July 2009 – Ink 19

Grunge Is Dead
- Print Reviews
- July 31, 2009
Greg Prato’s new oral history of Seattle music (or “grunge” to you and me, bucko) strikes the right balance between bratty humor and pathos, thinks Matthew Moyer. And was the bassist from Guns N’ Roses really in the Fastbacks? Read on,,,
Ray Charles
- Music Reviews
- July 31, 2009
Genius: The Ulitmate Collection (Concord Music Group). Review by Phil Bailey.
Audit the fed they say
- Truth to Power
- July 31, 2009
Audit the fed they say – posted by James Mann on July 31, 2009 06:10
The Kinks, brought to you by…the Krays?
- Truth to Power
- July 31, 2009
The Kinks, brought to you by…the Krays? – posted by James Mann on July 31, 2009 05:59
Liquidating our empire
- Truth to Power
- July 31, 2009
Liquidating our empire – posted by James Mann on July 31, 2009 05:54
CD Review – The Soundscapes – Attn: Sonic Youth and Local H Fans
- Straight No Chaser
- July 30, 2009
CD Review – The Soundscapes – Attn: Sonic Youth and Local H Fans – posted by Tim Wardyn on July 30, 2009 12:00
CD Review – Willie Nile
- Straight No Chaser
- July 30, 2009
CD Review – Willie Nile – posted by Tim Wardyn on July 30, 2009 12:00

The Daily Adventures of Mixerman
- Print Reviews
- July 30, 2009
Nowhere does the line between Fantasy, Reality and Comedy blur more than in the music industry. Carl Gauze reports on the pseudonymous Mixerman’s journal of one album gone quite wrong. Or quite right, for the reader at home.
The GOP: Too stupid to be ashamed
- Truth to Power
- July 30, 2009
The GOP: Too stupid to be ashamed – posted by James Mann on July 30, 2009 06:26
No mass vaccinations says gov
- Truth to Power
- July 30, 2009
No mass vaccinations says gov – posted by James Mann on July 30, 2009 06:18
Lets just toss econ 101 out the frackin’ window
- Truth to Power
- July 30, 2009
Lets just toss econ 101 out the frackin’ window – posted by James Mann on July 30, 2009 06:12
The Secret Machines
- Interviews
- July 29, 2009
Gail Worley gets the definitive interview out of Secret Machines’ feisty drummer Josh Garza. She calls them a grunge Be Bop Deluxe, but in a good way.
Dear Landlord
- Music Reviews
- July 29, 2009
Dream Home (No Idea). Review by Jen Cray.
Now this is nice
- Truth to Power
- July 29, 2009
Now this is nice – posted by James Mann on July 29, 2009 06:00

Are Nixon’s secrets about to be revealed?
- Truth to Power
- July 29, 2009
Are Nixon’s secrets about to be revealed? – posted by James Mann on July 29, 2009 05:56
Brits sued over rendition
- Truth to Power
- July 29, 2009
Brits sued over rendition – posted by James Mann on July 29, 2009 05:45
Animal Collective
- Event Reviews
- July 28, 2009
Animal Collective put the hip-pie in hip-ster, so why was the Orlando audience so ornery? S D Green ponders the lack of love at the concluding date of the band’s recent tour with Black Dice.
CD Review – Jeffrey James & the Haul
- Straight No Chaser
- July 28, 2009
CD Review – Jeffrey James & the Haul – posted by Tim Wardyn on July 28, 2009 12:00
Starflyer 59
- Music Reviews
- July 28, 2009
Starflyer 59 – Ghosts From the Past
Manson and Spector: Jailhouse rock?
- Truth to Power
- July 28, 2009
Manson and Spector: Jailhouse rock? – posted by James Mann on July 28, 2009 05:51

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