Are We Having Fun Yet?* by Kent Manthie *with apologies to Bill “Zippy the Pinhead” Griffith Remember back last fall? September, October and the first couple days of November? There was so much excitement in the air. Despite the disastrous turmoil from which our our economy was in the midst of suffering – Hank Paulsen and co. strong-arming Congress to […]
It’s not all the evil bankers’ fault
Right-wing Mobs and Health Care
[Email] This month, we’re either going to win or lose the fight for real health care reform. from Moveon.org Do you want to look back and wish you’d done more? I sure don’t. That’s why we’re planning to double our efforts on health care this month. Over the weekend, we blew through our initial fundraising goal. If we can raise […]
re-packaged, re-marketed punkrock!
SUBHUMANS reissue Southern Records recently re-packaged (Some) and re-issued the Subhumans catalog on CD that were originally released back between 1981 and 1986 on Blurrg Records. Here are reviews of those new CDs and thoughts on why their popularity is timeless, as looking at your average teenage “misfit” punk-rocker with a Subhumans or Exploited t-shirt. To wit: Southern Records southern.net […]
100th anniversary of the Lincoln penny
The 100 Year-Old Penny “Confederate soldiers were upset at the prospect of carrying the image of Lincoln in their pockets. “ Story from time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1913870_1913868,00.html?cnn=yes Photo by Reviewer Rob Aug. 2, 2009, marks the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln penny, the longest-running U.S. coin still in circulation. The U.S. Mint had been producing one-cent coins since its founding in 1792, but […]
2001 abbreviated
2001 Seconds Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey gets edited down on vimeo.com, with a new soundtrack, for the short-attention-span Twitter Generation Credited to Mike Daw. See it in full-screen HERE. “2001: A Space Odyssey is a great film ‘n all, but man it’s boring. Don’t worry though, this here is a version of the film edited down to a […]
Going totally cyber with Google Voice
Web-based Communications … another Twitter success story … By Reviewer Rob Hey, check this out. You can call Reviewer Magazine on our new Google Voice number now. Google Voice, you might already know, is this free voicemail service Google has that sends calls to any number you want, cellphone or landline, and if you don’t answer the phone when people […]
modern blackface
Devine’s Jug Band Review by J. Darren Lee Serving up a nice piece of Southern Americana pie, Devine’s Jug Band brings the listener back to the heyday of Southern jug/blues music that was prevalent in the 1920s, and 30s when bands such as The Memphis Jug Band played wherever they could find a place to sit down and play. Hailing […]
all female alterna-rock EFS
Excuses For Skipping Out of Work Early Review by J. Darren Lee [See Reviewer Rob’s video interview with the band at San Diego’s Ruby Room before their Beauty Bar show HERE.] Back in the ‘90s, a huge amount of alternative rock bands sprang forth like weeds from the fields of rock. Some were one hit wonders, and others continued to […]