Ken Eppstein Archives

Books: Greg Kihn’s "Rubber Soul"

by Ken Eppstein | Sep 7, 2013 | All Stories, Book Reviews, Reads | 0 comments

Books: Greg Kihn’s "Rubber Soul" With catchy radio-friendly tunes like “The Break Up Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em Like That)”, “Jeopardy”, and “Reunited”, Greg Kihn was one of the kings of power pop in the 70s and 80s. An excellent craftsman of pop...

Wanda Jackson: Unfinished Business

by Ken Eppstein | Jan 3, 2013 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments

Wanda Jackson: Unfinished Business My first real experience with Wanda Jackson’s music was a live show at Columbus, Ohio’s late-great punk rock night club, Crazy Mama’s in the early 1990s. Tiny, dark and dirty, Mama’s, was more of a dance club than a...

Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby: A Working Museum

by Ken Eppstein | Dec 5, 2012 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments

Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby: A Working Museum “A Working Museum” is Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby’s third full-length album as a collaborative couple and as the name implies, the Kickstarter-sponsored album is a curated exhibition of pieces reflective of growth...

Comic Guys Who Rock!

by Ken Eppstein | Sep 23, 2012 | All Stories, Book Reviews, Reads | 0 comments

Comic Guys Who Rock! The idea of “the evil twin” has become a pervasive cliche in our society. You’re confronted by a co-worker about an off-color comment made earlier in the day, and you blame your evil twin. Yuk-yuk-yuk. Everybody laughs and you get away with...

Rock Comics: Mix Tape #1

by Rockerzine | Mar 19, 2012 | All Stories | 0 comments

Rock Comics: Mix Tape #1 Here’s a confession: On my first read through of Mix Tape, I figured I was too punk rock to write a nice review. Mix Tape is a high school nostalgia and coming of age piece set in 1990 and the characters and their angsty teenage situations...

The Avengers’ Penelope Houston

by Ken Eppstein | Mar 18, 2012 | All Stories, Artist Interviews, Music | 0 comments

The Avengers’ Penelope Houston I was first introduced to the Avengers when I picked up the “Pink Album” at Used Kids Records in Columbus circa 1990. I didn’t know it was commonly called The Pink Album. The LP is actually eponymously titled, but the striking...

Kicksville Confidential #1: The Story of Norton Records Now As A Comic Book!

by Rockerzine | Jan 5, 2012 | All Stories | 0 comments

Kicksville Confidential #1: The Story of Norton Records Now As A Comic Book! Whoa! Wait! Hold on! Is it too late to amend my entry to the Rocker Contributors’ Holiday Gift Guide? Because Santa dropped a comic book into my stocking that blew away any ol’ sugar plum:...

Record Review – John Doe: Keeper

by Rockerzine | Nov 20, 2011 | All Stories | 0 comments

Record Review – John Doe: Keeper *The opinions expressed in this cartoon, lucid and delusional alike, are solely those of Ken Eppstein. He’s never talked to any former front men, legendary or not, in his life. _________________________ Dig these handsome...

The Cynics: Spinning Wheel Motel

by Ken Eppstein | Aug 1, 2011 | All Stories, Music, Music Reviews | 0 comments

While it would be tempting for me to start by saying “The Cynics are the best band you’ve never heard of,” a quick use of a the Music Enthusiasts Secret Decoder Ring would reveal that I was actually saying “The Cynics are a band that never hit stride in a...