Ink 19 Magazine

Daiei Gothic Vol 2: Japanese Ghost Stories – Ink 19 Phil Bailey_)_ reviews another trio of terror tales from Japan, Volume Two of the ___Daiei Gothic series, in a sweet box set.

"The fairy tale aesthetic of the movies works on another level, as so many of these stories have been told in multiple films, but each version brings its own details." -- Phil Bailey

Los Angeles friends! We loved our conversation with director Alejo Moguillansky for @ink19.bsky.social about his terrific new feature, Pin de Fartie! The film screens at AFI Fest today, Thurs. Oct. 23rd at 11:45am with Alejo in attendance! Don't miss it!

Everything But The Everything – Ink 19 A&B Sides Volume 3 (Independent). Review by Randy Radic.

"All mood and momentum and pop adjacency, with A&B Sides Volume 3, Everything But The Everything performs musical magic." -- Randy Radic

Wednesday – Ink 19 Bleeds (Dead Oceans). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"[I]ts lithe, swaying beauty and lilting warble positions Wednesday’s creative force of nature Karly Hartzman as the rightful heir to Americana queen Emmylou Harris, but the lure of erecting wailing walls of immense shoegazer-grunge guitar is still too tempting for her to ignore." -- Peter Lindblad

Garage Sale Vinyl 8-Track Edition: Blackfoot – Ink 19 This week, Christopher Long reconnects with an all-time personal favorite when he discovers an 8-track copy of Strikes, the 1979 Southern Rock classic from Blackfoot — for a buck!

"In a barroom brawl between the baddest bruisers of the day: The Allmans, Skynyrd, Tucker, ARS, the Outlaws, Hatchet, Barefoot Jerry, and the CDB, or whoever else you wanna throw into the mix, safe money says Blackfoot comes out bloodied, yet victorious, every time." -- Christopher Long

Alejo Moguillansky – Ink 19 With just a few days before his appearance at AFI Fest 2025, Lily and Generoso interview director, editor, and co-founder of the El Pampero Cine collective, Alejo Moguillansky, to discuss his virtuosi...

Published today on @ink19.bsky.social is our conversation with filmmaker and co-founder of El Pampero Cine, Alejo Moguillansky, whose virtuosic new feature, Pin de Fartie, screens AFI FEST in LA this Thursday and Saturday with Moguillansky in person!
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The Dream Syndicate – Ink 19 Medicine Show (Fire Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"As visceral as ever, often noisy and boisterous, but smoky and seductive, too, Medicine Show still has a manic energy to it that’s raw and exciting..." -- Peter Lindblad

Alejo Moguillansky – Ink 19 With just a few days before his appearance at AFI Fest 2025, Lily and Generoso interview director, editor, and co-founder of the El Pampero Cine collective, Alejo Moguillansky, to discuss his…

"In his latest feature, Pin de Fartie, Moguillansky selects Samuel Beckett’s Endgame for the base melody and provides three variations of it while also layering in passages that celebrate filmmaking, storytelling, and music." -- Lily and Generoso Fierro

Adam Bokesch – Ink 19 Light, Remembered (Tone Tree Music). Review by **Randy Radic **.

"With Light, Remembered, Adam Bokesch delivers one of the best, if not the best, ambient albums of the year." -- Randy Radic

villagerrr – Ink 19 Tear Your Heart Out Deluxe Reissue (Winspear). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"villagerrr once again extends a warm Midwestern welcome, a weak smile on its face and bittersweet profundity in its words and narratives." -- Peter Lindblad

Duane Hoover – Ink 19 Magic Mirror Story Book (Lighthouse Records). Review by Randy Radic.

"With Magic Mirror Story Book, Duane Hoover delivers an album drenched in echoes of the ‘60s and ‘70s, but with a modern interface." -- Randy Radic

Erika Sherger – Ink 19 Wrap Me Up In Colored Feathers (Sugar Shack Music). Review by Christopher Long.

"Possibly the best and brightest record to come my way this year is Wrap Me Up In Colored Feathers, the just-released third studio offering from New Jersey-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Erika Sherger." -- Christopher Long

Garage Sale Vinyl: Tanya Tucker – Ink 19 This week, Christopher Long revisits the 1975 Greatest Hits collection from country music icon Tanya Tucker. One of several vinyl treasures he discovered on a recent Mississippi excursion, Chris…

"Truth be told, I still can’t stand 'Delta Dawn.' Fortunately, this collection is packed with plenty of personal picks, including 'Blood Red and Goin’ Down,' 'What’s Your Mama’s Name,' and the classic David Allan Coe-penned 'Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone).'" -- Christopher Long

Hype Women – Ink 19 You might think Erin Gallagher’s Hype Women was birthed the moment Michelle Yeoh won the 2023 Golden Globe award for best actress, Jamie Lee Curtis the enraptured midwife, but the movement — and this…

"Written for women who are tired of a lot of things, Hype Women is Erin Gallagher’s manifesto for breaking free." -- Rose Petralia

Kyle Harvey – Ink 19 Anywhere But Here (Slo Fidelity). Review by Judy Craddock.

"Harvey’s latest release, Anywhere But Here, is a gorgeous collection of poetry set to sparse arrangements that don’t get in the way... It’s a man with a guitar, microphone, and his own words." -- Judy Craddock

Aitis Band – Ink 19 IV (Ernest Jenning Record Co.). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"Danger lurks around every corner of IV, produced by Joan of Arc’s Nate Kinsella, with a wicked grin, but so does sarcasm and a twisted sense of humor..." -- Peter Lindblad

ANASTÁZIE – Ink 19 “Kiss & Let Go” (Young Revolution). Review by Danielle Holian.

"By the time the final chorus arrives, the listener has been taken on a journey that’s both euphoric and reflective, a testament to ANASTÁZIE’s skill as both a songwriter and a performer." -- Danielle Holian

Garage Sale Vinyl: Rod Stewart – Ink 19 This week, Christopher Long scrounges through the “bargain bin” at a Mount Dora, Florida flea market and snatches out a gem — a cozy-sounding, two-dollar vinyl copy of A Night on the Town, the…

"A Night on the Town brought me into a bold, brave, and unfamiliar environment... I learned about love and hate, heartbreak and hope, and lifestyles that I never before knew existed, stuff that I wasn’t likely to learn in my safe, and often sterile, suburban comfort zone." -- Christopher Long

Nicholas David – Ink 19 More Than Music (Wake The World). Review by Randy Radic.

"More Than Music, the new album from Nicholas David, escorts listeners on a journey through all the aspects of life and the finality of death." -- Randy Radic

The Antlers – Ink 19 Blight (Transgressive Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"Blight is especially concerned with ecological devastation, its slow-moving fragility and sparse instrumentation centered around piano murmurs and calligraphy creating a sense of stark austerity that stops listeners in their tracks." -- Peter Lindblad

Antaeus – Ink 19 “Beautiful Dog (Afro House Remix)” (Music for Pets). Review by Randy Radic.

"Equipped with a captivating afro rhythm and lush harmonic layers, Beautiful Dog (Afro House Remix) delivers a beguiling soundscape." -- Randy Radic

Elisapie – Ink 19 Inuktitut (Remixes) (Bonsounds). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

"A bonus treat for the dance-floor crowd." -- Bob Pomeroy

“Weird Al” Yankovic: Bigger & Weirder – Ink 19 After 25 years of living rent-free in Ian Koss’s head, another “Weird Al” Yankovic concert tries for an encore.

"Al had more than enough energy for the band, the stage, and the crowd gathered at Grand Junction’s Las Colonias Amphitheater on a soft Western Colorado summer evening." -- Ian Koss

Photo by Ian Koss

Immersion – Ink 19 WTF?? (~ swim). Review by Peter Lindblad.

"Divided up into captivating instrumentals and vocalized sermons, WTF?? is a humanistic rally for critical thinking and childlike creativity.." -- Peter Lindblad

After the Encore – Ink 19 A collection of engaging interviews culled from the personal archives of Canadian radio host Shane Christopher Neal, the recently released After the Encore: Intimate Conversations with Music Legends…

"A page-turner for certain rock-crazed enthusiasts, After the Encore is crammed with conversations with an array of celebrated music biz names that have been featured throughout the seven seasons of Neal’s popular Industry 45: From the Drum Throne podcast." -- Christopher Long

Los Straitjackets – Ink 19 Somos Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc). Review by Julius C. Lacking.

"It’s been a long road for Los Straitjackets, and though the masked musicians have recently been enjoying a detour as longtime crooner Nick Lowe’s backing band, on stage and in the studio, Somos Los Straitjackets is a return to cruising speed." -- Julius C. Lacking

Garage Sale Vinyl: Cinderella – Ink 19 In this week’s installment, Christopher Long slices up another excerpt from his latest book, Garage Sale Vinyl, where he revisits his favorite album, Heartbreak Station from his favorite band,…

"Residing stylistically somewhere near the intersection of Jagger Avenue and Janis Boulevard, Heartbreak Station oozed true blue rock and roll swagger and dripped with soulful authenticity." -- Christopher Long

Hellbender – Ink 19 Hellbender is an exquisite bit of heavy-metal folk horror set in and around a secluded house in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

"So much of the appeal of Hellbender and the family’s other films is in their intimate weirdness. They are quirky and at times self-indulgent, but these are features, not bugs." -- Phil Bailey

Roger Glenn – Ink 19 My Latin Heart (Patois Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

"Nothing in the vibrant tunes here suggests the work of an octogenarian — this isn’t a retrospective peek, but a passionate celebration of Caribbean and Brazilian sounds." -- Bob Pomeroy

Temi T – Ink 19 Painted Intentions. Review by Danielle Holian.

"Thematically, the piece functions as both a mirror and a lamp. As a mirror, it reflects the painful ruptures many have endured in friendships that once seemed unbreakable. As a lamp, it illuminates a path through grief towards resilience..." -- Danielle Holian