15 Bands To Catch Live At Warped Tour Debra Kate Schafer July 11, 2018 Buzz, Features Warped Tour is coming around to New Jersey very quickly, and for the last time. Holmdel won’t be the same without the slew of pop punk, metal, and alternative rock bands that show up for that one fateful...
Yes: Steve Howe Talks Life, Steel Guitars, and 50 Years of Yes Debra Kate Schafer July 4, 2018 Features, Interviews 2 When a band does an anniversary tour, it’s often a 10, 20, or even 30 year celebration with band members still relatively young and spry, ready to take on their crowd of fans young and old. When bands ar...
Nine Inch Nails: “Bad Witch” (The Null Corporation) Debra Kate Schafer July 4, 2018 Albums, Reviews A Nine Inch Nails album, partially inspired by David Bowie. As if 2018 couldn’t get any weirder, that happened. Last week, NIN released a 30-minute long, six-track record entitled Bad Witch, which has st...
Spotlights – Flemington DIY, Oh Wonder, & Rob Jennings Debra Kate Schafer July 4, 2018 Goings-On Rockers of All Ages Welcomed in NJ Mark your calendars because on July 21 you should be packing your bag and heading to Flemington, New Jersey for an all ages (!) DIY concert lineup that you can’t mis...
Jesse McCartney On Creative Avenues And Not Having Regrets Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Features, Interviews There are three McCartneys that I believe can be considered household names, and two of them are related: Paul, Stella, and Jesse. Paul McCartney is, well, Paul McCartney. Sir Paul needs very little intr...
5 Seconds of Summer: “Youngblood” (Capitol Records) Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews It has been three years since we last heard from the Australian foursome who were first thrust into the spotlight opening for the English quintet (later turned foursome, as well), One Direction. Although...
The Get Up Kids: “Kicker” (Polyvinyl Records) Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews When I scroll through my music library on my phone, I always laugh a bit to myself when I get to the letter “H.” Why? Because I have about eight or nine songs with the name -- “Holiday” -- that range fro...
Welles: “White Trees and Red Trashes” (300 Entertainment) Debra Kate Schafer June 27, 2018 Albums, Reviews There are certain people in this world who just “get” music. Some of the biggest stars of today still don’t “get” music and they possibly never will. To be one with music is to clearly interpret feelings...
Death Cab for Cutie Welcomes The “Gold Rush” Debra Kate Schafer June 13, 2018 Buzz, Features I’ve been waiting for new a Death Cab for Cutie song for two years and for a new album for almost three. In the real world, that isn’t that long, but in the world of a fan, a simple year between records ...
Chvrches: “Love is Dead” (Glassnote) Debra Kate Schafer June 6, 2018 Albums, Reviews Creativity is not something that you can necessarily learn. Creativity is something that you have deep within you, found in the depths of your mind, alongside your hopes, dreams, and imagination. Creativ...
