While some of us are just getting used to the idea that a new year has begun, The Gift Of Ghosts haven’t had time since the ball dropped to pause and reflect back on the passing days. Spending time in the studio and living in a routine of band…

There was this expectation of a long, detailed saga on how singer and songwriter Jay Mickens found his way into music and has reached the point where he finds himself now. However, a carefree attitude seemed to reveal a past that with a simple decision, allowed for a journey…

SAYREVILLE, NJ—Best part of the holidays is having all the national acts from New Jersey home and playing shows to give you an excuse to avoid visiting family members. To kick off the Christmas weekend, I was out to what became a full house for the Senses Fail and…

NEW YORK, NY—The main question most of the people I spoke with concerning Dir En Grey’s winter tour was how they got paired up with The Birthday Massacre. Nevertheless, I was excited to see two bands I love. What also topped the night is something I love to boast…

NEW YORK, NY—Sunglasses would have been helpful for the VNV Nation show at Webster Hall, but I’m not one who keeps them at the ready at night. Already slightly late for the night’s headliners, as things kicked off a little before the scheduled show time (not cool), I walked…

Music isn’t the only sound that Japanese metal band Dir En Grey wants to get out to the world. They are calling for people everywhere to raise their voices and not just demand, but scream that the truth be revealed. In March of this year, the earthquake that hit…

NEW YORK, NY—For the Meowingtons Hax Tour, electro producer Deadmau5 set a new record for NYC venue Roseland Ballroom. Unofficially, I think you could also say he gathered a record number of people wearing glow-in-the-dark mouse ears under one roof, he now holds the venue’s record for consecutive shows,…

Originally planned as the beginning, The Raleigh Sessions  EP turned into a farewell for the band Amely. The seven-song EP was intended for a full-length album, the band’s first, however, this Florida quartet is moving on with other projects. Whatever the reasons, the self-recorded and produced tracks remain this…

I can only imagine it looked like a scene out of a Charles Dickens novel. A young street urchin caught in the winter air, peering eagerly at a warm meal behind the storefront’s window, society’s elite inside looking out at him as they devour tacos. Well, if Dickens lived…

NEW YORK, NY—New York City had an unseasonably cold chill in the air that made the night even more unwelcoming to be venturing around in it. But it was off to my very first World/Inferno Friendship Society show during the Halloween season, in which the weekend shows culminated with…