“Mookie” will return… Recently Fired 91X DJ Mookie Already Planning A Comeback A first-person essay for Reviewer Magazine by Marc “Mookie” Kaczor [At right: Mookie at the mic. Photo from his Facebook. -Editor] Most of the old school radio veterans in San Diego are quick to tell stories of how the industry used to be. They said the DJs were […]
Local Radio: Changes Underway
Legislating Against Truth
WikiLeaks Ban or Global Secrecy Act? Criminalizing WikiLeaks may well deny victims of war crimes international legal attention by helping to keep the crimes secret and thus may protect the perpetrators, notes D. H. Kerby. [From Middle East Online, www.middle-east-online.com.] Sen. John Ensign, a Nevada Republican, has proposed amending the Espionage Act specifically to target WikiLeaks and other media organizations […]
book review: The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Rivalry
[Book Review] The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Rivalry Text by Jim deRogatis and Greg Kot 2010, Voyageur Press, Minneapolis, MN Reviewed by Kent Manthie Well Voyageur Press has done it again…This time the Minneapolis-based publishers of such memorable “coffee-table” books, such as the history-in-pictures-and-text of The Velvet Underground: A 30 Year […]
DVD review: alt short film Home Made Monster
Home Made Monster (The Musical) From Scumbag Movies, written and directed by Leia Gadow and Brandon Gadow, starring Leia Gadow, Brandon Gadow, Rick Reger, Jesus Yepez, Blaire Whitcomb, Chuck Green, Amy GreenEarl WinstonHamit Kilic, Lisa Merullo-Boaz, Dilan Cheavacci, Capitan, music by The Jim Rowdy Show, Bobby Dickson, Paul Rey Reviewed by Robert Shamlin A girl needs love. The alcoholic man […]
DVD review: My Son My Son What Have Ye Done
[DVD review] My Son My Son What Have Ye Done Directed by Werner Herzog, written by Werner Herzog and Herbert Golder, starring Chloë Sevigny, Willem Dafoe, Michael Shannon, Udo Kier, produced by David Lynch, 2009. Coverage by Reviewer Rob Looking for a movie to rent I saw this box on the shelf. It was a crime drama with Willem Dafoe […]
DVD reviews: Films reissued from Alternative Tentacles
New Film Reviews (Reissues) Terminal City Ricochet Reissue of a cult classic 1990 film by director Zale Dalen. Starring Peter Breck, Germain Houde, Jello Biafra, Gabe Kouth. Music by Nomeansno, Jello Biafra, D.O.A., The Beatnigs. Reviewed by Bob Yunger In a post apocalyptic police state where corporations market machines for your kitchen that turn household waste into the four food […]
CD review: I Wanna Be Famous, by Jessica Delfino
Jessica Delfino I Wanna Be Famous Jessica is a NYC scenester who appears to take her cues from the early-mid-1990’s DIY fanzine and punkrock movement. This lady’s music is surprisingly listenable. Open this great little CD and inside you’ll see she’s reading a tattered copy of THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK at what looks like a coffeeshop table and looking off into […]
book review… Last Stop: A Survivor’s Tale
O[New Book Review] Last Stop: A Survivor’s Tale by Nelson Valez and Tommy McInnis, on Amazon.com, Xlibris.com Reviewed by Reviewer Rob This book’s about a real story of real people doing an important job in a real city, “The City.” New York is an amazing place. Nowhere else can you get the full spectrum of the human experience combined in […]