One of my favorite drummers of all-time has always been none other than Vinnie Paul, whom we all remember as the power foot behind Pantera, Damageplan, and his current band, Hellyeah. Most of all, we remember Vinnie Paul as the older brother of late guitar hero, Dimebag Darrell, who…

My bro Jeff Dixon from the band Lowbuz recently emailed me that his buddy, Bruce Walker, was opening a tattoo shop in Fair Lawn, NJ, right next door to my old stomping grounds of Saddle Brook, NJ. Needless to say, it was a pretty easy find. Bruce’s Jerzey Tattoo…

I just read an email that I received from Mario DiNizo , who plays guitar and sings for a North/Central Jersey hard rock band called The 39. Mario wrote me saying that he reads North Jersey Notes often, and was wondering if I would check his band out since…

I was recently contacted via Twitter to check out this band out of Hoboken, NJ, who call themselves Midnight Mosaic, and I have to tell you, I still have no verdict on this band—even after listening to a few songs on their site (reverbnation.com/midnightmosaic). I had the opportunity to…

I think I might’ve found my favorite band of 2012! I am totally obsessed with them, but I can’t take credit for finding them. They kind of landed in my lap! I recently went to see my brother from another mother, Jeff Hardee, perform with his Alice In Chains…

If I asked you if you knew the name Mark Evans, many of you might scratch your heads wondering who he was. If you were a diehard fan of the legendary AC/DC, you would know right away who Mark Evans was. Mark Evans was AC/DC’s bass player from 1975…

I was recently emailed about a thrash metal band out of Monmouth Junction, NJ called Condition Critical, and at first, I was a little skeptical about giving them a listen because a lot of times when a band tells me that they’re a thrash band, they usually turn out…

You have to love when you get a CD from a bunch of kids because you want to see how they measure up in talent as you did when you were their age. Well, Going Dark out of Livingston, NJ, really pushed my measurement to its limits. These kids…

Last year, my girl won a trip through work to beautiful Costa Rica! It was there, where we learned the phrase “Pura vida,” which was used as a greeting in this rainforest region. Pura vida translated from Spanish means “the pure life,” “plenty of life” or “full of life.”…

I just got texted a link to a brand new music video from my boys Panzie* for their song “All American” and I have not been able to shake the song from my head since! I love this band! They’re badass and there is nothing Panzie* about them! Check…