album review: The Funerals, OINK

The Funerals, OINK The Funerals are a Mexican punkrock band from the Distrito Federal of Mexico City. Their new release of 11 tracks is on Bandcamp called OINK and it’s hardcore to the max, iconoclastic angry anti-everything, tight machine gun drums, aggressive vocals, unashamed and unconcerned with who or what is offended. My favorites are track 4, Strange Girl, and […]

Natalia Hosenkampf Coconuts And Pineapples

FWSD23 Coverage Natalia Hosenkampf, fashion designer of Coconuts And Pineapples, interviewed at Fashion Week San Diego 2023 by Reviewer TV.

cd review: Chimpos, A Horse Splashes

Chimpos, A Horse Splashes 11 track CD from the guy at The Cow record store on Newport in OB. Back in the late 90’s this category was called y’alt-country and was an emerging genre. I liked it then and still do. This is a little campy but sounds sincere. Style ranges from twangy vocals à la SD’s Bartender’s Bible to […]

cd review: Puerto, Portugal

[Surf Music] Puerto, Portugal San Diego band Puerto’s Portugal CD of pre-pandemic tunes is easy to listen to surf music in the whimsical Dennis Wilson B-side vein, with strumming guitars and drum machine sounds. Melancholy lyrics and soft vocals in 6 songs that won’t harsh your buzz. [luxrecords.com]