Ape Survival of the Fittest Barred Records Reviewed by Kent Manthie Canada’s Ape has just released their first full-length CD, not counting the very limited demo they made, but not for the public at large, although, those who get into Ape will, no doubt, find themselves looking for it. Anyway, the new album is entitled Survival of the Fittest and […]
Something borrowed, something blew…
This Was My Way Of Dying Today
[Necrofeelya] Mirror pleasure death. And suddenly I felt okay, this was my way of dying today. Personal account from New Orleans by Brittany Vipond No one could hurt me, if I just kept walking. I asked him to light my ciggarette, not for advice. “What’s the matta girl, you’re so beautiful. I bet you could have any man you wanted, […]
book review: Grundish and Askew
Ugly Tales and Parables Grundish and Askew, Novel by Lance Carbuncle Vicious and Galoot Publishing, Tampa, FL, 2009 Reviewed by Kent Manthie So many fans, a real “cult-following”, if you will, loved Lance Carbuncle’s first novel, Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed that he was motivated enough to write a follow-up. This came out in the form of the […]
Sky Dancin’ With Marine Biologist
AntiQuark, Sky Dancer Hungry Eye Records Review by Kent Manthie The other day, someone turned me onto a relatively new band, AntiQuark, and their new CD, Sky Dancer, out now on Hungry Eye Records. AntiQuark is threaded by electronica, rock, pop and a kind of new-new wave style. Their first single, if you want to call it that, “Man From […]
The Future Of Rare & Used Book Sales
[Q & A] Ducky Waddles Emporium Survives One of San Diego’s fine art bookstore owners talks candidly about the challenges of staying in business in today’s cyber-oriented environment. “The proliferation of hand held hardware platforms that display e-books such as Amazon’s Kindle will render print books almost obsolete.” A discussion with Jerry Waddle, book seller and art dealer. Email interview […]
Hidden Lives
The Hidden Lives of Unhappy Hipsters “It was comforting to know that the neighbors had stopped speaking.” ::: “He couldn’t stand another night with that smug hookah.” ::: “He sipped his tepid coffee and pondered how to tell her that, in fact, the pants made the sack dress even less appealing.” ::: [From unhappyhipsters.com. ]
The Silver-Spun Voice and the Golden Violin
Emily Wells The Symphonies: Dreams, Memories & Parties Creative Control Records Review by Kent Manthie It’s been a little while since I last wrote up a review of Ms. Wells. Last time it was for her debut solo CD, Beautiful Sleepyhead and the Laughing Yaks. What I can recall of that disc is that it was a beautiful, atmospheric showcase […]
Scott Brown, Pimp
Thanks A Lot Massachusetts Political Analysis by Kent Manthie With the crazy, upset victory of Republican Scott Brown, a jerk who, during his victory speech, even pimped out his daughters, saying “…they’re available”. Well, at least they’re over 18 and he’s not inviting statutory rapists to come sweep them away, but that would be poetic justice. One of his daughters was […]