Ben Harper Releases Bloodline Maintenance
Ben Harper’s latest single, “Need To Know Basis,” showcases the distinctive sound of the Clavinet, performed by legendary keyboardist Larry Goldings.
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Ben Harper’s latest single, “Need To Know Basis,” showcases the distinctive sound of the Clavinet, performed by legendary keyboardist Larry Goldings.
Dolly Parton, Alabama, Jimmie Allen, Randy Houser, Rascal Flatts, Chase Rice, Toby Keith, Lainey Wilson, Uncle Kracker and more join renowned Jamaican artists Positive Vibrations on Country Goes Reggae.
Software engineer Ron Welber and music producer Shay Moshe Moshe, The Well Bears, release their “UFO / Song 8” AA side.
Singer-Songwriter Susie Suh’s “Blood Moon” is as beautiful as its volcanic backdrop.
The list of legends and icons Diane Warren has written for, from Aretha Franklin to Willie Nelson to Reba McEntire to Cher, is jaw-dropping.
Bay Area band Adult School releases first LP No Party on Lavasocks Records.
Hear and watch Andrew Combs’s moody little mini-movie “Anna Please” today.
“Ramon Ayala,” winning independent single from Giovannie and the Hired Guns, will appear on album Tejano Punk Boyz later this year.
As the Rastafarian messiah who will lead Africans to freedom, Haile Selassie’s birthday is one of the holiest days of the year.
Robyn Hitchcock has announced the long awaited release of SHUFFLEMANIA, the veteran British artist’s first full-length collection in over five years.
Todd Fancey of The New Pornographers releases fifth solo album Star Dreams in August 2022.
War Hippies currently tours the U.S., with a first stop in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Dr. John’s Final Studio Album Things Happen That Way Comes Out September 23, 2022
Tim DeLaughter is currently on the road, sharing The Polyphonic Spree’s music spontaneously in remote outdoor settings.
Chaka Khan’s latest single comes out worldwide July 29. What have you done in the last 50 years? From Ink 19 News.
Journey’s latest album Freedom unsurprisingly debuts at #1 on a music chart. From Ink 19 News.
Bourbon & Beyond 2018 features great bands, good food and lots of Kentucky bourbon! What’s not to like?
Cheerleader’s Wild Weekend, aka The Great American Girl Robbery, entered the fray in 1979 with its odd mashup of hostage drama, comedic crime caper, and good old fashioned T & A hijinks. Phil Bailey reviews the Blu-ray release.
In this latest installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long discovers and scores a secondhand vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorite LPs: 2XS (To Excess), the splendid 1982 flop from the iconic Scottish powerhouse, Nazareth.
A Murmuration of Capitalist Bees (Expert Work Records, Dipterid Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Author and longtime Ink 19 contributor Christopher Long kicks off the 2025 edition of his popular weekly Garage Sale Vinyl series with a bona fide banger: the blues-soaked, whisky-injected, self-titled 1971 debut record from Bonnie Raitt.
Hear My Song: The Collection, 1966 - 1995 (Madfish Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Seijun Suzuki’s 1958 widescreen film noir feature, Underworld Beauty, comes to Blu-ray.
Phil Bailey reviews quirky sexploitation film Facets of Love (1973), a saucy Hong Kong costume drama from director Li Hsang-han of kung fu powerhouse Shaw Brothers, now out on Blu-ray.