John Frusciante – The Empyrean – CD Review
John Frusciante The Empyrean Record Collection 7/10 Wow, I am really glad I don’t do drugs. This is...
R.I.P. Lux Interior – 1946-2009
Cramps Frontman Lux Interior Dead at 62 The Daily Swarm reports that Lux Interior, frontman of The Cramps...
Dan Lacy – Artist Interview
Dan Lacey isn’t the typical image of the starving artist. Until recently, the small businessman, freelancer and illustrator...
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk – Book Review
Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk Grove Press, New York...
Bubble Tape – Six Feet of Fun
It’s only a small pink container of gum, nothing more, and nothing less. It’s got none of the...
Chris Robley – Movie Theatre Haiku – CD Review
Chris Robley Movie Theatre Haiku Cutthroat Records 8/10 Chris Robley isn’t a cookie-cutter musician. Much of his recordings,...
Pop Evil – Lipstick on the Mirror – CD Review
Pop Evil Lipstick on the Mirror Pazzo Music 1/10 There is this music festival called Rock on the...
Joetown – Pills and Ammo – CD Review
JOETOWN Pills and Ammo JOETOWN Records 2/10* Please refer to “Pop Evil” review, but add in commentary about...
Trapt – Only Through The Pain – CD Review
Trapt Only Through the Pain 5/10 Okay, I thought that name sounded familiar. These are those guys who...
Robbert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine – CD Review
Robbet Bobbert and the Bubble Machine Self Titled Little Monster Records 10/10 These days it’s not unheard of...
NAMM 09
Ahhhhh, NAMM. It’s a glorious time. For any musician, regardless of style, genre, race, religious views, THIS is...
My Bloody Valentine 3D – Movie Review
My Bloody Valentine 3D Gimmick Hack-and-Slash is heavy on the “Hack”LionsGate Films A horror movie with 3D in...
Unearth – Interview
Unearth. Or is it UnEarth? Whatever. So, I find out I get to talk to a metal band...
Tattooed Steel – Fashion
God, why does good fashion have to fall under the trap of bad branding? Tattooed Steel makes lazer-etched...
Evan Mandery – Interview
Evan Mandery is dreaming no more. The CUNY professor and poker aficionado’s debut novel Dreaming of Gwen Stefani...
Valkyrie – Movie Review
Valkyrie United Artists Studios 6/10 Valkyrie stars Tom Cruise as a Nazi. Which is not all that unpredictable....