Mike Zito
Make Blues Not War (Ruf Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Make Blues Not War (Ruf Records). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Jonny Lang wowed them in Melbourne, and Michelle Wilson tells you all about it!
Red Clay Soul (Heartfixer Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
Chicago Bob Nelson passed away on January 18. James Mann recalls this legendary bluesman.
Black Cat Oil (Red Parlor). Review by James Mann.
13 Songs That Never Went Near a Chart (Telarc). Review by Stein Haukland.
Hell or High Water (Telarc). Review by James Mann.
Delbert McClinton’s amazing four decade career has found him backing up Howlin’ Wolf, teaching John Lennon to play harmonica, and winning a Grammy for a duet with Bonnie Raitt, to name just a few highlights. Matt Thompson catches up with the undisputed king of roadhouse rock.
Legendary bluesman John Lee Hooker passed away June 21st, and the world is a quieter place. James Mann offers a heartfelt tribute.
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.