The Dirty Dozen
Longtime Ink 19 staff writer Christopher Long spent almost the entire year consuming and writing about new music. Here are his personal Dirty Dozen: the 12 records that made his heart the happiest in 2024.
Longtime Ink 19 staff writer Christopher Long spent almost the entire year consuming and writing about new music. Here are his personal Dirty Dozen: the 12 records that made his heart the happiest in 2024.
Trail of Flowers (Rounder Records). Review by Christopher Long.
Golden (Annie O’Malley). Review by Christopher Long.
The brilliance of Phil Ochs shines in this collection of his writings, reviewed by James Mann.
Two best friends sing their favorite modern pop tunes.
Before the Dawn. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Carl F. Gauze jumps a freight train to Austin to check out some new music by Icona Pop and Marina and the Diamonds, and returns with a bad case of bubble gum fever.
When given the chance to see Madonna, on a moment’s notice and four hours away, Jen Cray abandons all responsibilities, hightails it to Miami, and enjoys every sleep-deprived second of the journey!
The Truth About Love (RCA). Review by Jen Cray.
Whatever (Moshi Moshi Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Our own Jen Cray is besotted with Florence & the Machine’s high drama.
Le Butcherettes unleash their inner she-beast at an Orlando show that not only wowed Jen Cray , but won over a venue full of macho Deftones fans.
Something to Die for (SideOneDummy Records). Review by Jen Cray.
Lady Gaga brings her Monster Ball Tour and the songs we all love to pretend we don’t love to a sold-out Orlando crowd. Even Jen Cray can’t help but dance.
2011 Grammy Nominees (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
A Roller Derby resurgence is sweeping the nation! …at least it is in East Orlando. Carl F Gauze caught the opening bout of the Orlando Psycho City Derby Girls’ season.
Carl F Gauze appreciates the little things about this concert DVD/CD featuring The Pet Shop Boys.
30 Seconds to Mars gives Orlando fans what they want… even if it is a little too much ego with a little too little substance to back it up.
For Your Entertainment (RCA Music Group). Review by Christopher Long.
Blackheart Revolution (G-Force/MVD Entertainment). Review by Jen Cray.
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.