Ian Koss

New Music Now 001
- Features
- October 1, 2021
NMN Episode One features Adam Elk, talking about his band the Mommyheads with KAFM Radio’s Judy C. and Julius C. Lacking. No relation, everyone! They’re just good friends.
The Paranoyds
- Staff Picks
- March 19, 2021
Pet Cemetery. Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Joe Jack Talcum
- Staff Picks
- February 26, 2021
Joe Jack Talcum sings Railroad Bill and Other Songs. Review by Julius C. Lacking.
Kruder + Dorfmeister
- Staff Picks
- February 14, 2021
1995 (RECORDJET). Review by Julius C. Lacking.
A Shot of Poison (10th Anniversary Edition)
- Print Reviews
- December 17, 2020
Nostalgia is a powerful force, and Christopher Long’s account of hair metal icons Poison and their 2006 tour puts Ian Koss in a reflective mood.
Sick Note
- TV Party
- December 14, 2018
If you have a problem distinguishing between highly inappropriate and hilarious, then Ian Koss thinks this show is for you.
Patriot
- TV Party
- November 23, 2018
Sometimes all you need to do is reveal state secrets in a lovely folk song.

Outlaw King
- TV Party
- November 21, 2018
Gorgeous and flat, this film is for fans of Scottish history and scenery,
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
- TV Party
- November 20, 2018
It’s just your typical, charming, small-town witches’ coven.
Ben Vaughn
- Interviews
- May 15, 2018
Somehow, Ben Vaughn manages to make time for an interview with Ian Koss in the midst of his many moods and projects.
A Decade in the Rearview
- Features
- July 5, 2017
Where does the time go? Contributing writer Christopher Long reflects on his first decade with Ink 19.
Holiday Print + Film Extravaganza
- Features
- December 26, 2015
The final installment in our guide to ghosts of content past here at Ink 19…
The Martian
- Print Reviews
- July 31, 2015
Can a man survive for two years on a strange planet without air, food, water, and Netflix? Ian Koss relates the strange tale of The Martian
The Mongoliad, Book Three
- Print Reviews
- June 26, 2013
Step back to the Mongol Empire with Ian Koss. Bring your sword.

Moniker Guitars
- Features
- June 21, 2013
Guitars have become quite affordable lately… and supremely boring. Ian Koss discovers a new alternative.
After Earth
- Screen Reviews
- June 4, 2013
M. Night Shyamalan pours a fresh vat of alien drool down a plot hole with Will Smith’s DNA at the bottom. You might think that’s a good thing.
Los Amigos Invisibles
- Event Reviews
- June 22, 2011
A decade of anticipation does not go to waste when Los Amigos Invisibles bring el espectaculo to Orlando, as Ian Koss can attest.
The Legend of the Seagullmen
- Event Reviews
- June 13, 2011
Pad Thai, Richard Pryor, a metal madman, and masked musicians: The Legend of the Seagullmen invaded Cocoa Beach. Ian Koss makes sense of it all.
Too Fast For Love Tour
- Event Reviews
- July 2, 2010
Ian Koss has seen the future of boy bands, and boy, does it have one #&@% of a potty mouth. Skip the bar, and settle in for the latest batch of music to piss off your parents.
I’m With Stupid
- Papiroflexia
- October 23, 2008
I’m With Stupid – posted by Ian Koss on October 23, 2008 12:10

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