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• A non-Sunday Conversation with Ogen

  

  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 Rock City," it was ... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Only Living Boy - Hide Nothing

  

  Who the hell do these guys think they are? First they hit me with the damnedest Deep Purple sound with “Lonely Puppy Blues.” Then, they make me wrap my mind... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Grand Atlantic - Constellations

  

  Does environment stimulate inspiration or does inspiration dictate the environment? That’s a question that can be asked over and over regarding Brisbane-based... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Brutal Truth - End Time

  

  Brutal Truth has always been one of my favorite Grind bands. Since the first time I heard Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses, I was hooked. I heard tha... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Julius Pittman & The Revival - Live Tonite

  

  I was hoping I wouldn’t like this album. I didn’t even want to listen to it. It says on the cover, just below Live Tonite, “funky southern soul!”. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Concrete Sun - Sky is High

  

  This gig is the greatest and one thing I'm learning fast is that my kinda music knows no boundaries or borders whatsoever. I'm listening to awesome tunes... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Valley of the Sun -The Saying of the Seers EP

  

  When I was visiting family in Kentucky earlier this summer I had no idea I was so close to such noteworthy new stoner rock. Cincinnati was just a hop, skip and ... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Grifter - S/T

  

  If Grifter didn’t exist I would have had to make them up. Three hairy, over the hill guys from Plymouth, England playing no frills heavy rock and living in a... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Two Faces Of Gookin Feat. D. Gookin and 2 Ton Bug

  

  I stormed into the claustrophobic room and slammed my hands palm down onto the table situated in front of the suspect. “Listen up Gookin! I’ve had enough of you... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Iron Claw's Brand New Album is out Now!

  

  Scotland’s Proto-Metal pioneers, Iron Claw, return with a long-awaited album of gritty, blues-based melodic heavy rock that is already garnering album of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Victor Wainwright and The Wildroots - Lit Up!

  

  We headed up I-5 on the way to a four-day three-night fishing/camping trip at McArthur-Burney Memorial State Park. It is a four and one-half hour zombie drive a... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

•  GARY MOORE LIVE AT MONTREUX 2010*FEATURING THREE BR...

  GARY MOORE LIVE AT MONTREUX 2010 *FEATURING THREE BRAND NEW SONGS* ~ON CD, DVD, AND BLU-RAY SEPTEMBER 20~ Eagle Rock Entertainment will release, on September 20... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Entrails - The Tomb Awaits

  

  Let me set the scene for you – As of today you’ll be locked inside of a house that is littered with human remains, dust and chemicals that could burn through... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Heartsounds – Drifter

  

  Dear Heartsounds, My name is Bobby but my Ripple Effect readers call me "Cicatriz". I am writing this letter to let you know how super fucking stoked I am on... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Banquets- Top Button, Bottom Shelf

  

  To be honest, I have been sitting on this album for quite some time now. They have been frequenting my playlist but I just haven't written them up. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Horn's Microreviews for Waveriders, Part Deux; Featuring Cauldron, Lair of the...

  

  Greetings and Salutations! Horn here, with a few more wee lil' reviews for you to scan. Please do enjoy! Cauldron- Burning Fortune: A cruder, lumbering,... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Soda Shop Com. Volume 2

  

  Who says you can't get something for nothing? Or nothing in life is free? Not me. Not when it comes to my collection of new stoner rock. I can thank The Soda... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• James Brown – The Payback

  

  1973 was a great year for heavy music – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Raw Power, Billion Dollar Babies, Tres Hombres, Razamanaz, Houses Of The Holy and the debut... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Descendents – Milo Goes To College

  

  I’ve been in quite the musical drought lately. Everything I’ve listened to recently hasn’t caught my ear quite the way I would want it to. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Lula Reed - Lula Reed 1951-1954

  

  I was watching American Idol. I never do that. After a few rounds the aspiring talent was packaged by handlers to be palatable to a larger audience. Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC