[Q & A]
Ducky Waddles Emporium Survives
One of San Diego’s fine art bookstore owners talks candidly about the challenges of staying in business in today’s cyber-oriented environment.
“The proliferation of hand held hardware platforms that display e-books such as Amazon’s Kindle will render print books almost obsolete.”
A discussion with Jerry Waddle, book seller and art dealer.
Email interview [...]
The Hidden Lives of Unhappy Hipsters
“It was comforting to know that the neighbors had stopped speaking.”
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“He couldn’t stand another night with that smug hookah.”
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“He sipped his tepid coffee and pondered how to tell her that, in fact, the pants made the sack dress even less appealing.”
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[From unhappyhipsters.com. ]
Emily Wells
The Symphonies: Dreams, Memories & Parties
Creative Control Records
Review by Kent Manthie
It’s been a little while since I last wrote up a review of Ms. Wells. Last time it was for her debut solo CD, Beautiful Sleepyhead and the Laughing Yaks. What I can recall of that disc is that it was a beautiful, atmospheric [...]
Barley Wine Review
Flying Dog Horn Dog Barley Ale
by Jennifer Nastri
At one point in time I was quite a beer snob. Ironically before I was twenty-one my taste in beer was strictly imports or microbrews only. It had to cost $12 a six-pack to be good enough for me. The older I got, the cheaper I [...]
Sonic Youth – House of Blues, San Diego January 7, 2010
[Unattended] review By Kent Manthie
Something finally great rolled into San Diego on Thursday night: Sonic Youth played at the San Diego House of Blues.
SY now are officially a quintet with the addition of producer/engineer extraordinaire, Jim O’Rourke, who is or is not a member – [...]
Analysis
By Kent Manthie – Jan 9, 2010
When making an announcement that he won’t be running for governor of New York (like we really need or want the likes of him), “former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani…claim[ed] that this nation “had no domestic attacks” under President George W. Bush.”*
And you wonder why this idiot isn’t [...]
Lady Gaga Video Chronology
By: JA!DEN*FROST
Lady Gaga has become one of the most discussed and controversial pop sensations of our time. Whether it’s negative or positive reviews, she always tends to push the envelope of society’s tolerance to eccentricity. Some actually indulge in her antics and obscure fashion, by interpreting them as implications. At Vigilantcitizen.com.com an [...]
Avatar
(James Cameron, USA 2009)
review by Tash Jones
Following the commotion of this release, it was almost impossible to go in without a fixed Judgement. If you’re a fan of anything James Cameron has worked on, most notably The Terminator and Titanic then you are more than likely to have high expectations, as a fan of all [...]
Scott Brown, Pimp
Thanks A Lot Massachusetts
Political Analysis by Kent Manthie
With the crazy, upset victory of Republican Scott Brown, a jerk who, during his victory speech, even pimped out his daughters, saying “…they’re available”. Well, at least they’re over 18 and he’s not inviting statutory rapists to come sweep them away, but that would be poetic justice. One of [...]