Ian Koss interviews Chris Higgins and Carl King on the enduring charm, challenges, and artistry behind competitive Tetris and its global community as seen on their documentary, Best of Five.

This week, Christopher Long acquires a tattered-looking vinyl copy of the classic 1977 Angel LP, On Earth As It Is In Heaven, from a buddy who really needed a couple of bucks for a pack of smokes.

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.

Stormchaser (Inebriated Music / Anthem Entertainment). Review by Christopher Long.

Cloudborn (Edgewater Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

’70s rock icons Styx continue to carry the classic rock torch. Michelle Wilson caught their show in South Florida and was loving every minute!

Legendary Rock Photographer Bill O’Leary snapped darn near every band of note in the past forty years. Float down memory lane from Zappa to Alice Cooper.

A spectacular multi band shredfest that provided Orlando fans maximum bang for minimal bucks entertained Christopher Long.

Second Sound (). Review by Michelle Wilson.

Once upon a time, long ago, KISS was a rock band. This story recounts how four unlikely guys from New York first came together during the early 1970s and literally changed the face of rock and roll.

First-time author Brent Jensen delivers a lively and personal story of growing up in a small Canadian town during rock’s golden age of ’80s heavy metal.

Cashing in on the current classic albums craze, Styx returned to Melbourne, Florida to recreate two best-selling records in one hit-filled evening that had Chris Long enthralled.

From their new record to their ever-changing front men to personal musical influences, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante had a lot to say leading up to his band’s 2010 tour with thrash metal heavyweights Megadeth and Slayer.

Slower! Slower! Jen Cray is bowled over by the brutal trudge of an evening with Down , Weedeater and the mighty Melvins.

Gail Worley finds drummer Chris Pennie of Coheed & Cambria to be one rad guy.

While recognized more for their skin-crawling costumes than for their music, Slipknot are a speed metal band worthy of a little respect – as Jen Cray discovered recently at the Orlando date of the band’s current arena tour.

Washington State (Automatic Earth Recordings). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Percussion and photography cross paths in Rhythm & Light. Steve Stav gets the beat from Carrie Nuttall, wife of Rush drummer Neil Peart.

Thomas Schulte give us his 2004 Best Of, a new section of CD/DVD combos and a wrap-up of straggler 2004 new releases!

Ideas of Reference (Black Market Activities). Review by Daniel Mitchell.