North Jersey Notes Tim Louie July 24, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes TIME MARCHES ON – Asbury Park, NJ When I hear the phrase “time marches on,” Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” comes to mind. Out of Asbury Park, NJ comes a young alternative rock band, who might change ...
NEW DARK AGE: The Special Steampunk Edition Doktor John July 24, 2019 Columns, New Dark Age Steampunk Con June 21 - 23, 2019 It was billed as “the alternative Steampunk Con,” hosted by impresario Jet Berelson’s entertainment organization, Vampire Freaks. The last Steampunk World’s Fair, was hel...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘n’ Roll Mike Greenblatt July 24, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll The Guitar Is the Star Canadian guitarist Kevin Breit named his second Stony Plain Records solo album Stella Bella Strada, which loosely translates to “beautiful star of the road,” after his new guitar, spe...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie July 16, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes RISE AMONG RIVALS – Baltimore, MD Yes, I know these guys aren’t from North Jersey – or anywhere in Jersey for that matter. They are, however, performing at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ this Thursday night (7/18)...
Reality Check – POWER TO THE JERSEY PEOPLE: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Will Be on Us James Campion July 16, 2019 Columns, Reality Check It seems to me an unjust law is no law at all.Saint Augustine Due to the abject failure of this Democrat-led New Jersey legislature with the usual 19th century bullshit from useless Republicans, our...
North Jersey Notes: Sonic Blume Tim Louie July 9, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes SONIC BLUME – Asbury Park, NJ This week, I found an interesting band online that is not really my cup of tea, but after listening to a few songs on the band’s Spotify page, I couldn’t stop listening to them...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘n’ Roll Mike Greenblatt July 9, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll 2 Meet Me On Southern Avenue I’ll be on Southern Avenue for a while because I Keep On (Concord Records) playing this Memphis band’s second album. Their 2017 self-titled debut had me up nights dancing by mysel...
Makin’ Waves with Chalk and the Beige Americans Arts Weekly July 3, 2019 Columns, Makin' Waves On the eve of the Garden State Hip Hop and Makin Waves Summer Rap ‘n’ Rock Tour, Chalk and the Beige Americans talk about hitting the road and entering the studio, while sharing their soul-hop history. Base...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘n’ Roll Mike Greenblatt July 3, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll 7-3 Mike Greenblatt’s Rant’n’Roll Advice From Waylon Somewhere between roots rock and no-frills hard-country, singer-songwriter Bryan Haraway grinds it out on this self-titled gem (Part Time Criminal Mus...
Bryan Reesman’s Queued Up Bryan Reesman June 26, 2019 Columns, Queued Up STAR BORN SAVIOR I've got to be honest: I watched Captain Marvel (2019) after I went to see Avengers: Endgame. As it turns out, it was fine to see this slightly smaller scale film after that mammoth Marvel ...
