The Book Tour
- Print Reviews
- January 27, 2021
A low-energy author heads out on a book tour that becomes more and more nightmarish as his life falls apart.
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!”
Ty Segall, fuzzmeister of psychedelic lo-fi garage rock, shows no signs of slowing down his Mach 3 musical momentum, as May Terry witnessed during his concert at Webster Hall, NYC.
Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans (MVD Visual). Review by James Mann.
Sanae Yamada and Ripley Johnson of Moon Duo have only been together for a short time but they’ve already covered some Christmas songs, they have a new EP called Escape, and they will perform at this year’s SXSW. Johnson was kind enough to take time off from staring at the sun to answer Ink 19‘s questions. Ride on….
American Inquisition (Season of Mist). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Matthew Moyer has his eye on a nice, new pair of leather suspenders — and he’s gonna wear them while watching Return of the Living Dead boys.
Suicide devotee Matthew Moyer sits down with Alan Vega to talk about his new solo album Station, the mysteries of the creative process, whether Bruce Springsteen is indeed the Boss, becoming an entertainer and… a family man. This be the verse.
Chris Catania, in between three days of running back and forth the length of Chicago’s Grant Park to check out the likes of Pearl Jam, Regina Spektor and Rhymefest, wonders if maybe Lollapalooza is getting a little too big.
American Supreme (Mute Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Various Artists (Acetate Records). Review by James Mann.
The Flaming Sideburns Save Rock’n’Roll (Jetset). Review by Stein Haukland.