Ink 19

05/29/2026

"The city of Grand Junction, Colorado, serves as the center of the state’s West Slope, and the town’s Deathslope Productions serves as the epicenter of this valley’s bubbling underground. The 2026 Deathslope Music Festival... brought together nearly 40 bands from the area, state, country, and abroad. Great bands were featured every day, showcasing the diversity this fairly isolated corner of the state can muster." -- Julius C. Lacking

Deathslope Productions

Eight bands from Colorado and as far away as New Zealand knocked the socks off the West Slope music scene on the last day of this year’s Deathslope Music Festival in Grand Junction, Colorado.

05/28/2026

"What keeps Gypsy Blue R***e compelling is the ease with which it slips between traditions without sounding self-conscious about any of them. Blues remains the foundation, but gypsy jazz, swing, Latin inflections, country textures, and a faint rock-and-roll snap all move through the record." -- Randy Radic

Gypsy Blue R***e (Forty Below Records). Review by Randy Radic.

05/28/2026

"Running her hands over smooth, art deco lines, cutting a fashionable figure onstage with her jazz-age sophistication and look, Hoagg strikes a deadpan pose as an insurgent, after-hours cult leader for cold-wave zombies. She has their undivided Attention." -- Peter Lindblad

Attention. Review by Peter Lindblad.

05/28/2026

"Directed by Danny and Oxide Pang, this Hong Kong/Singapore co-production redefines what it means to see through someone else’s eyes. The film was a hit across the globe and spawned a sequel and an American remake." -- Phil Bailey

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

05/27/2026

"Decades later, after the science fiction aspects of the story have been stripped away with the passage of time, the film actually resonates more, as all the concerns raised by the film have become reality. Add to that mix it is also just a blast to watch..." -- Phil Bailey

John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.

05/22/2026

Unpacking the time capsule with our assistant, Princess Otoboke Beaver

05/20/2026

"Its central ache is familiar, trying to move past a connection that still glows in memory. The melody rides a warm pulse and clean harmonic tones that make emotional conflict feel aerodynamic." -- Randy Radic

LEYLINES. Review by Randy Radic.

05/20/2026

"He was born to fly."

We are very excited for the old-new Bu****le Surfers LP, After The Astronaut, June 26. Too weird? Never.

BUY: https://sunsetblvdrecords.ffm.to/aftertheastronautAfter The Astronaut is out June 26BUY Live at the Leather Fly: https://sunsetblvdrecords.ffm.to/liveat...

05/20/2026

"Godwin’s authenticity has always been one of his greatest strengths, not just vocally, but in the fact that he sings what he knows and has lived. His West Virginia upbringing and deep family roots continue to shine through both his lyrics and the quiet sincerity of his character." -- Jeremy Glazier

“Better That Way” (Big Loud Records). Review by Jeremy Glazier.

05/19/2026

Stephen Patman of once-again UK shoegaze band Chapterhouse talks with Rob Levy about the band's first two albums and what's happened in the 35 years since Whirlpool.

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.