The Universal Fire (Fluff and Gravy). Review by Judy Craddock.

Judy Craddock speaks with Jeffrey Foucault about his first album in six years, The Universal Fire, and connecting all kinds of dots in the wake of loss.

All In: Unreleased & Rarities — The New West Years (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

Bring your loupe and spend some time poring over the maps that open Navola with Ian Koss.

Born Horses (Bella Union). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Collection of Sounds: Vol. 1 (Rhymesayers Entertainment). Review by Peter Lindblad.

On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System (Sub Pop). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Lily and Generoso review director Gürcan Keltek’s mesmerizing supernatural drama, New Dawn Fades, winner of the Best Feature Boccalino D’Oro Award of the 24th Independent Film Critics Awards of the 2024 Locarno International Film Festival.

Flight b741 (p(Doom)). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

Channing Wilson opens for Steve Earle as Steve tours on his Alone Again Live album.

Can’t Even Hate You (Universal Music Group). Review by Danielle Holian.

Live From BBC Maida Vale (Island Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Talkie Talkie (City Slang). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

“Lonely Striped Sock,” a tiny fraction of Montreal band PYPY’s upcoming fireball album, Sacred Times, won’t get lost in your dryer, I promise.

I’ll Drown On This Earth (Dais Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Jeremy Glazier caught Jerry Cantrell at the Cedar Rapids stop of his tour with Candlebox and Bush.

In this personal exposé, longtime Ink19 staff writer Christopher Long reveals why after 50 years, he’s still obsessed with 1974. SPOILER: It might have to do with movies, music, and magic.

Like fine Italian wine, Lamberto Bava’s splatterfest, Demons, has aged extremely well, and with a 4K presentation, it’s the perfect time to uncork and let it breathe.

A Spotlight Cabaret featuring Sahid Pabon flows with energy and story.

It’s a love story, an examination of post-civil war racism, and a gentle comedy of manners.

Undercrank Productions unveils the previously lost silent feature The Craving, directed by and starring Francis Ford.

If you haven’t already heard about Sugar, Ian Koss will explain why you should keep it that way and just watch the show.

Despite its prominent, pulsating “I Am Woman” drumbeat, Desperately Seeking Something, the debut memoir from celebrated filmmaker Susan Seidelman, is a wonderful and entertaining source of inspiration and encouragement for all readers.

“I’ve Got a Guy 4 That” (BMI / Quintronic Sounds). Review by Rose Petralia.

With Last Summer, the 2019 Danish family drama Queen of Hearts is transformed by the unique style of auteur filmmaker Catherine Breillat, marking her first feature film in ten years. Lily and Generoso review Breillat’s intricately nuanced adaptation about a relationship between a stepmother and stepson.

Fists and bullets fly in the third installment of the In the Line of Duty series, the Hong Kong action film that launched the career of Cynthia Khan.

Remembering the 1970s, without the bad stuff.

Vintage Tattoo Flash collects the tear sheets of outlaw tattooist Jonathan Shaw in a rich two-volume collection.

Delaware (Wharf Cat Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Country (Perseids Records). Review by Randy Radic.

Country (Perseids Records). Review by Randy Radic.

How can you spice up your eight-headed alien story? Ian Koss recommends you add esoteric philosophical concepts and a gripping narrative.

How can you spice up your eight-headed alien story? Ian Koss recommends you add esoteric philosophical concepts and a gripping narrative.

Take a nice boat ride, see some wildlife, catch a nice dinner, and watch an Italian Wedding blow up in someone else’s face

Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs bring a lasting gift of their timeless music to Des Moines, Iowa’s historic Hoyt Sherman Place.

The Midnight Cowgirls (Licorice Pizza Records). Review by Christopher Long.

Almost Fiction (Phase 2 Records). Review by Christopher Long.

The last major project of the American interstate highway system was also its most expensive and controversial. Ian Koss looks into a podcast series that traces its 30+ year history.

Still Willing (Bella Union). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Smoke & Fiction (Fat Possum). Review by Steven Garnett.

Carl F. Gauze enjoys an evening of cocktails and horror in a creepy corner of Orlando.

HARVEST (Mixto Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Resuscitate! (Drag City). Review by Peter Lindblad.

How do you quantify a band performing an album that’s been a favorite for a quarter century? Ian Koss makes an attempt.

When there is an assassination attempt via bazooka in the first 15 minutes, you know what kind of movie it is. Phil Bailey reviews the international martial arts action caper The Double Crossers (1976), newly re-released on Blu-ray.

Comix Sonix (Catskills Records). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

After a decade in prison, a Yakuza boss struggles to make his way in a very different Japan. Phil Bailey reviews Koji Tsuruta’s Yakuza classic Sympathy for the Underdog, now on Blu-ray.

As For The Future. Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Alone Again (Live) (Howe Sound Records/Missing Piece Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

When legendary artist Keb’ Mo’ performs in Iowa City, Iowa, Jeremy Glazier is there.