Zzyzx movie review by Jaime Dunkle Lou (Kenny Johnson, The Shield), a deranged Gulf War brute, drags his whiny wingman, Ryan, through the Mojave Desert on a wild trip to Vegas. On the way there, Lou pulls off the freeway at the infamous Zzyxz Road exit. Ryan (Ryan Fox) insists the road changes people, while Lou delves deeper into his […]
Zzyzx movie review
A Northern Chorus and The Twilight Sad @ The Casbah, 4-17-2007
A Northern Chorus and The Twilight Sad @ The Casbah, 4-17-2007 show review and pics by Natalie Kardos I first heard of the Scottish band The Twilight Sad way back in November, when an EP they had recorded made an impression on the ears of a reviewer with musical tastes similar to mine. I picked up a copy of their […]
Ted Leo at Epicanter
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ The Epicenter, 4/10/2007 story and pics by Natalie Kardos Goaded by Pitchfork’s claim that “no rock band currently touring puts on a better live show than the Pharmacists,” I decided to brave the journey up to Mira Mesa and the first all-ages venue that I’ve been inside of since last July. This being my […]
Tax Day blues
Did you get your taxes done today? Below, as you can see, the nice girls at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, Deja Vu, on Midway Drive offer relief to those seeking an extension. 🙂
The Armed Citizen
The Armed Citizen In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting, one should not be too quick to condemn gun ownership, as it’s not always a bad thing. Our country needs to deal with mental illness, overall criminal behavior and society’s tendency to foster violence as a form of conflict resolution, not disarm. It’s too bad there were so few […]
Good Karma
Reviewer Magazine, available at Karma Coffee Shop, 1544 N. Cahuenga Blvd, in glamorous Hollywood-land, California. Photo by Jim Steinfeldt:
music reviews – John Ralston
Music Reviews by Kent Manthie John Ralston: “Needle Bed” (Vagrant Records) In an interview with the Miami Herald recently, John Ralston told reporter “I write everyday…it’s the only thing I do that really is something just for me.” On Ralston’s new CD “Needle Bed” it shows. A few months back, Ralston was playing in South Florida’s Legends of Rodeo when […]
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. November 11, 1922–April 11, 2007, R.I.P.
Kurt Vonnegut, dead at 84. The world has lost a great satirist and far-seeing humanitarian. ~RR