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Maximum Ink Madison's Music Magazine
Maximum Ink music magazine has been published in print and online since March 7, 1996. Based in Madison, Wisconsin Max Ink is distributed throughout Madison and Surrounding Areas.
Maximum Ink print magazine focuses on live music in Madison and serves as a guide to help Madisonians surf through the hundreds of shows and events taking place throughout the city and surrounding areas each month. Featuring a monthly live music calendar listing venues and events, Max Ink interviews the artists and previews the shows.
Maximum Ink's online presence includes all of the articles, interviews, and monthly columns from the print magazine plus other content not appearing in print like show reviews, cd reviews, and other timely interviews. Max Ink's famous live music calendar is also online and always available on your mobile device, bookmark us now!
Rockstar Death Notices - Special Covid-19 edition
Honoring and Documenting artists we have lost to Covid-19
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2020 at 1:13 PM
By Rökker
(2814) Page Views
Joe Satriani
An interview with Joe Satriani
Posted: Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 8:52 PM
By Tommy Rage
(386) Page Views
AtwoodFest 2020
a brief history of Atwood Summerfest and AtwoodFest from 2002 to Present
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2020 at 3:43 PM
By Rökker
(513) Page Views
Al Hendrix
An interview with a Rockabilly Legend
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 11:28 AM
By Tina Ayres
(1156) Page Views
Jackie Venson
An interview with guitiar godess Jackie Venson
Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 7:58 PM
By Tommy Rage
(813) Page Views
The Outfit
An interview with The Outfit drummer Mark Nawara
Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 12:23 PM
By Tommy Rage
(1190) Page Views
The Present Age
An interview with the members of The Present Age
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 1:39 PM
By Tony Mueller
(1473) Page Views
Third Eye Blind
An interview with Third Eye Blind drummer Brad Hargreaves
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 9:05 PM
By Tommy Rage
(1544) Page Views
The Nielsen Trust
Featuring Kelly Steward & Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 11:30 AM
By Teri Barr
(2062) Page Views
Madcity Nights - March 2020
Previews for shows around the Madison area
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 10:12 AM
By Max Ink
(1837) Page Views
[Articles ordered by date - click here]
Letter To The People
Commentary by the Publisher
Posted: Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9:48 AM
By Rökker
Read This Month's Column
Rock Star Death Notices
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2020 at 9:53 AM
Find out who kicked the bucket this month!
Read This Month's Column
Slipped Discs
Discs you may have missed by John Noyd
Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 11:59 PM
Read This Month's Column
Eclectic Vibes
By Andrew Frey
Show Previews and Reviews plus Micro-Reviews
Posted: Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 6:25 PM
Read This Month's Column
Neal Preston: Exhilarated and Exhausted
Author: Neal Preston
Book Review by Michael Sherer
Posted: Friday, November 10, 2017 at 11:21 PM
KISS - 1977-1980, Photography by Lynn Goldsmith
Author: Lynn Goldsmith
Book Review by Michael Sherer
Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 7:30 PM
[Full List Click Here]
Squarewave
Hazy
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 10:49 PM
Nadine Shah
Kitchen Sink
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 12:58 AM
The Dears
Lovers Rock
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 6:32 PM
Half-handed Cloud
Gathered Out of Thin Air
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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Gathered Out of Thin Air
{disc_type} Review by {review_writers_name}
Posted: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8:53 PM
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Greg Dulli
Greg Dulli
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 12:05 PM
of Montreal
of Montreal with Lily and Horn Horse
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 6:35 PM
[more click here]
ON THE COVER NOW
Maximum Ink music magazine has been published in print and online since March 7, 1996. Based in Madison, Wisconsin Max Ink is distributed throughout Madison and Surrounding Areas.Maximum Ink print magazine focuses on live music in Madison and serves as a guide to help Madisonians surf through the hundreds of shows and events taking place throughout the city and surrounding areas each month. Featuring a monthly live music calendar listing venues and events, Max Ink interviews the artists and previews the shows.
Maximum Ink's online presence includes all of the articles, interviews, and monthly columns from the print magazine plus other content not appearing in print like show reviews, cd reviews, and other timely interviews. Max Ink's famous live music calendar is also online and always available on your mobile device, bookmark us now!
LATEST INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES:
Rockstar Death Notices - Special Covid-19 editionHonoring and Documenting artists we have lost to Covid-19
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2020 at 1:13 PM
By Rökker
(2814) Page Views
Joe SatrianiAn interview with Joe Satriani
Posted: Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 8:52 PM
By Tommy Rage
(386) Page Views
AtwoodFest 2020a brief history of Atwood Summerfest and AtwoodFest from 2002 to Present
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2020 at 3:43 PM
By Rökker
(513) Page Views
Al HendrixAn interview with a Rockabilly Legend
Posted: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 11:28 AM
By Tina Ayres
(1156) Page Views
Jackie VensonAn interview with guitiar godess Jackie Venson
Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2020 at 7:58 PM
By Tommy Rage
(813) Page Views
The OutfitAn interview with The Outfit drummer Mark Nawara
Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2020 at 12:23 PM
By Tommy Rage
(1190) Page Views
The Present AgeAn interview with the members of The Present Age
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 1:39 PM
By Tony Mueller
(1473) Page Views
Third Eye BlindAn interview with Third Eye Blind drummer Brad Hargreaves
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 9:05 PM
By Tommy Rage
(1544) Page Views
The Nielsen TrustFeaturing Kelly Steward & Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 11:30 AM
By Teri Barr
(2062) Page Views
Madcity Nights - March 2020Previews for shows around the Madison area
Posted: Monday, March 9, 2020 at 10:12 AM
By Max Ink
(1837) Page Views
[Articles ordered by date - click here]
MONTHLY COLUMNS
Letter To The People
Commentary by the Publisher
Posted: Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9:48 AM
By Rökker
Read This Month's Column
Rock Star Death Notices
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2020 at 9:53 AM
Find out who kicked the bucket this month!
Read This Month's Column
Slipped Discs
Discs you may have missed by John Noyd
Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 11:59 PM
Read This Month's Column
Eclectic Vibes
By Andrew Frey
Show Previews and Reviews plus Micro-Reviews
Posted: Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 6:25 PM
Read This Month's Column
BOOK REVIEWS
Neal Preston: Exhilarated and Exhausted
Author: Neal Preston
Book Review by Michael Sherer
Posted: Friday, November 10, 2017 at 11:21 PM
KISS - 1977-1980, Photography by Lynn Goldsmith
Author: Lynn Goldsmith
Book Review by Michael Sherer
Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 7:30 PM
[Full List Click Here]
CD/DVD REVIEWS:
Squarewave
Hazy
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Saturday, August 29, 2020 at 10:49 PM
Nadine Shah
Kitchen Sink
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 12:58 AM
The Dears
Lovers Rock
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Sunday, April 26, 2020 at 6:32 PM
Half-handed Cloud
Gathered Out of Thin Air
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 5:59 PM
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Gathered Out of Thin Air
{disc_type} Review by {review_writers_name}
Posted: Monday, November 25, 2019 at 8:53 PM
[more click here]
SHOW REVIEWS:
Greg Dulli
Greg Dulli
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 12:05 PM
of Montreal
of Montreal with Lily and Horn Horse
Review by John Noyd
Posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 6:35 PM
[more click here]