MUSIC REVIEWS by Kristina Clayton Dirty Kings Electric Dirt Nice guitar riffs, smack-ass bass and rump-rockin rhythm coming from this trio of musicians. Electric Dirt is one of the better underground rock albums even though I think the singer is a bit tone def. That would not matter at a live show in a noisy bar. We would probably catch […]
Music Reviews by Kristina Clayton
music reviews – Mossback, Swandive, Arcs, The Black Beauties
Mossback: “Mishmash” (Self-released) Mossback is a new, fresh face in town. Their debut, “Mishmash”, gives one pause and then moves along at a steady pace. The music is a melancholy, guitar-laden, gritty rock & roll. It is not unlike “Jar of Flies”-era Alice in Chains, that same kind of mellow, acoustic, rock with an undercurrent of nihilism, just waiting to […]
[legalize it] Medicinal Marijuana
MEDICINAL MARIJUANA VIDEO INTERVIEW “Sanate Bill 420” ~ heh heh… Let’s talk pot. Here’s an interview, in a series of segments because of the limitations imposed by YouTube, with the guys at Halluci-Nation in Clairemont. This was shot yesterday, 1/17/07. Sorry about the poor sound quality. There’s some kind of loose gear clicking or whatever in this Nikon CoolPix pocket […]
Green Travel
[Green Travel] The Morality of Travel by Sandy Dhuyvetter Travel and Tourism offer many benefits in our personal lives and the positive social and economic impacts far outweigh any other activity or industry. Travel in its purest is the exchanging of culture; the act of crossing borders and celebrating diversity. All these positive benefits ultimately point to greater understanding between […]
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 […]