Nightclub Atmosphere

Here’s what is hopefully the first edition of on ongoing photo series of atmosphere shots focusing on nightclub and cocktail lounge interiors. This will be where we examine and celebrate the intimate settings that so many of us take for granted, the functional art and kitch inside our neighborhood bar. RR Two Shots Below: bric-a-brac on the wall of The […]

Eon McKai's GIRLS LIE Beauty Bar LA party photos

Last week Reviewer Magazine sent photographer Jim Steinfeldt the info about Eon McKai’s GIRLS LIE dvd release party at the Beauty Bar in Hollywood, and Jim came through with the photos. He even got a few that are allegedly of Eon himself. The alleged Eon shooting his pocket Leica. Eon again. Adult film actress Dana DeArmond and friend. An eclectic […]

new music: San Diego Hardcore Scene Report

Current San Diego Hardcore Scene Report by Chad Stroup Our fine town has always had a slew of great hardcore punk bands over the years, but they are often overshadowed by bands in Los Angeles or other larger cities. This “ scene report” is being created to give a voice to those unheard bands. There are plenty of other more […]

Music Reviews by Chad Stroup

Music reviews and San Diego hardcore scene report By Chad Stroup The Fix: “At the Speed of Twisted Thought” (Touch & Go Records) This is a reissue that many have been anticipating forever. The Fix are both legends and obscurities. Their two singles (from 1980 and 1981) were pressed in such small numbers that they were often bootlegged, and the […]