album review: Kut U Up, Worse Than Wolves EP

  Chill Punks   Release Date: July 2, 2013, digitally and on limited edition 12” black-and-clear swirl vinyl EP   Reviewed by Brent D. Tharp   Local San Diego band Kut U Up* have chilled out. Apparently, it took a while. More than ten years have passed since they put out Pulled Over…Your Eyes Are Telling Me Different Son, and starred in […]

The ENTIRE POINT of due process

[Opinion] the tyranny will eventually extend to yourself “If you can’t extend due process to your enemy, then you simply do not grasp the meaning of the Constitution…” by Lev Six Due process of law n. a fundamental principle of fairness in all legal matters, both civil and criminal, especially in the courts. All legal procedures set by statute and […]

Ekstrə Records Launch & Interview with Founder Aaron Hastings

[Dance Music] Aaron Hastings Brings “The Big Sexy Vibes” Tweet   “… I was educated in trance, house and breakbeats.” Interview conducted, article written and posted by Katherine Sweetman Aaron Hastings aka ARKON is the founder of the newly established ekstrə records (pronounced “extra” records) and the owner of Ajna Art Studio in San Diego. He started his music career in 1995 […]

The Evangenitals in The Gaslamp with Rev. Dr. Juli Crockett Feldman

Doctor Juli at Frauds And Swindlers, Downtown San Diego Tweet Juli Crockett of The Evangenitals at Frauds And Swindlers, 820 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, 8-10-13. Photo by Rob Rowsey for Reviewer. It’s been about three years since I’ve seen Juli play or spoken to her really. I did some print coverage of her band, The Evangenitals, in Reviewer Magazine back […]

“Groovy And Linda” … dvd review: Elements, in SHOT BY KERN

[Bonus] Elements, in SHOT BY KERN Tweet music and video dvd insert review by Reviewer Rob Elements, DVD containing the music of Thurston Moore, approx 59 minutes, which is an insert in back cover of the photo art book Shot By Kern (hardcover with DVD, 8.9 x 11.8 inches, 288 pages, $ 39.99 released May 2013 by Taschen    (dvd […]

CD review:Rooftop Revolutionaries, Resolute

[new music] Rooftop Revolutionaries, Resolute Tweet Heavy Metal Protest Music For The Occupy Generation reviewed by Reviewer Rob Heavy metal is alive and this is some for the Occupy generation, rock and roll protest music for pissed off citizens that have a right to be heard. Back in the 60’s lots of bands got on the anti-war wagon and made […]

Meet Matt Strachota, Y’alt-Country Rocker, Anti-Statist

[Interview] Matthew Strachota: “I’m An Anarchist!” Tweet Printed below is a Q&A taken from an IM exchange conducted recently via Facebook with Matt Strachota, formerly of Bartender’s Bible, a now split-up Americana y’alt-punk band in San Diego. His new band is Trailduster, also in the olde-timey Americana genre. They played in early July at The Black Cat bar in City […]