Another edition of our monthly round-up series where we highlight some of the non-metal albums that have been in constant rotation… Wöljager – Van’t Liewen Un Stiäwen This album from Germany’s Wöljager (the one-man project of Helrunar’s Marcel Dreckmann) was originally conceived as a theater play revolving around the story of a certain type … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – May 2016
Time for another edition of our monthly series where we take a look at what metal albums have been recently rocking our world… Germ – Escape Australia’s Germ are the newest end vision of metal vet, Tim Yatras. While the ‘blackened shoegaze’ bandwagon seems to be getting a little overcrowded with a bunch of bands … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – May 2016
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
I am convinced, beyond a reasonable doubt, that one of the greatest books ever written is the whimsical, “Go the F*ck to Sleep,” written by Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortes. There may be no book that better encapsulates the pure essence of parenthood the way this book does. That essence being that your … More Toddler Tales Vol. 4: Go The F*ck To Sleep
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
Skáphe – Skáphe2 Back in February, Philadelphia’s Skáphe released their second album, with the CD version coming to us from ever interesting I, Voidhanger Records. Upon first listen this was an album I truly had a hard time trying to compartmentalize. It’s an album that is as confounding as it is intriguing, and that’s meant … More More (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
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