METAL GATE MAFIA—Medford, NJ

I recently had a guy come to my house to fix my hardwood floors. When I told him that I wrote for The Aquarian, he told me that his nephew was in a band and that I should give them a listen. So, I did…

Out Of The Past And Into The Now

Some of the most passionate and memorable music came out of the ‘80s and ‘90s. The list of iconic artists and hit songs are too massive to list here but suffice to say that they will live forever in the minds…

When my bro Ian Krier, guitarist for the band Star Killer, asked me to check out his band, it was pretty much a no-brainer. Ian and singer Jasin Cadic were always supportive of my old band. They would come down and see us perform whenever they were in the…

Mike Montrey is back with a new concept and a CD that was inspired by the thinking of Henry David Thoreau. That’s right Thoreau’s Walden is mentioned as the guideline here when explaining the creation of art for art’s sake. Everything in the entertainment industry is labeled with expectations that…

JAMES ARLOWE AND THE RUFFIAN CIRCUS—Freehold, NJ

I recently received an email asking me to give a listen to James Arlowe And The Ruffian Circus from Freehold, NJ. I did give them a listen and I have to say that these guys are pretty amazing. James Arlowe And The…

Kansas is Trenton singer Sheli Aarden’s second effort and the first to feature her in front of an electric band. Her disk was recorded by the ever-capable Sean Glonek (The Commons) at his SRG Studios in Hamilton, NJ and it features some of the local music scene’s most notable…

PROCESS OF FUSION—Staten Island, NY

Usually, I don’t take referrals from Dave Incognito from Incognito Theory. Let’s face it: the guy has poor taste in music. Then again, he did like every band that I was in, so I might need to rethink that last statement. Anyway, I received…

Listening to George Wirth has always been a Sunday morning pleasure. His writing has a comfortable, homegrown pace with reflections of tradition and yesteryear vitality that beam across his platters like charged particles from the aurora borealis itself. His narrative point flashes polar-lit displays of emotion and ionospheric tales…

LUMINIS—Springfield, NJ

Luminis singer Tara Oritz emailed me recently looking for coverage for her band. I went and gave Luminis a quick listen and found them to be rather interesting. The music was heavy at times with some really melodic and mellow changes and powerful, almost operatic, vocals from…

Chemtrail: Youth Obsessed Death Culture

The very term Chemtrail brings forth icy imagery of space-aged emissions draped in coded secrecy. High above the surface, their condensed form holds shape for what seems like an eternity before free falling into the atmosphere, drifting into complex and scattered disarray and stretching…