mike watt Archives • Ink 19

Jumpstarted Plowhards
- Music Reviews
- November 11, 2019
Round One (Recess Records). Review by Scott Adams.
Records Collecting Dust II
- Screen Reviews
- November 8, 2018
Learn what piece of vinyl various pop stars first purchased in their youth.
Tav Falco
- Music Reviews
- December 7, 2017
A Tav Falco Christmas. Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Double Naught Spy Car and Friends
- Music Reviews
- September 7, 2017
Moof (11 Foot Pole). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Mike Watt
- Music Reviews
- November 18, 2016
“Ring Spiel” Tour ’95 (Columbia Records). Review by James Mann.
fIREHOSE
- Music Reviews
- February 1, 2013
lowFLOWs: The Columbia Anthology (’91-’93) (Columbia Records). Review by Tim Wardyn.
Mike Watt: On and Off Bass
- Print Reviews
- May 1, 2012
A new book by punk legend Mike Watt showcases his photography skills.

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.
Iggy and the Stooges
- Music Reviews
- April 27, 2011
Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans (MVD Visual). Review by James Mann.
History Lesson Part 1: Punk Rock in Los Angeles in 1984
- Screen Reviews
- April 6, 2011
Live clips and interviews from Meat Puppets, Minutemen, Redd Kross and Twisted Roots.
Lou Barlow and the Missingmen
- Music Reviews
- October 6, 2010
= Sentridoh III (Merge). Review by jeff schweers.
I Need That Record!
- Screen Reviews
- July 23, 2010
Brendan Toller’s documentary mixes interviews and animation to explain the death of the independent record store. Scott Adams comments on the eulogy.
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.
Stephen Perkins Part 2
- Interviews
- December 18, 2003
Just how can you keep your drum patterns fresh? Gail Worley speaks to master rhythm chef Stephen Perkins about that and cooking with Tommy Lee, in this second part of her two-part interview.

Blue Oyster Cult
- Music Reviews
- November 13, 2002
A Long Day’s Night (Sanctuary). Review by James Mann.
Uptown Sinclair
- Music Reviews
- September 10, 2002
Uptown Sinclair (D-Text). Review by Ian Koss.
Goodbye Ox
- Features
- June 3, 2002
The Who’s legendary bassist, John Entwistle passed away Thursday at the age of 57. James Mann offers a tribute, and several Ink 19 staffers add their thoughts. – ,Editor’s Note: UPDATED with thoughts from additional staffers and bass legend Mike Watt.
Punk’s Not Read…
- Print Reviews
- May 20, 2002
…but James Mann offers a review of two books on the subject that should be: Steven Blush’s American Hardcore: A Tribal History and Mark Spitz and Brendan Mullen’s We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk.
Mike Watt
- Interviews
- November 7, 2001
What more can you say about Mike Watt, one of the most legendary figures ever to pick up the bass guitar? Better to let the man speak for himself — and that’s exactly what James Mann did.
Starpolish
- Interviews
- February 20, 2001
Plenty of Web sites are looking to make a buck off unsigned bands, but one site, Starpolish, is actually looking out for them, with advice and tools to help a young band make it in the music biz. Bryan Tilford spoke with CEO Vivek Tiwary and Advisor Jason Linn of New Line Cinema for this profile of the site.

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- Music Reviews
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- Screen Reviews
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- Interviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Print Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Screen Reviews
- May 22, 2020
Music superfans Lois and Dennis have been attending concerts and befriending musicians since the ’70s. The couple shares their obsessive music fandom with the rest of the world in this quirky, charming documentary.
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- Features
- May 21, 2020
Forced isolation, too much coffee and a stack of records result in a batch of attention deficit record reviews.