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Beauty may only be skin deep, but gossip cuts to the bone.
Unsanctioned raves and rants from friends of Ink 19
Beauty may only be skin deep, but gossip cuts to the bone.
Bob’s been looking for a replacement copy of the rare John Cale release Sabotage/Live (1979, Spy Records) since 1991. He still hasn’t found a copy at a reasonable price, but a random YouTube video allowed him to listen and reminisce.
There’s nothing as humiliating as a cattle call. Unless it’s a cattle call in your undies.
D and D fans may be nerdy, but never say they lack courage.
It’s Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we can’t swing!
Peter Pan has a backstory, and it’s more fun than his front story! Carl Gauze reviews Peter and the Starcatcher at the University of Central Florida.
Impresario Wade Hair has returned to the stage with another of his massive musical productions, Best of Broadway: 1955-1964.
The War of the Roses drags on, and the production company runs low on props.
Word junkies out-nerd each other in Theater West End’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Black Mesa reissues two seminal Tim Easton records, and Bob Pomeroy tells you about them.
In this final installment of his year-long series, Christopher Long rediscovers a true pop-rock treasure — a well-loved, six-dollar vinyl copy of Sound Magazine, the 1971 stinger from The Partridge Family.
Nothing says holiday spirit like an all-out banger with the workmates you avoid from 9 to 5.
After a decades-long pursuit, this week Christopher Long FINALLY discovers and brings home a TRUE gem — an extremely clean vinyl copy of Squeezing Out Sparks, the 1979 classic from Graham Parker — on the cheap.
Tiedtke Theatre and Dance Centre at Rollins College hosts a groundbreaking one-of-a-kind theatrical baptism based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
This week Christopher Long is gifted a slightly scuffed, original vinyl pressing of Now & Then, the classic 1973 LP from the Carpenters, FOR FREE!
This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.
Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.
Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.
Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.
Ever-focused on finding (affordable) vinyl treasures, Christopher Long returns this week with his latest gem — a reasonably well-cared-for LP copy of The Glow, the 1979 studio classic from Bonnie Raitt.
A.J. Croce celebrates the 50th anniversary of his father, Jim Croce’s, three ground breaking albums, with a nationwide tour of Croce Plays Croce.
High Above Harlesden 1978 - 2023 from On-U Sound collects 60 dub and reggae tracks from Creation Rebel, an astounding set of musicians.
Gerta O. Egy’s beautifully drawn fungi almost eclipse their fairyland habitats in her Mushroom Daydream Coloring Book.
One of the last of the classic wuxia swordplay films stands as a fitting coda to the grand period of the genre. Phil Bailey reviews a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 film The Valiant Ones.
The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert (Smithsonian Folkways Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Smash Mouth takes us back to The Brady Bunch circa 1973, with “Sunshine Day,” featuring Barry Williams, the original Greg Brady.
Not everyone can be excited by blocks spinning on a screen, but if you are, Ian Koss recommends you pay attention to Best of Five.
The final two films in the bonkers Hong Kong action comedy series The Inspector Wears Skirts hit Blu-ray from 88 Films.
A pair of early “girls with guns” action films from superstars Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock have arrived from 88 Films.