Queued Up Video Gift Guide Part II Bryan Reesman December 4, 2019 Columns, Queued Up DEMOLITION MEN Let's face it: The Fast & Furious franchise may be fun, but the movies get dumber and dumber as they go along. (Hey, I've seen all of them.) Not that you care if you're a fan of Dwayne Jo...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N Roll Mike Greenblatt December 4, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll A Man Named Fima Based in Brooklyn, Fima Chupakhin, after adding keyboards to the projects of others, has now self-released his Water debut and it’s positively stunning. Over and above what he does to Monk’...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie December 4, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes OBLIVION HER MAJESTY – Philadelphia, PA Although these guys are not from North Jersey, they are from Philadelphia, with roots in South Jersey. I’m talking about a band called Oblivion Her Majesty. I happene...
Queued Up: HOLIDAY VIDEO GIFT GUIDE–PART I Bryan Reesman November 27, 2019 Columns, Queued Up UNHOLY FUN From the book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman comes Good Omens (2019), the tale of an angel and a demon who have been enjoying their time on earth over the last 6,000 years. But when they lear...
Reality Check: GORDON SONDLAND—THE HUMAN CARPET BOMB Trump Supporter & EU Ambassador Buries Everyone in Key Impeachment Testimony James Campion November 27, 2019 Columns, Reality Check “I know that members of this committee frequently frame these complicated issues in the form of a simple question: Was there a ‘quid pro quo?’ As I testified previously with regard to the requested White House...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll Mike Greenblatt November 27, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll Real Raw Rockabilly One In A Million (Rhythm Bomb Records), by Twisted Rod, is a compact punk take on fifties Southern rock ‘n’ roll, wherein the primitive/primal nascent roots of rockabilly are compounded ...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie November 27, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes SNAKE CANYON – New York City I love when I find great rock bands from New York City. It only proves that NYC is still the mecca for amazing music. This week, I found Snake Canyon, who in my opinion hav...
Everynight Charley’s Manhattan Beat Everynight Charley Crespo November 13, 2019 Columns, Manhattan Beat Sylvia Black/Berlin/October 18, 2019 Born in Alabama, Sylvia Black lived in California, Texas, and Massachusetts before settling in New York City. Although she initially aspired to be an actor, music became...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll Mike Greenblatt November 13, 2019 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll J. Howard Duff… Rock Star In 1973, 18-year-olds could legally drink in New Jersey. Bars all across the state catered to those 18 and over by employing live rock ‘n’ roll bands. It was a glorious time to be ...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie November 13, 2019 Columns, North Jersey Notes DEADTIDE – New York City They don’t make metal bands the way they used to, and Deadtide out of NYC makes playing metal look like child’s play. After listening to their song “Alteration,” I was hooked. I lov...
