[cd review] The Bruises, Motion Light (ep) Black Heart Blue Starr Music ASCAP, 2010-2011 Reviewed by My Nguyen With an addictive and catchy sound, The Bruises’ EP release, Motion Light, is a piece of work driven by hypnotic melodies that is reminiscent of a current release from a top-notch band. Raw and uninhibited, and thoroughly entitled to provoke you with […]
cd/ep review – The Bruises, Motion Light
show review: Mike Wojniak, Soda Bar 4/13/11
[Show Review] Mike Wojniak at the Soda Bar 4/13/11 Reviewed by My Nguyen Ignited by his music, Mike Wojniak resembles Popeye in the throes of an intense struggle. The grey beanie and the navy stripe shirt he donned Wednesday night at the Soda Bar did not help matters, but it would be Wojniak’s authentic stance on life and music that […]
cd review: i Am Esper, Glowing Valleys
[cd review] i Am Esper, Glowing Valleys THE DARK MEADOW ALLIANCE, part one Dark Meadow Recordings, 2011 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Since the middle part of this decade, Justin Palmieri has been working hard under the pseudonym, “Esper”. A short while ago he released his latest CD, this time for Dark Meadow Recordings, as he has been making discs for […]
fashion: Cheetah prints for Spring
[Fashion] Welcome To The Jungle By Krystal Biehler, classygirl.ca Rock out and be a wild thing in the season’s hottest trend. Sexy animal inspired prints! Safari-esque patterns harmonized with smokey eyes, edgy heels, leather and lace. Fused together to create the killer jungle meets rock and roll combo! Cheetah Print Bikini Own this mother fearing look by pairing a cheetah […]
Food and Rock’n-Roll this afternoon
Bar-b-Que today with The Meatmen at The Shakedown SD today, this afternoon… Party starts at 4 (in mere moments…) and the band goes on at 5. The Shakedown SD 3048 Midway Drive San Diego, CA 92110 near the intersection of Midway & Rosecrans
AN AMERICAN DEMON in San Diego
Off The Hook T.S.O.L. played The Shakedown Bar last week on April 7th and here’s some Youtube videos from it. I’m working on getting some photos in this printed issue that will print on the 21st, as well as some Flash videos uploaded and posted here… But this is what I have right now so don’t complain. The live footage […]
Cannabis Culture Currently
Cannabis Culture Rehashed By My Nguyen MTV’s Real World versus the real world. What’s the difference? There isn’t much if you look at the restrictions both lawmakers and the producers of MTV’s Real World have placed on marijuana. SaferChoice.org, a site that advocates a safer alternative to recreation than alcohol, began a petition last year to let MTV know it […]
Get thee to Churchwood!
Churchwood Churchwood Saustex Media, 2010 saustexmedia.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie Austin, Texas’s Churchwood has recently released a full-length, eponymously titled CD. When I pushed play and it started playing, I thought it sounded like Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) but instead of being a derivative of CB, Churchwood has their own, original-sounding style. On their MySpace page, they’re a self-described […]