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.

Midwinter Swimmers (Therese Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

Dancing the Same Dance (Gare Du Nord Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

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.

“POP POP POP” ft. Danny Brown (Partisan Records). Review by Danielle Holian.

Longtime Ink 19 staff writer Christopher Long spent almost the entire year consuming and writing about new music. Here are his personal Dirty Dozen: the 12 records that made his heart the happiest in 2024.

Stormchaser (Inebriated Music / Anthem Entertainment). Review by Christopher Long.

Let It Rock: Live from the San Francisco Civic Center 1980 (Liberation Hall). Review by Bob Pomeroy.