[Photo] Jimmy Ovadia Is An Artist Whose Work Really Works by Reviewer Rob Earlier this year I caught a performance by artist Jimmy Ovadia at Quality Social painting boards as the after-dinner nightclub crowd listened to music and contemplated venturing out onto the dance floor. He was in the near corner of the room, by the entrance and out-of-the-way, but […]
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Jimmy Ovadia, commercial painter and performance artist
Monica Tullar And Rob Ruckus
Desert Denizens Photo by Reviewer Rob From my only recent trip to Las Vegas: photographer Monica Tullar and Rob Ruckus of the band The Vermin, photographed by me in about 2003 in Monica’s studio setup inside the house she owned semi-close to the Vegas strip. Ruckus was and probably still is a bartender at The Double Down, a well-known punk […]
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Reagan Youth at Brick By Brick, 10-1-14
[Live Show Coverage] Reagan Youth at Brick By Brick, 10-1-14 REAGAN YOUTH Proves Punk Rock Will Never Die but Paul Cripple would rather be playing HO– USE OF GOD by Reviewer Rob I shot the videos below as well as a photo gallery of Reagan Youth, “the reformed 80’s iconic hardcore punk band out of NYC,” this week at The […]
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Kelsie, in shorts
Kelsie Shows Off Her New Ink! Words and photos by Reviewer Rob Kelsie is a fine young model that was on the back cover of Reviewer Magazine a couple of issues back. Her personality is as pleasant as her smile. I really loved shooting with her again today. She’s all tatted up and sun tanned, back from her vacation. Kelsie shows off […]
new cd review: MOBY DICK: OR, THE ALBUM, by The Evangenitals
[new cd review] MOBY DICK: OR, THE ALBUM by The Evangenitals, 7 songs, evangenitals.com reviewed by Reviewer Rob There are certain types of albums that are the most fulfilling to review. They’re career overview “Best Of” retrospectives where a band or artist is summing up a life’s work in a single place. These types of cds might be released by […]
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book review: GG ALLIN My Prison Walls
[Books] GG ALLIN My Prison Walls 208 pages, hardcover, limited edition, 2500 numbered copies, cover is wrapped in black saifu cloth and decorated / titled in red foil blood stamping, $49.95, compiled with the collaboration of Merle Allin, from Aggronautix. reviewed by Reviewer Rob If you want full disclosure I never saw a GG Allin show. I may have been […]
cd review: GRIT by Stone Horse
GRIT by Stone Horse 10 tracks, stonehorse.net by Reviewer Rob the rock snob The core of this La Jolla-based working local bar rock band is a two-piece consisting of singer Danielle Spade and guitarist Carlos Rodriguez. Danielle has a sweet voice with the range of Grace Slick and the occasional emotional density of Janice Joplin in one song, then she’ll […]
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cd review: “Yoshimi” by The Adversary
“Yoshimi” The Adversary, featuring Jenny Electrik (1-track disc, 4:03 minutes) reviewed by Reviewer Rob A rather ordinary single track cover cd of “Yoshimi” by The Adversary. The disc sleeve doesn’t credit the Flaming Lips and leaves out the Pink Robots. From what I was told the artist was trying to plan a Burning Man style monthly party up in the […]