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REALITY CHECK: TRUMP & RUSSIA – THE LAST CHAPTER

August 5, 2020

The weird, bizarre and dangerous history between the current president of the United States and Russia, specifically its tyrannical president Vladimir Putin, took another odd turn this week after Donald Trump ... Read More...

MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI

Bob Makin

August 5, 2020

Columns, Interviews, Makin' Waves

The New Jersey native spoke earnestly about what Ocean County did for him, his perspective on life, and his musical journey – both before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. Like all artists trying to mo... Read More...

REALITY CHECK — TRUMP POLICE STATE

James Campion

July 29, 2020

Columns, Goings-On, Reality Check

The Final Vestige of a Fascist Game Show Host President The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I'm from the government and I'm here to help.’ &nb... Read More...

BRYAN REESMAN’S QUEUED UP

Bryan Reesman

July 1, 2020

Columns, Goings-On, Queued Up

Veteran writer Bryan Reesman has you covered with his monthly round up of new releases and hidden gems available via home video and streaming. ONE SHOT AT GLORY It’s hard to make a film that can ... Read More...

JAMES CAMPION’S REALITY CHECK

James Campion

July 1, 2020

Columns, Goings-On, Reality Check

William Barr's criminal syndicate is illustrative of systemic anarchy in what are likely the final days of Trump. The Justice Department is a sinkhole of criminal activity and another miserable stain on... Read More...

MAKIN WAVES WITH HOUSTON & THE DIRTY RATS

Bob Makin

July 1, 2020

Columns, Interviews, Makin' Waves

Even during a pandemic, this punk rock three-piece are 'Rockin’ the Dirty Jerz.' The Phillipsburg-based punk trio Houston & the Dirty Rats are the epitome of Makin Waves having played 100 shows in a... Read More...

REALITY CHECK: THE UNTOUCHABLE TRIUMVIRATE OF MILITARY, RELIGION, AND POLICE

James Campion

June 24, 2020

Columns, Goings-On, Reality Check

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I applaud the people protesting every day around the world since that atrocity a few weeks back that took the life of yet another black man at the hands of a lunatic white cop. This is odd for me, the man who ... Read More...

MAKIN WAVES WITH STELLA MROWICKI’S CONTAGIOUS COURAGE

Bob Makin

June 9, 2020

Columns, Makin' Waves

YOUNG & DIY: 21-year-old Jersey Shore-raised Stella Mrowicki is a marvel who writes, performs, and records her songs on a variety of instruments, then produces, mixes, and masters them herself. Stelle M... Read More...

REALITY CHECK: “I CAN’T BREATHE” PART II

James Campion

June 3, 2020

Columns, Goings-On, Reality Check

A riot is the language of the unheard.- Martin Luther King Jr. Minneapolis is burning. A police precinct is breached. There is the usual looting and insanity, calls for calm, mayoral and gubernatorial s... Read More...

MAKIN WAVES KEEPS A ‘TIGHT LIP’ WITH SHORE SCENESTER JOY VAY

Arts Weekly

May 22, 2020

Columns, Goings-On, Makin' Waves

Jersey Shore outfit Tight Lipped make punk rock with as much attitude as it’s ever had. The four-piece punk group Tight Lipped, led by scene veteran Joy Vay—also of TV Tramps infamy—has a new seven-song EP,... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Royal & The Serpent Talks Silver Linings and Stability [Feature + Watch & Listen]

The Suitcase Junket and the Exploration of Doomfolk [Feature + Watch & Listen]

DAVE MASON IS FEELIN’ ALRIGHT

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

VESSEL OF LIGHT RAISE THE DEAD AND THE DECIBELS ON ‘LAST RIDE’

LZZY HALE AND LAMB OF GOD’S MARK MORTON RECORD COVER OF THE BLACK CROWES’ “SHE TALKS TO ANGELS”

Black Stone Cherry’s “The Human Condition” – Groovy, Gritty, and Warm

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: THE FINAL RECKONING OF AN AMERICAN ENEMY

Reality Check: THE PREDICTABLE OUTCOME OF THE 2020 ELECTION

Makin Waves: Top 10 NJ Indie Albums of the Year

REALITY CHECK: TRUMP & RUSSIA – THE LAST CHAPTER

MAKIN WAVES WITH FRANK LOMBARDI

REALITY CHECK — TRUMP POLICE STATE

BRYAN REESMAN’S QUEUED UP

JAMES CAMPION’S REALITY CHECK

MAKIN WAVES WITH HOUSTON & THE DIRTY RATS

REALITY CHECK: THE UNTOUCHABLE TRIUMVIRATE OF MILITARY, RELIGION, AND POLICE

MAKIN WAVES WITH STELLA MROWICKI’S CONTAGIOUS COURAGE

REALITY CHECK: “I CAN’T BREATHE” PART II

MAKIN WAVES KEEPS A ‘TIGHT LIP’ WITH SHORE SCENESTER JOY VAY

#THROWBACK: AUGUST 27, 1975 — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Royal & The Serpent Talks Silver Linings and Stability [Feature + Watch & Listen]

The Suitcase Junket and the Exploration of Doomfolk [Feature + Watch & Listen]

Reality Check: THE FINAL RECKONING OF AN AMERICAN ENEMY

VESSEL OF LIGHT RAISE THE DEAD AND THE DECIBELS ON ‘LAST RIDE’

Reality Check: THE PREDICTABLE OUTCOME OF THE 2020 ELECTION

Royal & The Serpent Talks Silver Linings and Stability [Feature + Watch & Listen]

The Suitcase Junket and the Exploration of Doomfolk [Feature + Watch & Listen]

Reality Check: THE FINAL RECKONING OF AN AMERICAN ENEMY

VESSEL OF LIGHT RAISE THE DEAD AND THE DECIBELS ON ‘LAST RIDE’

Reality Check: THE PREDICTABLE OUTCOME OF THE 2020 ELECTION