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directed by Mauro Bolognini starring Jacques Perrin, Rossanna Schiaffino, Alain Cuny A young man just graduated from school, his wealthy father and his father’s young mistress yachting on the Mediterranean. The setup sounds like the perfect premise for an exploitation film, but Mauro Bolognini’s Corruption (1963) is far from titillating. It is a stark, complex, and serious drama ruminating on class, faith, and family loyalty.

Joyful Noise: Live in Hamburg 1984 This album really brings back some fond memories. When I was in college, I was a big Carla Bley fan. I played trombone in high school jazz band. Carla Bley’s compositions are the sort of songs I wish we could have played instead of Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman charts. Bley’s compositions are really fun, with a cheeky sense of playfulness. One thing I really appreciate is that Carla always writes good parts for tuba and trombone.

“I’m Wide Awake” People often pigeonhole AloneKitty’s sound as shoegaze, but Michelle K connects with the style because it allows freedom. According to Michelle K, “I grew up loving those records because they were experimental. They didn’t sound like they were trying to pass a purity test.” Neil Sabatino at Mint 400 has a playful name for the band’s style: “shoegaze classic.” For the upcoming album, wide awake, the group chose a direct, natural sound.

directed by Julia Loktev starring Anna Nemzer, Valeria Ratnikova, Ksenia Mironova, Elena Kostyucheko, Yana Kuchina, Irina Dolinina, Alesya Marokhovskaya, Peter Ruzavin, Nataliya Gumenyuk, and Sonya Groysman When one thinks about the current state of Vladimir Putin’s Russia, which has been waging war with Ukraine since February of 2024 and had whittled down independent news in the years leading up to the invasion, it’s astonishing that TV Rain, Russia’s last counterculture voice of dissent,...

“I’m Yours and You’re Mine” Skyler Waddell started performing around Charleston when he was 14. He played local tribute shows honoring John Denver, James Taylor, Jim Croce, and Laurel Canyon groups such as The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. He grew up playing jazz drums and continued through high school. Later, he turned to guitar and began writing his own songs, inspired by the music he had performed.

Ink 19 :: New Music Now Dining Room 001 :: Ann Miller Play Episode Pause Episode Subscribe Share The Dining Room is an Ink 19 magazine podcast about food and drink that will leave you with serious cravings. On the show, you’ll meet The Real Gregory Schaefer, food god and proprietor of Basque Bites walking food and wine tours, and wine professional Ann Miller, who are talking about delicious wines from Boz and Dominique Scaggs and Newfound wines.

Ink 19 :: New Music Now Reading Room 001 :: Anna-Marie O-Brien Play Episode Pause Episode Subscribe Share Ink 19 magazine’s Reading Room is a celebration of books and the people who write good ones. Today’s episode features author Anna-Marie O’Brien talking about her book Adventures of a Metalhead Librarian: A Rock N’ Roll Memoir with Ink 19’s Rose Petralia.

Ink 19 :: New Music Now Living Room 001 NSFW with Patrick Greene Play Episode Pause Episode Subscribe Share Ink 19 magazine’s Living Room is the comfiest live events podcast around. On today’s show, Pat Greene humbly asks the question, “what have you done on the job that could have gotten you fired, arrested, or dumped?” Hear three original stories from the rabble-rousers who answered on Ink 19’s NSFW.

Ink 19 :: New Music Now New Music Now 004 :: Mike duSt Play Episode Pause Episode Subscribe Share Ink 19 magazine’s New Music Now spotlights the artists and songs we can’t get out of our heads. Today’s episode is a love song for crankin’ new reggae sounds inspired by old traditions, with gleaming conversation among three friends about four new albums bringing joy right now.

Ink 19 :: New Music Now New Music Now 006 :: Earth From The Moon Play Episode Pause Episode Subscribe Share Ink 19 magazine’s New Music Now spotlights the artists and songs we can’t get out of our heads. In this episode, Gregory Schaefer hosts a live review of new music from Aldous Harding, Suki Waterhouse, Destroyer, and Earth From The Moon.