Music Reviews

Komeda

What Makes It Go?

Minty Fresh

Seek this out. It’s Minty Fresh all right. Think, people. Here is a band that has opened for Ben Folds Five and Beck. They’re Swedish and therefore have been compared to Abba. MTV shows their videos and they actually have a definitive and unique pop persona. Each track is a journey that begins, meanders, changes course, turns back on itself, flips over and plays anything but dead. Lena Karlsson’s glossy Karen Carpenter-style vocal sincerity sets a nostalgic tone and all the world needs now is love sweet love. Minty Fresh, P.O. Box 577400, Chicago, IL 60657


Recently on Ink 19...

Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.