December 2020 – Ink 19

Fringemas In The Park
- Archikulture Digest
- December 31, 2020
Carl F. Gauze experiences a “Socially Distanced Christmas Carol” for the 2020s
Josie Bello
- Music Reviews
- December 31, 2020
Come Home. Review by Stacey Zering.
Visions of 2020
- Features
- December 30, 2020
A not at all definitive list of music videos that helped get me through 2020.
Uncle Peckerhead
- Screen Reviews
- December 29, 2020
Maybe getting a roadie from a creepy van isn’t the best idea, but then again having a cannibal driving your tour bus can smooth out a lot of little issues.
Ted Lasso
- TV Party
- December 28, 2020
Julius C. Lacking explains how this show managed to hook him in despite its lack of postmodern ironic content
Mixtape 146 :: Gear Summer
- The Lacking Organization
- December 26, 2020
It’s hard to to live up to a name like Young Fresh Fellows when you’ve been at it for almost 40 years, but good time rock and roll never goes out of style.
Herb Alpert Is…
- Screen Reviews
- December 25, 2020
This biopic follows Herb Alpert’s rise to the top of the music world, and his life time of continued success.

Jody Byrd
- Music Reviews
- December 24, 2020
Wintertime. Review by Stacey Zering.
Silent Running
- Screen Reviews
- December 23, 2020
The early ’70s cult classic Silent Running gets major upgrade from Arrow Video.
Maki Mae
- Music Reviews
- December 22, 2020
Seasonal Songbook. Review by Stacey Zering.
Comfort and Joy
- Screen Reviews
- December 21, 2020
With just a few short days before Christmas in Glasgow, morning drive time disc jockey, Alan “Dickie” Bird finds himself caught in the middle of an absurd ice cream war in Bill Forsyth’s masterful 1984 comedy, Comfort and Joy. Generoso reviews this underrated gem which he holds dear as his all-time favorite holiday film.
The Expansive Sonic Universe of Satoko Fujii
- Features
- December 21, 2020
As the weirdest year in memory draws to a close, Sokoto Fujii releases three adventurous albums of out there jazz.
Mixtape 145 :: Gin Tonic State of Mind
- The Lacking Organization
- December 18, 2020
The effervescent jangle of German trio A Tale of Golden Keys is intricately engineered to make your ears ask “what was that?”
The Coathangers
- Music Reviews
- December 18, 2020
The Coathangers (Suicide Squeeze). Review by Scott Adams.

A Shot of Poison (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Print Reviews
- December 17, 2020
Nostalgia is a powerful force, and Christopher Long’s account of hair metal icons Poison and their 2006 tour puts Ian Koss in a reflective mood.
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams
- Music Reviews
- December 16, 2020
Plastic Bouquet (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Fully Realized Humans
- Screen Reviews
- December 16, 2020
Josh and Jesse are expecting their first baby. A rain of useful helpful advice nearly smothers them, until they have to start changing diapers.
Chas Justus and friends
- Music Reviews
- December 15, 2020
Joyeux Noël, Bon Chrismeusse: A Holiday EP from South Louisiana. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Nick Perri & The Underground Thieves
- Music Reviews
- December 14, 2020
Sun Via (Underground Thieves LLC). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Mixtape 144 :: Model Village
- The Lacking Organization
- December 11, 2020
I am generally skeptical and disrespectful of band names with special capitalization, but IDLES look and sound like they mean business.

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Matthew Sweet
- Music Reviews
- January 15, 2021
Catspaw (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.
The Lickerish Quartet
- Music Reviews
- January 14, 2021
Threesome Vol. 2 (Lojinx). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefe Collection Blu-ray
- Screen Reviews
- January 13, 2021
In spite of, or perhaps because of, the films’ budget and time restraints the filmography of William Grefé is not without considerable charm and which is masterfully captured in this four disc Blu-ray set from Arrow Video.
Mixtape 148 :: Strange To Explain
- The Lacking Organization
- January 12, 2021
If I could use synesthesia to describe Woods’ music, I would say it sounds like sparkling pastel day-go colors.
Altiuque
- Music Reviews
- January 12, 2021
Humo. Review by Stacey Zering.
Guitar Man
- Screen Reviews
- January 11, 2021
He’s the best-selling artist on the Billboard Blues charts, and most people don’t know his name. Who is Joe Bonamassa? Guitar Man tells you that story.
The Outlaws
- Music Reviews
- January 8, 2021
Live at Rockpalast 1981 (MIG). Review by Christopher Long.
Matt Madmally
- Music Reviews
- January 7, 2021
In The Beginning…. Review by Stacey Zering.
Dahmer
- Screen Reviews
- January 6, 2021
A biopic of Jeffery Dahmer, Milwaukee’s most famous mass murderer. Not for the faint of heart.
Mixtape 147 :: Anything For Boo
- The Lacking Organization
- January 5, 2021
There’s no detail too small or scar too deep for Eels to pick up and examine in a wry musical light.