MC5 Archives • Ink 19

L.A.M.F.: The Heartbreakers’ Live at the Bowery Electric
- Screen Reviews
- February 15, 2018
Punk heroes unite to give a rowdy look at the classic L.A.M.F. album 40 years down the road.
Louder Than Love – The Grande Ballroom Story
- Screen Reviews
- May 31, 2016
Detroit in the 1960’s was a hard city going through hard times. The music that come out of Detroit was incubated at the Grande Ballroom. Wayne Kramer (MC5), Ted Nugent and many others remember the wild times.
Detroit Rebellion
- Music Reviews
- October 18, 2013
The Detroit Rebellion of ’67 EP. Review by Carl F Gauze.
Detroit Rock City
- Print Reviews
- May 23, 2013
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!”
The Fuzztones
- Music Reviews
- May 20, 2013
Snake Oil (Cleopatra Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Loop
- Music Reviews
- February 20, 2013
Heaven’s End/ Fade Out/ The World In Your Eyes/ A Gilded Eternity (Reactor/Revolver). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Loop
- Music Reviews
- February 20, 2013
Heaven’s End/ Fade Out/ The World In Your Eyes/ A Gilded Eternity (Reactor/Revolver). Review by Matthew Moyer.

The Stooges: Head On
- Print Reviews
- November 3, 2011
Brett Callwood’s comprehensive book on the criminally overlooked Stooges doesn’t, this time, focus completely on Iggy Pop.
Chain & The Gang
- Music Reviews
- May 19, 2011
Music’s not for Everyone (K). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love
- Print Reviews
- October 29, 2010
Carl F Gauze reviews this extremely thorough biography of an obscure but groundbreaking musician from the glory days of Sunset Strip.
GOLD: Before Woodstock. Beyond Reality.
- Screen Reviews
- August 17, 2010
Hippies! Free love! Boobs! MC5! So why is this “lost classic” such a bummer, man?
Harvestman / US Christmas / Minsk
- Music Reviews
- June 11, 2010
Hawkwind Triad (Neurot). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Patti Smith: Dream Of Life
- Screen Reviews
- January 14, 2010
Patti Smith is artfully captured over 11 years, showing America’s punk poet as mother, daughter, rebel, and widow. James Mann finds it a beautiful and captivating portrait of one of our greatest artists.
Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth
- Print Reviews
- May 6, 2009
Peter Wild and a group of authors take on the challenge of making literature out of Sonic Youth’s noisy, chaotic, shimmering music. S D Green has some warnings for fans of Sonic Youth who may be intrigued.

The Points
- Music Reviews
- January 30, 2009
The Points (Mud Memory). Review by Jen Cray.
Iggy and the Stooges: Escaped Maniacs
- Screen Reviews
- September 11, 2008
Rip your shirt off and check out Iggy Pop‘s shake appeal… Scott Adams tells Ink 19 The Stooges are really big in Belgium right now.
The American Black Lung
- Music Reviews
- July 10, 2007
Sudden Departure Vultures (Uprising). Review by Jen Cray.
Riverboat Gamblers
- Interviews
- December 6, 2006
During their short tour opening for the legendary Joan Jett, Texas’ most valuable export-Riverboat Gamblers– invited Jen Cray up to their dressing room for an informal chat before their set.
Starlite Desperation
- Interviews
- November 10, 2006
Dante Adrian, the mastermind behind the psychedelic garage punk band Starlite Desperation, chatted with Jen Cray about being a free agent in an industry currently drowning in the wake of their own greed.
Immortal Lee County Killers
- Music Reviews
- May 1, 2006
These Bones Will Rise To Love You Again (Tee Pee Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Gary Wittner
- Music Reviews
- May 24, 2019
Too Modern for Me. (Invisible Music Records) Review by Stacey Zering.
Willard Gayheart & Friends
- Music Reviews
- May 24, 2019
At Home in the Blue Ridge (Blue Hens Music). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Alex McArtor
- Music Reviews
- May 23, 2019
Touch/Are You Alone (Bigmac Records). Review by Stacey Zering.
Superstar
- Print Reviews
- May 23, 2019
Sex, drugs, adultery, murder and finally, redemption – it’s all intertwined in the tale of Trent Davis, the “star” of author Christopher Long‘s latest, Superstar.
Moloko Plus
- Event Reviews
- May 22, 2019
Moloko Plus is a monthly experimental music event in Orlando, Florida.
General Magic
- Screen Reviews
- May 21, 2019
General Magic invented the smart phone in 2002, but just couldn’t get it to market. That’s just how they rolled.
Blue October
- Event Reviews
- May 20, 2019
Alternative 90s rockers Blue October rolled into Central Florida for a two-night run at House of Blues, and Michelle Wilson was blown away.
Pahokee
- Screen Reviews
- May 17, 2019
Pahokee produces sugar cane and poverty, but some the brighter students might make it to the big time with a college degree and a new zip code.
Sumo Princess
- Music Reviews
- May 17, 2019
When An Electric Storm. (Educational Recordings) Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Laura Valle
- Music Reviews
- May 16, 2019
Charismatic. Review by Stacey Zering.