Kohib Make Fire-The Remixes 8D Promo Tweet Reviewed by Kent Manthie Kohib, a Scandinavian dance combo has just released Make Fire -The Remixes. It’s a CD featuring 9 songs of “Nu-Disco” on it, each track re-mixed by a different outfit, e.g. “Push Me Down” has four versions, remixed by four entities: track one, remixed by Stoyvind; track four and five […]
Dance Until Your Brain Falls Out!
A Refreshing Blast of Mellow Music
Victor Villarreal Invisible Cinema Joyful Noise Records, 2011 Tweet Review by Kent Manthie This, the new solo CD from Victor Villarreal, guitarist extraordinaire, Invisible Cinema, is a real departure from his appearance on the latest Joan of Arc CD, Life Like, on which he appears as one of the twin lead guitarists (Tim Kinsella also plays guitar). Life Like is […]
OWEN is Back & Better than ever!!!
Owen Tweet Ghost Town Polyvinyl Records, 2011 www.polyvinylrecords.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie The new CD by Chicago’s Owen, Ghost Town will prove to people that Mike Kinsella is not just a small-time nobody, but a great talent that deserves a bigger audience. He is a talented multi-instrumentalist, an especially gifted guitar player and drummer, witty, satirical and has a great […]
The London Riots – a veteran writer/Londoner speaks out on the BBC
“Our political leaders had no idea…” Tweet The London Riots – a veteran writer/Londoner speaks out on the BBC Darcus Howe, a West Indian Writer and Broadcaster with a voice about the riots. Speaking about the mistreatment of youths by police leading to an up-roar and the ignorance of both police and the governement. Intelligent black male. SEND THIS TO […]
An “Unquiet” Storm
An “Unquiet” Storm Tweet Blaze Eisner An Unquiet Mind Self-Released, 2011 Reviewed by Kent Manthie Just came across this unique album by local guy, Blaze Eisner, entitled An Unquiet Mind. The album was put together with no label support, which, nowadays, is almost irrelevant. It’s a project that was done with two other people: Darla Hawn on drums and Rick […]
new music: 2 CDs
TweetCompany Car Stop Hitting Yourself Company Car Music, 2011 www.companycarmusic.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie A new DIY band that hails from San Francisco, Company Car, is a basically listenable, not off-putting band that has a certain upbeat quality to their songs that, unfortunately, we have to put in that box called “Emo” – now, after so many hits to the […]
New Music worth digging:
Tweet Death Valley High Doom in Full Bloom Minus Head Records Label Contact: brad@minushead.com Reviewed by Kent Manthie This slick, dope-metal outfit has Hollywood written all over it: the shiny veneer, PVC practically showing through the speakers. It’s got a primal sexual urge to it that only reaches a humanoid catharsis through cocaine or speeeeed. Dope In Full Bloom is […]
Time for Government to Catch Up to Reality!
The Politics of Pot By Kent Manthie Tweet On Friday, May 27 severe new regulations were slated to go into effect in the city of San Diego – a de facto ban according to supporters of the right of those who qualify and who continue to suffer from various illnesses due to the asinine politics of trying to overturn what […]