“Last Week’s Apocalypse”, by Douglas Lain (Night Shade Press) Review by Kent Manthie The short story is a remarkable form of writing. A whole world is constructed in only a few pages. Everything has to be clear, concise, et cetera, to get the point across quickly and also have an interesting plot, message, device(s) or some kind of set-up. An […]
Last Week's Apocalypse; book review
CD reviews 6/12/06
CD reviews 6/12/06 by Kent Manthie Akimbo: “Forging Steel and Laying Stone” (Alternative Tentacles Records) Seattle-based Akimbo is out now with their fifth release, “Forging Steel and Laying Stone”, a cathartic, rip-roaring CD that harkens back to the heyday of the Pacific Northwest’s flannel-punk scene; bands like The Melvins, Mastodon and Dillinger Escape Plan. It’s a clean, crisp, well put […]