Joshua
Joshua (Doghouse). Review by Keith Mercer
Joshua (Doghouse). Review by Keith Mercer
Feature
Freaks [Reissue] (Metropolis). Review by drew West
Are You My Friend? (RCA). Review by Gail Worley
Eat Shit! (Burning Tree). Review by David Lee Beowülf
The Songs of Kate Bush (Brownstar). Review by Phil Bailey
Dean Madonia (Deep Sky). Review by Kurt Channing
Greatest Hits (Mötley). Review by David Lee Beowülf
Inhale/Exhale (Relapse). Review by Jeremy Wernow
Print Review by Charles D.J. Deppner
Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death (Rhino). Review by David Lee Simmons
Various Artists (Rhino). Review by David Lee Simmons
Duke (Radio Universe/Universal). Review by Gail Worley
Metal Box / Second Edition (1979 / 1980) (Warner Brothers). Review by Charles D.J. Deppner
Junk Science (Deconstruction/Arista). Review by Richard T. Thurston
Various Artists (Wreckage/Exit). Review by Richard T. Thurston
Feature
Bumpa (Loosegroove). Review by Jeff Montgomery
Various Artists (Darla). Review by drew West
Interview by James Mann
Veteran Tokyo punk band Melt-Banana brings Tomato Flower and Baby; Baby: Explores the Reasons Why that Gum is Still on the Sidewalk to Denver, Colorado, for an all-out punk feast. Meow.
Fumi Tomita’s new book, Early Jazz: A Concise History from Its Beginnings to 1929 seeks to expand the story of jazz to include early voices.
Bob Pomeroy ponders Squeeze, the final studio album credited to the Velvet Underground, and what it could have been.
With his latest book, What This Comedian Said Will Shock You, celebrated stand-up Jedi Bill Maher “shocks” readers by doing the most outrageous, unthinkable, and socially unacceptable thing imaginable: he speaks rationally, logically, and objectively.
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.