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The Help Machine (33 1/3 Records). Review by Christopher Long.
The Help Machine (33 1/3 Records). Review by Christopher Long.
The Dream and the Dreamer (Anti Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Whether you are a fan of quirky detectives and wacky coincidences, or in-depth investigations with detailed forensic analysis, Acorn Media probably has a British mystery set that will appeal to you. Joe Frietze is here to take a look at four of their newest releases.
Robbie Coltrane stars as the psychologist who always cracks the case, while alienating everyone who cares about him. Joe Frietze wants your badge on his desk in one hour.
Ken Stott returns as the hard-drinking, hard-smoking, DI John Rebus for a second set of mysteries, based on the books by Ian Rankin. This series sees Rebus dealing with complex ciphers, underworld bosses, duplicitous businessmen, and dead cats, along with the requisite murders in each episode. Joe Frietze gives his best good cop/bad cop.
Countrysides (Cooking Vinyl). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
O Cracker, Where Art Thou? (Pitch-A-Tent Records). Review by James Mann.
Forever (Virgin). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.
The Ghost of Fashion (spinART). Review by Julio Diaz.
When Cracker rose from the ashes of Camper Van Beethoven with the release of …
Roi Tamkin took in several of the local Atlanta-area acts at this year’s Music Midtown festival, including Kitty Snyder, Johnny Hyde, Peter Searcy, Ultrababyfat, Myssouri, Brand New Immortals, and Lotustarr.
Gentlemen’s Blues (Virgin). Review by Hal Horowitz
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.
Longtime Ink 19 staff writer Christopher Long spent almost the entire year consuming and writing about new music. Here are his personal Dirty Dozen: the 12 records that made his heart the happiest in 2024.
Stormchaser (Inebriated Music / Anthem Entertainment). Review by Christopher Long.
Let It Rock: Live from the San Francisco Civic Center 1980 (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Lily and Generoso wrap an outstanding year at the cinema, with capsule reviews of ten favorite films, eight supplemental features, and one outstanding repertory release seen at microcinemas, archives, and festivals in 2024.