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• Black Breath - Sentenced to Life

  

  Sentenced to Life is pretty much an album of Entombed covering hardcore acts like Cro-Mags, Agnostic Front, Sick of It All, Discharge, and even Bad Religion.... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• John Coltrane -The Olatunji Concert: the Last Live Recording

  

  I have literally all of Coltrane's Impulse! label CDs, as well as the vast majority of his recordings for a myriad other labels.The Olatunji Concert (below... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ripple Theater - Ballad Of Mott The Hoople DVD

  

  Against all odds, I've become a big fan of Mott The Hoople over the past few years. I always liked some of their songs but never bothered to explore their... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Mirandom - The Memorandum

  

  This episode of Music Cops was filmed on location somewhere inside the continental United States of America. We pick up the action riding along with Officer... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Imminent Sonic Destruction – Recurring Themes

  

  Imminent Sonic Destruction. When you read a band name like that, it makes you think twice before you open the file and start listening. I mean, what if the... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Exciter - Death Machine

  

  Unlike my previous long winded rants that read like overstuffed versions of “War Peace”, this is less a review of Canadian speed metal band EXCITER’s new albu... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Boss Mustangs - S/T

  

  Lost along the top margin, printed in tiny block letters, are the words "File Under: The Boss Mustangs - Rock and Roll." Hell yeah! I mean, HELL YEAH! Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Les Discrets – Ariettes Oubliees . . .

  

  I have no idea what to say about this album. I think it’s brilliant. I think the soundscapes that Fursy Teyssier has created are wondrous and majestic. Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Hopes Die Last - Six Years Home

  

  I'll admit, I was apprehensive when I first saw this band. They were on a list with Modern Day Escape, Black Veil Brides, and Freshman 15, all bands I don't... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Anthony Green - Beautiful Things

  

  The music coming out this year has been nothing short of incredible and really hard to keep up with. I'm behind at least a couple months on what has been... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Del Castillo - Infinitas Rapsodias

  

  It is times like this that I really wish I was fluent in Spanish. I remember a high school Spanish 2 test where I was confronted with a photograph of a beautifu... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Goatwhore - Blood for the Master

  

  What follows, gentle reader, is my experience of their newest LP, Blood for the Master, wherein it may be safely assumed that your narrator is most thoroughly o... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Tony Bennett - Duets II

  

  Amy Winehouse's "Body and Soul," even if it weren't arguably the most famous "jazz improv" tune (via Coleman Hawkins' 1939 recording of the standard, where,... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ufomammut - Oro: Opus Primum

  

  My favorite Italians are back with a new album! About 2 years ago I was introduced to the joys of Ufomammut through their excellent album Eve. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Iron Claw Unleash New Single "Final Hour" Debuting New Singer, Gary...

  

  Capping off a year that found Scotland's Iron Claw being hailed as the Rock n’ Roll comeback story of the Decade, Iron Claw has roared back to build upon the... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Greenleaf - Nest Of Vipers

  

  Pre-release emails from Small Stone are always something to get excited about so I usually download them right away. I snagged this advance for Greenleaf withou... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Shining - Live Blackjazz

  

  Day One: I drove right up to the hotel entrance. It was the day the Undersight Hotel shut down for the winter season. The hotel manager walked out to meet us... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Archgoat – Heavenly Vulva (Christ’s Last Rites)

  

  Would you just look at that album cover? The blasphemy in metal just never ends. Not that I’m complaining or anything. I myself own a t-shirt and hoodie from... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2012 MUSIC

• Been Obscene - Night O' Mine

  

  This is exactly why I love the Ripple Effect so much.Chances are, I would have never heard the second album by Been Obscene if Racer hadn't sent to me. I... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Michael Schenker – Temple of Rock

  

  Having recently reviewed the latest super effort from UFO, it only seems fitting that I turn my Ripple gaze towards former-bandmate/crazy guitarist’s new... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC