Rant ‘n’ Roll: Dina Hall — Ballad of a Singer-Songwriter Mike Greenblatt April 2, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll Dina Hall wears a lot of hats. Songwriter. Guitarist. Bandleader. Activist. Mentor. Graphic designer. Yet listen to her sing John Prine’s “Angel From Montgomery” or his “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness” and yo...
Kam on Film: ‘Hotel Mumbai’—Harrowing Docudrama Recounts 2008 Mumbai Massacre Kam Williams April 2, 2019 Columns, Kam On Film On November 26, 2008, radical Islamists from Pakistan launched a series of coordinated attacks around the city of Mumbai which would claim 174 lives and leave hundreds more wounded. Within hours of the raid, th...
Makin Waves: Defiance Engine Bob Makin April 2, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves Jim Hogan has been bassist in two legendary Jersey Shore bands: hardcore punk outfit Dirge, featuring front man Jacko Monahan, who was booking Brighton Bar at the time and long after, and Daisycutter, a stoner ...
Reality Check: To The Ballot — Time for the People of New Jersey to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Arts Weekly April 2, 2019 Columns, Reality Check Eventually barriers do fall to those who are committed to breaking them down. — NJ Governor Phil Murphy In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When h...
Shoreworld: Denny Laine and Strawbs John Pfeiffer April 2, 2019 Columns, Shoreworld DENNY LAINE AT MCLOONE’S Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Denny Laine returns to McLoone’s Supper Club on April 5. This up close and personal show will feature the songs and stories of a fantastic career in mus...
Queued Up: 100th Column featuring The Dirt, Aquaman, and much more! Bryan Reesman March 27, 2019 Columns, Queued Up This is the 100th column for Queued Up! Welcome to an expanded edition for this month! NETFLIX FIX: THE DIRT (2019) Unlike other rock biopics, the long-awaited adaptation of Mötley Crüe’s infamous memoir im...
Reality Check: Cablevision Monopoly & The Moral Imperative Arts Weekly March 27, 2019 Columns, Reality Check I live in a fortified compound in the mountains. It is my life choice, well, my wife’s and mine. I choose only to live in an urban or rural existence. I want to be either lost in a sea of humanity or invisible ...
Shoreworld: Yawn Mower—Why Work Harder Than You Have To John Pfeiffer March 27, 2019 Columns, Shoreworld Yawn Mower is back with another EP on Mint 400 Records and a release party for Why Work Harder Than You Have To will be held at The Saint in Asbury Park on March 22. The EP was recorded by Pat Noon at Trax East...
North Jersey Notes: Audio Revival Tim Louie March 27, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes After living in Astoria for a bunch of years, I fell in love with that section of Queens, which also happens to be where I found love myself. That being said, I found a very cool band out of Astoria that you ne...
Kam on Film: ‘Unplanned’ Kam Williams March 27, 2019 Columns, Kam On Film Abby Johnson (Ashley Bratcher) was recruited by Planned Parenthood to do volunteer work when she was still an undergrad at Texas A&M. Her first job was to escort women seeking abortions from the parking lot...
