This week, Christopher Long reconnects with an all-time personal favorite when he discovers an 8-track copy of Strikes, the 1979 Southern Rock classic from Blackfoot — for a buck!

This week, vinyl consumer advocate Christopher Long finds himself seething when he visits a quaint antique mall in the tiny town of Dyersburg, Tennessee, where he spots a shameless vendor charging obscene prices for everyday garage sale vinyl.

This week, author Christopher Long drops by a Florida east coast thrift joint and scoops up a reasonably clean vinyl copy of Willie and Family Live, the classic 1978 double-live set from Willie Nelson — for just $6.

In this personal exposé, longtime Ink19 staff writer Christopher Long reveals why after 50 years, he’s still obsessed with 1974. SPOILER: It might have to do with movies, music, and magic.

This week, Christopher Long rummages through his own garage. In the process, he discovers a true treasure: a naked, ravaged copy of Heaven Tonight, the classic 1978 LP from Cheap Trick.

8 Days On The Road (Foghat Records / Select-O-Hits). Review by Christopher Long.

The Ninth Trip (Riding Easy). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

John 5 and the Creatures give a class in Guitar God 101 at the Social.

Detroit in the 1960’s was a hard city going through hard times. The music that come out of Detroit was incubated at the Grande Ballroom. Wayne Kramer (MC5), Ted Nugent and many others remember the wild times.

Charging faster than an angry Great White Buffalo, the Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, unleashed a rock and roll love fest of Gonzo proportions in Orlando, nearly steamrolling Christopher Long.

The once vital city of Detroit gave us the auto industry and punk rock. Detroit Rock City shares the heights – and the depths – of the Motor City. James Mann says “Kick out the jams!”

Belgrade rocker Ana Popovic storms a castle in Italy.

First Kill (Metal Nation). Review by Vinnie Apicella.

Winter (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.

Elva (Interscope). Review by Stein Haukland.

He’s done time with Frehley’s Comet, Cheap Trick, and Ted Nugent, yet Tod Howarth can’t get arrested. Stein Haukland talks with the pragmatic rocker about the business of music.

Event Review by George Jegadesh