Owen: O, Evelyn Polyvinyl Records, 2011 www.polyvinylrecords.com www.owen.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie Mike Kinsella is a busy guy – he is a brilliant songwriter, a great drummer and a clever guitar player. These qualities keep him in demand – he’s got several projects he works in – he’s an on-again/off-again member of American Football, sometimes drops in and jams on […]
Owen’s new CD-single
BEST LIQUOR!!!
Kent’s Favorite Liquor By Kent Manthie So, just what is Kent’s favorite libation? Even though these days I drink mostly water and haven’t drank – I mean REALLY drink – for about 9 years or so – the last time I remember getting loaded was in Tijuana, I drank a bottle of inexpensive Mescal, which is basically Tequila, just not […]
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 […]
Finally – a funny AND intelligent book worth reading
Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed A Novel by Lance Carbuncle (Self-published, ©2007) Reviewed by Kent Manthie For those of you who’ve been keeping up on the world of hip, urbane and witty “underground” novels and the people who write them, you are right, I am going backwards: I reviewed Lance Carbuncle’s latest, most recent novel, Grundish and Askew […]