In previous iterations of this series I’ve sat my children down and had them listen to a track off a recent metal album that I had previously reviewed. Last time out I threw them a curve ball and played them my favorite track from 80s metal stalwarts, Warlock. Their reaction was a bit surprising – … More Childish Reviews #4: 80s Video Version
Some of the earliest and best memories I have are almost all music related. One man has been involved in one way or another in more of those memories than any other person – Willie Nelson. I don’t have ‘heroes’ per se. While I had favorite athletes as a child (specifically Mike Schmidt and too … More On Willie Nelson
If you live in or around Connecticut and you love music, then there is only one place you should be the last weekend in April – The Meriden Daffodil Fest. This year 31 acts will take over three stage the weekend of April 30 and May 1. Every year the Daffodil Fest offers up some … More Preview: The Meriden Daffodil Festival
This month will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the worst nuclear disasters the world has ever known. The Chernobyl disaster was not the first nuclear accident, sadly, nor would it be the last. But when you talk about the Cold War and you talk about nuclear power gone horribly wrong there may be … More Chernobyl and The Nuclear Playlist
A continuation of the monthly series where we explore some of the non-metal albums I’ve been rocking… Roger C. Reale – Oxford Beat To say that Roger Reale is a veteran of the Connecticut music scene would be a huge understatement. Most recently the bass player and front man of the fantastic blue rock four-piece, … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – April 2016
I can remember working in college radio in the mid-90s, on the phone with a label rep, talking about our metal youths. “Mine was like something out of Heavy Metal Parking Lot,” he said. “What the hell is Heavy Metal Parking Lot,” I asked. Roughly two weeks later a padded envelope showed up at the … More 30 Years Later: The Greatest Hits of Heavy Metal Parking Lot
While I enjoy perusing the occasional ‘most anticipated albums’ list, I don’t partake in them myself unless specifically asked. However, when the calendar flipped and another dying year gave birth anew if I had made one of those lists you can bet the farm that the new one from North Carolina’s Mount Moriah would have … More Review: Mount Moriah – How To Dance
A new installment of the monthly series where we explore recent metal releases currently in heavy rotation. Magrudergrind – II Six years. Six long years since Magrudergrind has graced us with a raging slab of some of the best grindcore around. But while 2016 has not been kind thus far to aging rock stars … More More (Metal) Guitar In the Monitor – March 2016
A continuation of our monthly series of posts where we look at some of the non-metal albums that are in heavy rotation. Hanging Hills – Sewn One of my favorite albums to come out of my backyard of Connecticut was The Great Divide from Hanging Hills. Two years and a move to Philly later Hanging … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – March 2016
Do you like your rock with an edge? Do you like it sounding like it should be played in a bar that has a strip club neighboring it on one side and a pot dispensary on the other, and not so secret hallways that lead to both? Maybe a place where people still smoke and … More Review: Black Wail – All You Can Eat
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