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.

Xiled to Infinity and One (Noise). Review by Terry Eagan.

Squad Five-O (Tooth And Nail). Review by Terry Eagan.

The Jefferson Fracture (Big Sleep). Review by Terry Eagan.

My So Called Knife (Artemis). Review by Terry Eagan.

Wonderlick (Future Farmer). Review by Terry Eagan.

A Call to Arms (RISC Group). Review by Terry Eagan.

Terry Eagan takes a hard look at U.S. foreign policy with an in-depth review of two new books: Samantha Power’s A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide and Robert D. Kaplan’s Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos.

With 11 short tales of comic and macabre fantasy, Kelly Link’s new anthology, Stranger Things Happen, is aptly titled. Terry Eagan gets into the weirdness.

Braille (Thick). Review by Terry Eagan.

Now in paperback, Dan Chaon’s short story collection Among The Missing explores the themes of absence and identity. Terry Eagan gets lost in the pages.

Pollensongs (My Pal God). Review by Terry Eagan.

Iceland (Loveless). Review by Terry Eagan.

Latitude (Truck Stop). Review by Terry Eagan.

Bring On the Hate (Slow Burn). Review by Terry Eagan.

Laughter Fills Our Hollow Dome (Mr. Whiggs / Luna). Review by Terry Eagan.

Terry Eagan expains why we need metal more than ever in these dark and trying days – and not that namby pamby “nu-metal” crap, either!

Any Other City (DC / Baltimore 2012). Review by Terry Eagan.

Pearl Snaps (Lucky Dog). Review by Terry Eagan.

In the Winter, It Makes the Dead Grass Look Green (2). Review by Terry Eagan.