There are classic records that stand the test of time: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, Prince's Purple Rain. For me, one of those records is Distorted Lullabies by Ours. Released in 2001 under Dr ...
Editorial: Best Heavy Metal Albums of 2021
2021 was another banner year for heavy metal. Below is my list of the best metal records of the year. Cradle of Filth- Existence Is Futile Dani and company return in top form on this album. Existence an aggressive, nihilistic record a ...
Brad Cox and Skitzo Calypso
In five days from the time of writing this, it will have been five years since I attended my first and only Skitzo Calypso concert. A few months following that performance, I would have the opportunity to interview frontman and singer-songwriter, Br ...
Alternate fiction: Otherwise Perfect
Jesse and Wes are college seniors and best friends who have seen each other through it all. But when tragedy strikes Jesse's family during the holiday season, his severe depression returns and threatens to tear their friendship apart. Wes is determ ...
Interview: Brad Cox [“Children Of The Program”]
Going on four years ago, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brad William Cox, vocalist for the bands We Love the Underground and Skitzo Calypso, and now author of a novel entitled “Children of The Program” (review). Additionally, he’s released an a ...
The Killthrax Tour: The Fillmore
"Are you shooting the Killthrax show on April 3rd? You really should," encouraged a fellow photographer at a show a few months back. And boy, am I glad I did! With a line-up of The Devil Wears Prada opening for a co-headlining tour of Killswitch ...
Alter Bridge / Nonpoint – The Fillmore Silver Spring
You know those moments when you realize you underestimated the situation? Those times when it clicks a little too late that you may not have taken all the factors into account. Recently, I had the pleasure of a moment just like that – arriving to ...
Interview: David Judson Clemmons on ‘Generation Vulture’
David Judson Clemmons has had quite an extensive career. He began his musical journey as a member of the duo, Ministers of Anger. Then he was the frontman of the great, but short lived, prog metal band called Damn The Machine, featuring ex-Megadet ...
Interview: Massimo Usai of Confrontational
Italy's CONFRONTATIONAL recently released its first full-length album, entitled A Dance Of Shadows. This has been labeled as synthwave, as well as dark retro wave. I'd label it as addictive! I've been a fan and follower of the band's mastermind, ...
Interview with guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal
B#: I normally go into a spiel about the person I’m interviewing, giving people a bit of background on with whom I’m speaking. However, I thought I’d try something different this time. If a stranger walked up to you and asked, “Who is Ron ...