A Long Day’s Night (Sanctuary). Review by James Mann.

Uptown Sinclair (D-Text). Review by Ian Koss.

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.

…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.

What more can you say about Mike Watt, one of the most legendary figures ever to pick up the bass guitar? Better to let the man speak for himself – and that’s exactly what James Mann did.

Plenty of Web sites are looking to make a buck off unsigned bands, but one site, Starpolish, is actually looking out for them, with advice and tools to help a young band make it in the music biz. Bryan Tilford spoke with CEO Vivek Tiwary and Advisor Jason Linn of New Line Cinema for this profile of the site.

J. Mascis + the Fog at the Cotton Club in Atlanta, GA on October 25, 2000. Concert review by James Mann.

Spiel From Watt (Ink 19, July 2000)

Event Review by Brent Dey