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Cheerleader’s Wild Weekend, aka The Great American Girl Robbery, entered the fray in 1979 with its odd mashup of hostage drama, comedic crime caper, and good old fashioned T & A hijinks. Phil Bailey reviews the Blu-ray release.
In this latest installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long discovers and scores a secondhand vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorite LPs: 2XS (To Excess), the splendid 1982 flop from the iconic Scottish powerhouse, Nazareth.
Author and longtime Ink 19 contributor Christopher Long kicks off the 2025 edition of his popular weekly Garage Sale Vinyl series with a bona fide banger: the blues-soaked, whisky-injected, self-titled 1971 debut record from Bonnie Raitt.
Seijun Suzuki’s 1958 widescreen film noir feature, Underworld Beauty, comes to Blu-ray.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Get ready for an incredible lineup from Seattle’s 51st Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival, this Labor Day weekend.
Tony-nominated smash success Stereophonic delivers a brand-new Broadway cast recording — straight from 1976.
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.
Before there was Leather Tuscadero, Suzi Quatro was in two pioneering, all-woman rock bands in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan. This is a Quick Look at those bands: The Pleasure Seekers and Cradle.
Don’t let the stats fool you. Zyzzyx Road may have been the lowest grossing movie in history, but is it worth checking out? Phil Bailey explores the new 4K UHD from Dark Arts Entertainment.
Scott Klass gathers some familiar friends for an attitude-altering little pop song about “The Annabellas Of The World.”
Bob Mould finishes his 2024 Fall Solo Tour, bringing legendary energy to Atlanta.
Featured photo by Charles DJ Deppner.
Phil Bailey reviews quirky sexploitation film Facets of Love (1973), a saucy Hong Kong costume drama from director Li Hsang-han of kung fu powerhouse Shaw Brothers, now out on Blu-ray.
Lily and Generoso wrap an outstanding year at the cinema, with capsule reviews of ten favorite films, eight supplemental features, and one outstanding repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals in 2024.
Another gem in Marco Bellocchio’s oeuvre, journalism thriller Slap the Monster on Page One is as relevant today as it was in 1972.
Lily and Generoso review director Hernán Rosselli’s second hybrid-fiction crime film that artfully explores our perceived notions of family.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
Living Standards II (Drop Zone Jazz Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Humanhood (Fat Possum). Review by Peter Lindblad.
In Love Again (Tapete Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
A Murmuration of Capitalist Bees (Expert Work Records, Dipterid Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966 - 1995 (Madfish Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Midwinter Swimmers (Therese Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Dancing the Same Dance (Gare Du Nord Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
“POP POP POP” ft. Danny Brown (Partisan Records). Review by Danielle Holian.
Stormchaser (Inebriated Music / Anthem Entertainment). Review by Christopher Long.
Let It Rock: Live from the San Francisco Civic Center 1980 (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (Label 51 Recordings). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Rome (4AD). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Over There: Live at the Venue, London - The Complete Concert (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank (Resonance Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Live at 55 (Mercury Studios ). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In France: Live at the 1977 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Festival ( Deep Digs). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Skin Yard Select (C/Z Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Faces to Hide (Independent Project Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Bound. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Undrilling the Hole (TryTone Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
A tale of dissolution and vengeance set in the Old West, told Italian style.
Live at Antones Vol. 1/Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Mac DeMarco and his crew of misfits brought good tunes and a good time to Portland, Oregon. Alexa Harris was all smiles.
Rio en Medio Radio (WW Recordings). Review by James Mann.