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• Crate Digging - Slave Raider - What Do You Know About Rock n Roll?

  

  I'm the last person in the world you'd expect to review this album. I have no "nostalgic" fond memories for hair metal. In fact, I missed most of that scene,... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Body – I Shall Die Here

  

  So first off, let's just get this out of the way. I freaking LOVE this band. Over the course of 15 years now they have proven to be one of the more innovative... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Spotlight: Graveyard - Nashville May 30th, 2014

  

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  Posted on 02 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Aerosmith - Rocks - Side 1

  

  Recently some dudes I know on Facebook said "Aerosmith sucks." While it's true that starting with Permanent Vacation (1987), everything they've done has sucked... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 2014 Mid-Year Favorites

  

  So here I sit floundering over a mid-year dilemma of trying to filter standout albums for the year so far. As you probably know, if you’re into this sort of... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Jex Thoth - Blood Moon Rise

  

  One of the true pioneers of psychedelic retro 70's occult rock, Jex Thoth has been around since 2005. First under the name Totem but after one release, a... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Giant Sleep - S/T

  

  Giant Sleep concocts a mind tingling blend of proto-metal laced vocals and progressive stoner rock riffs. Dead Memories kicks things off with an enormous lead... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Zoetrope's A Life of Crime, Holocross' Holocross and CJSS' Praise The Loud

  

  So-- let me tell you a story....A story of a teenage metalhead, and this-- of some many, many years ago.My family lived in, we'll say, Location X. My dad's... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Indie Rock Band Provides Accompanying Music for Serialized Adventure Story,...

  

  A pulpy, novel-length story released for free in a series of installments, “The Ruins of Tropicalia”, is accompanied by new music by The Amends. "The Ruins of... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Justin Dzuban - Shakedown

  

  What do you get when you cross Johnny Cash with Mark Knopfler?Justin Dzuban.Dzuban is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who hails from the American Heartland -... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• EYEHATEGOD: Louisiana Loudsmiths Announce July Dates With Iron Reagan

  

  Following a successful live US invasion with Ringworm and Enabler, Louisiana loudsmiths, EYEHATEGOD, will take to the streets again next month on a brief but... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Ripple Conversation With Joe Satriani

  

  Thanks Mr. Satriani for taking the time to answer my email questions.Your book was an incredible read into your mind. As a guitarist myself, I found the tone an... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Blackwülf - Mind Traveler

  

  Is it possible to conduct a review without using the word "riff" or "Sabbath? Likely depending on what type of music you're investigating. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Ripple Conversation with Adam Savage, Guitarist Mongrel

  

  When I was a kid, growing up in a house with Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond,and Simon and Garfunkel, the first time I ever heard Kiss's "Detroit RockCity," it was a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• YOB: Doom Metal Trio Announces Mammoth UK/European Tour In Support Of Clearing...

  

  Long-running Oregon doom metal conjurors and recent Neurot signees, YOB, will embark upon a massive overseas trek this Fall. Slated to commence on September 3rd... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ogre - The Last Neanderthal

  

  Finally some kind of balance has been restored in my life. After a hiatus, broken only by a couple of reunion shows, Maine's finest, Ogre, are back kicking and... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Meshuggah - I

  

  I like bands I don't get. I like authors whose work I have to struggle to understand. I feel it makes me smarter in the long run to have to run,... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• SCION TO PRESENT SLAYER'S FALL 2014 U.S. TOUR A Merciless, Head-banging Onslaugh...

  

  When Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies and Exodus played a handful of dates together this past May, every date was sold out and fans experienced a night of some of th... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Beastwars - Blood Becomes Fire

  

  My knowledge of music from New Zealand is very limited to say the least. What little I knew is that extreme trve kvlt black metal has a stronghold there... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• A Ripple Conversation with Lillian Axe/Steve Blaze

  

  I spoke with Steve Blaze from Lillian Axe. The band has been around for a long time and even got into the Louisiana Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2014 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC