of the greatest punk bands of all, The Clash? Director and longtime cohort Don Letts gives it a try with Westway to the World. James Mann will let you know-oh, should it stay or should it go.
Circus Town (Sideburn). Review by James Mann.
With Uncivil Wars, David Horowitz takes a hard look at the controversial issue of reparations for slavery – and why talking about it can be a challenge to free speech. James Mann offers his thoughts.
Romantica (Jetset). Review by James Mann.
Stupid, white and proud of it, Michael Moore looks at the state of our nation, and it ain’t pretty. James Mann takes the IQ test.
St. Arkansas (spinART). Review by James Mann.
The Soul and the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck (Sony Legacy). Review by James Mann.
Dark fantasy writer and palentologist Caitlin R. Kiernan explores the pain and wonder of modern fiction with James Mann.
Is A Woman (Merge). Review by James Mann.
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.