Matters of Vital Interest
Leonard Cohen and Eric Lerner shared an interest in Zen and much more in their forty-year friendship.
Leonard Cohen and Eric Lerner shared an interest in Zen and much more in their forty-year friendship.
Steve Jones tells of the Sex Pistols and more in Lonely Boy.
Called “The Greatest World Series of All Time”, the ‘91 Fall Classic saw two “worst to first” teams battle it out. James Mann lived it, and Wendel brings it all back.
Little Feat was one of America’s greatest bands, and Ben Fong-Torres serves them well in Willin’
The once vital city of Detroit gave us the auto industry and punk rock. Detroit Rock City shares the heights – and the depths – of the Motor City. James Mann says “Kick out the jams!”
Albert Mudrian’s Hall of Fame lineup of heavy metal Decibel masterpieces is the stuff of teenage delinquent dreams.
This deluxe anniversary edition of Dave Zimmer’s exhaustive CSN (and Y!) history offers a good many clues as to what exactly killed the hippie dream, thinks Matthew Moyer.
Troy Jewell recommends the The Letters of Allen Ginsberg to Beatniks and squares alike.
Bob Ham takes a look at this furiously positive and lopsided look at the musical career of a living legend.
Ever strike up a life-altering conversation in an unexpected place amongst unlikely company? Well, Carl F Gauze just discovered his path to enlightenment inside a beer tent! Or rather, that’s where the author of The Why Café slung him the small book with a big message about existence and fulfillment.
Print Review by Tyson Meade
88 Films gives new life to The Lady Assassin, Tony Lou Chun-Ku’s delightful mix of kung fu, Wuxia swordplay, and palace intrigue.
Alfred Sole’s Alice, Sweet Alice is a very Generation X movie, mirroring our 1970s lives in important and disturbing ways. Phil Bailey reviews the new 4K UHD version.
In 1977, Here at Last… Bee Gees …Live cemented the Bee Gees’ budding reputation as world-class master songsmiths. 46 years later, longtime Ink 19 writer Christopher Long nabs a well-loved $6 vinyl copy at a Florida flea market — replacing his long-loved and lost-to-the-ages original record.
All-American music legend Bonnie Raitt played the Riverwind Casino Showplace Theatre in Norman, Oklahoma, recently while on her Live 2025 international concert tour. Longtime Ink 19 contributor Christopher Long was there and got the goods.
“Little Dreaming” (Darkroom / Polydor / Capitol). Review by Danielle Holian.
Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same (Tapete Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Blackbird Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.