[Film] The Ballad of Peter Lafarge/Rare Breed The Ballad of Peter LaFarge (DVD) review by Jim Cherry Peter LaFarge was a proto-type for a rock star, he led a life that would be the envy of any writer. He was a rodeo cowboy, actor, playwright, folksinger, painter, manic depressive, drug user, all the things that burn in talent and leave […]
DVD review: The Ballad of Peter LaFarge
Surfing and The Gulf Petropocalypse
GULF GUSHER CONTINUES Here’s how you can help by Terry Gibson [From Surfline.com.] Over the past two weeks, Surfline has been closely monitoring the evolution of the oil spill caused by the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. On Wednesday, the situation deteriorated when an unmanned Rover ran into the containment cap, causing sufficient damage […]
demo review: Poetic Poverty from Greedy Eyes
Garage Rock Lives EP review by Rob Poetic Poverty Greedy Eyes This is awesome psychedelic prog-punk that soars, just soars, from the first note of the first track! Then it slows down a bit and delivers a punkrock beat and vocals that sounds like it was recorded in a warehouse district basement or a dusty waterfront garage. I like the […]
Trasharella Ultra Vixen
The Showgirl Must Go On Rena Riffel remakes her directorial debut Trasharella as Trasharella Ultra Vixen and has plans to film a kind-of sequel to the mid-90’s dvd rental cult favorite Showgirls by Reviewer Rob As one would expect, Rena Riffel is physically gorgeous in person. Let me start out by saying that. The other thing is she comes off […]
The Old Horse, out August 3rd, from Manuok
Advance Music Review Manuok The Old Horse This is such an amazing album/CD. Knowing of Scott’s background as a permanent member of such huge acts as Blackheart Procession, Via Satellite, Mister Tube, as well as The Album Leaf (amazing bands) I am reminded of George Harrison striking out on his own from the Beatles. Manuok is so amazing in its […]
music review: Pinata Protest Plethora
Pinata Protest Plethora This appears to be the first full length CD by this South Texas band and it is pretty rad, actually. At times it sounds like a combination of The Dropkick Murphys and a Mexican mariachi band, at other times I think I hear the elements of Klezmer punk in it… This music is full of so much […]
Vista Farmers Market review
The Vista Farmers Market San Diego’s Oldest Farmers Market by Cheff Jenn One of the oldest farmers markets in San Diego, is surprisingly one of the least known. The Vista farmers market has been providing San Diego’s North County with fresh flowers, seafood, produce, tamales and more for over 20 years and with its new location in the Vista Courthouse […]
Calling all Neil Young fans…
[Book Review] Neil Young, Long May You Run: An Illustrated History By Daniel Durchholz and Gary Graff Voyageur Press Minneapolis, 2010, hardcover book review by Kent Manthie Into his fifth decade as an uncompromising, unpredictable and awe-inspiring songwriter Neil Young has touched the hearts and minds of many types of people: in other words, there’s no particular demographic for who […]