Rodney Crowell
The Chicago Sessions (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
The Chicago Sessions (New West Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Viagra Boys don’t care what you think… there’s plenty of room for a saxophone and John Prine covers in the backseat of a 21st century punk band.
Carrying On (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Stroke Manor (Yep Roc). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Siren’s Song (New West Records). Review by James Mann.
Thank You, Friends Big Star’s Third Live…and More (Concord Music Group). Review by James Mann.
Hatteras Night, A Good Luck Charm (Houston Party/Labelman). Review by James Mann.
Pendarvis Farms transforms for three extraordinary days into the fun and psychedelic fest of your wildest indie music loving dreams, Pickathon. Alexa Harris was there to experience the joys of farm life for the weekend.
Livin’ On A High Note (Anti). Review by James Mann.
Trace (Rhino/ Warner Bros. Records). Review by James Mann.
Still (Fantasy). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Honky Tonk (Rounder Records). Review by James Mann.
Wilco wraps up a marathon North American tour at home in Chicago with the usual mix of musical precision, chemistry, and warmth.
Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope (SideCho). Review by P. McEver.
Flashlights (self-assured/Team Clermont). Review by P. McEver.
I’m Not There: Original Soundtrack (Sony Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Magpie (Fiction). Review by Sean Slone.
A Tribute to Uncle Tupelo (Flat Earth/NFN). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Sha Sha (ATO). Review by Sean Slone.
Songs Of Sahm (Bloodshot). Review by Sean Slone.
Cheerleader’s Wild Weekend, aka The Great American Girl Robbery, entered the fray in 1979 with its odd mashup of hostage drama, comedic crime caper, and good old fashioned T & A hijinks. Phil Bailey reviews the Blu-ray release.
In this latest installment of his weekly series, Christopher Long discovers and scores a secondhand vinyl copy of one of his all-time favorite LPs: 2XS (To Excess), the splendid 1982 flop from the iconic Scottish powerhouse, Nazareth.
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.