Urban Hillbilly Y’alt-Punk The Evangenitals, Introducing A New Americana by Reviewer Rob “… a unique presence in the neo-folk/freak-folk movement…” The Evangenitals are an LA alternative-country rock band (or y’alt-punk rock) that resists firm description. Upon first appraisal they appear to draw inspiration from country, hillbilly music, Southern spirituals/gospel and early 19th-century ship song as well as traditional Klezmer music […]
Evangenitalia
Oscars 2010
Will Academy Award nominees include San Diego’s Destin Cretton? By Scott Marks emulsioncompulsion.com When the Motion Picture Academy announces its nominees on Feb. 2, don’t be surprised if San Diego’s “Sundance Kid,” Destin Cretton, turns out to be an Oscar contender. The 31-year-old director of the dramatic short “Short Term 12″ could soon go down in history as South Park’s […]
Dream: 5 minutes. 3 producers. 2 main cast members
[Film] “Dream”: In the Making Read the whole article first, then see video embed at the bottom … 😀 Interviews by Lisa Gregory This will be short, though not as short as the film. “Dream” is a short film by Broken Wings Productions. Inspired by a short story by Jaiden Frost. Length: five minutes. Three producers. Two main cast members. […]
Sacred Temple Harlots
[Opinion & History] “Night Moths” … “Girls Who Earn” PROSTITUTION: FROM SACRED TEMPLE HARLOTSTO SIDEWALK CRACK WHORES by Jim Goad (Originally entitled Cash4Gash, this article is reprinted here, with gentle permission, from JimGoad.net.) In our old, battered, ugly English language, the word ‘prostitute’ signifies someone who sells both their body and their soul. To study the array of unsavory nuances […]
This Was My Way Of Dying Today
[Necrofeelya] Mirror pleasure death. And suddenly I felt okay, this was my way of dying today. Personal account from New Orleans by Brittany Vipond No one could hurt me, if I just kept walking. I asked him to light my ciggarette, not for advice. “What’s the matta girl, you’re so beautiful. I bet you could have any man you wanted, […]
The Future Of Rare & Used Book Sales
[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 […]
Hidden Lives
The Hidden Lives of Unhappy Hipsters “It was comforting to know that the neighbors had stopped speaking.” ::: “He couldn’t stand another night with that smug hookah.” ::: “He sipped his tepid coffee and pondered how to tell her that, in fact, the pants made the sack dress even less appealing.” ::: [From unhappyhipsters.com. ]
Flying Dog Barley Wine
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 got, and […]