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From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes (Columbia). Review by Bill Campbell.
Music, media, and thought from the Ink 19 editorial team
From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes (Columbia). Review by Bill Campbell.
Ralph Stanley (DMZ / Columbia). Review by Matt Cibula.
Topsy-Turvy (Dreamworks). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
EP (Pox World Empire). Review by Stein Haukland.
Various Artists (BYO). Review by Rob Walsh.
Another made-for-TV sport debuts, and it’s a beaut. Carl F. Gauze takes a look at the wild world of SlamBall.
Yoshimi vs. the Pink Robots (Warner Bros.). Review by Matt Cibula.
Sha Sha (ATO). Review by Sean Slone.
Various Artists (Putumayo). Review by Bill Campbell.
Heart’s Desire (Green Linnet). Review by Dave Aftandilian.
Fire Works (Umbrella). Review by Bertrand Polonosky.
Lucid Dreaming (Emperor Jones). Review by Stein Haukland.
The Magnificent (BBE / Rapster). Review by Bill Campbell.
Indian Summer (Om). Review by Bill Campbell.
Bee Line (Vanguard). Review by Sean Slone.
The Suitcase (Hidden Agenda / Parasol). Review by Stein Haukland.
One Funky World (Syl Cat). Review by Bill Campbell.
Sun In Mind (Innerstate). Review by Matt Cibula.
Crime In Choir (Omnibus). Review by Stein Haukland.
Thank You 2 (Steamhammer / SPV). Review by Stein Haukland.
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.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.
Carl F. Gauze takes in See You at the Movies, another exciting Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabaret featuring Orlando’s own Tay Anderson.
A small town woman finds peace with her family in Rachel Hendrix, part of the 2024 Florida Film Festival, an Oscar®-qualifying festival now in its 33rd year.