I know a place in my dreams where you can be a star… Do you believe in destiny? Do you believe that some things are just meant to be? We travel through life making left and right turns, careening around corners, often mistakenly avoiding what we need the most. But what if some paths are … More Review: Violent Mae – Kid
Another weekly round up of select tracks from the family iPod. This week includes punk rock, death metal, bluegrass and more… Broads – The World May Be Over One of my current favorite acts in the world is Australia’s Broads, a duo comprised of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, Kelly Day and Jane Hendry (who performed as … More Notes From The iPod Vol. 3
A monthly wrap up of the recently released albums we are digging but didn’t have a chance to review in full. This time around the non-metal version… Tuesday Saints – Hard Luck Town The collaboration between Connecticut multi-instrumentalists Jeff Burnham and Nanette Addesso, Tuesday Saints has spent the last year or so refining their sound. … More More (Non-Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – November 2015
We created a lot of fun features in my nearly two years writing for Lonesome Noise. One of those features I’d like to revive here for your viewing/listening pleasure is called More Guitar In The Monitor. This was a monthly wrap up of recently released albums I didn’t get a chance to review in full. … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – November 2015
On the eve of the first day of the 2015-16 school year my 15-year old proclaimed at the dinner table that she planned on wearing the above pictured vest to school. It elicited two very different reactions from her two very different parents. Both responses were, frankly, predictable. I exhibited a somewhat controlled burst of … More The Battle of the Battle Vest
The second post in an ongoing series featuring select songs that we shuffled through in our family travels… Amorphis – Into Hiding As I mentioned in a previous post, it took awhile for the 11 year old to come to the Dark Side when it came to the gruff vocals. She’s still not completely sold … More Notes From The iPod Vol. 2
One of the unwritten rules of reviewing albums, or really of most any ‘journalistic’ piece, is to not write in the first person. Over the last few years I’ve reviewed hundreds of albums for multiple sites and until this review I’ve never felt the need to break that proverbial fourth wall. But when sitting down … More Review: Kristian Harting – Summer Of Crush
We get a ton of catalogs mailed to the house, especially this time of year as the Holiday Season quickly approaches and manufacturers of all kinds desperately want you to buy their crap. About a month ago my 15 and 11 year old got bored one evening and decided to defame one of the clothing … More Corpse Paint Babies
I listen to a lot of music while I’m driving. A lot. I don’t listen to commercial radio at all. There is literally nothing on commercial radio that I would a) like to listen to or b) haven’t heard a million times already. I will occasionally pop onto one of the many college radio stations … More Notes From The iPod Vol. 1
There’s something almost primordial about a good riff, something that shakes the very core of our beings when the right notes hit the right timing. Some bands toy with the riff, use it as an accessory. It’s the fancy china hidden away and revealed for only special occasions. Other bands use the riff as the … More Review: Wizard Eye – Wizard Eye
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