Garage Sale Vinyl: Bonnie Raitt
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.
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.
In this installment, Christopher Long STEALS his sister’s long-lost original vinyl copy of the self-titled 1975 Daryl Hall & John Oates breakout album, from the family storage garage.
Songs I Can’t Live Without (TallGirl Records). Review by James Mann.
Geezër (Geezër). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Europe Live (Provogue/Mascot Label Group). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Pearls / Touch the Sky / Welcome Home / Simple Things (Rockingale Records / Concord Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Carl Gauze reviews 19 important people who died this year and just didn’t get the Ink they deserved. Spoiler alert: it was a bad year for Jacks.
What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood (Saddle Creek). Review by Jeff Schweers.
Essra Mohawk / Primordial Lovers (Collector’s Choice Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Sandy’s Album Is Here At Last! (Collector’s Choice Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
A Tribute to the Songs of Kath Bloom (Chapter Music). Review by Rod Leith.
We Started Nothing (Columbia Records). Review by Andrew Coulon.
Love Makes the World - Deluxe Edition (Rockingale). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Poverina (Minty Fresh). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Sweet Danger (LDR/Loyal Dutchess Records). Review by David Whited.
Hail To The Queen (Fussy Music). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Only With Laughter Can You Win (Sub Pop). Review by Stein Haukland.
Recovered (Fugitive). Review by Stein Haukland.
Nothing Comes Free (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.
Cultivated Pearl (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.
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.