Sharks filmed at San Onofre

Great White Sharks Filmed In San Diego County Me my Shark and I from Chuck Patterson on Vimeo.

Google, Verizon & The End Of Fair Internet?

[Email] Google goes evil Steven Biel, MoveOn.org Political Action Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 6:47 AM To: rob reviewer Dear MoveOn member, Yesterday, Google and Verizon announced a horrifying proposal that would literally kill the Internet as we know it. Their plan? To create two separate, unequal sections of the Internet—one for big business that would be high-speed and exclusive, […]

book review: Neil Young, Long May You Run

[Book Review] Neil Young, Long May You Run: An Illustrated History By Daniel Durchholz and Gary Graff Voyageur Press Minneapolis, 2010, hardcover book review by Kent Manthie Into his fifth decade as an uncompromising, unpredictable and awe-inspiring songwriter Neil Young has touched the hearts and minds of many types of people: in other words, there’s no particular demographic for who […]

New Music

CDs and new releases various artists Dry County Drifters Broken Hearts and Second Chances This band is polished and has the clean sound of a seasoned country act. At first I thought they might be alt-country rock, but no, this is the real thing. It’s mighty country. I have to admit, by way of full disclosure, dear readers, that I […]

Matador Vegas Roadtrip Action

Matador Celebrates Its 21st Birthday With A Vegas Blowout From laist.com Ready for a road trip? Indie super label Matador is turning 21 this year. And what would any right-minded individual do to celebrate that milestone birthday? Head to Vegas of course. The Matador at 21 music festival, to take place at The Palms, October 1-3, boasts a ridiculous lineup […]

DVD review: The Ballad of Peter LaFarge

[Film] The Ballad of Peter Lafarge/Rare Breed The Ballad of Peter LaFarge (DVD) review by Jim Cherry Peter LaFarge was a proto-type for a rock star, he led a life that would be the envy of any writer. He was a rodeo cowboy, actor, playwright, folksinger, painter, manic depressive, drug user, all the things that burn in talent and leave […]

demo review: Poetic Poverty from Greedy Eyes

Garage Rock Lives EP review by Rob Poetic Poverty Greedy Eyes This is awesome psychedelic prog-punk that soars, just soars, from the first note of the first track! Then it slows down a bit and delivers a punkrock beat and vocals that sounds like it was recorded in a warehouse district basement or a dusty waterfront garage. I like the […]

Trasharella Ultra Vixen

The Showgirl Must Go On Rena Riffel remakes her directorial debut Trasharella as Trasharella Ultra Vixen and has plans to film a kind-of sequel to the mid-90’s dvd rental cult favorite Showgirls by Reviewer Rob As one would expect, Rena Riffel is physically gorgeous in person. Let me start out by saying that. The other thing is she comes off […]