North Jersey Notes Tim Louie February 18, 2020 North Jersey Notes JUMP THE FALL – Boston, MA These guys, Jump The Fall, are without a doubt not from North Jersey! In fact, they come to us from Boston. If I can’t find the talent in Jersey, I will have to look elsewhere! Lu...
Reality Check–THE GHOSTS OF HATE & FREEDOM: In Praise of Jojo Rabbit, The Best Film I Have Seen in a Decade James Campion February 10, 2020 Columns, Reality Check “We have to dance to show God we are grateful for being alive.” The power of satire, when done fearlessly, unapologetically, and with a sense of artistic duty laid out through the centuries by such masters ...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie February 10, 2020 Columns, North Jersey Notes STEVEN KEENE – Brooklyn, NY Sometimes it’s good to hear something you don’t hear every day. When I was sent a link to check out Steve Keene’s new EP, It Is What It Is, it was definitely not something I woul...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll–A One-On-One with Actor Artie Pasquale of The Sopranos Mike Greenblatt February 10, 2020 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll So how was Sopranos-Con at the Meadowlands Expo last November? It’s hard to describe to people. It was absolutely fabulous. I was a minor player, basically, compared to some of the heavy-hitters, but the pe...
Makin Waves with Solace Bob Makin February 4, 2020 Columns, Makin' Waves When I was a young upstart in the New Jersey music scene during the alternative rock boom of the late eighties/mid-nineties, four bands rattled my spine a bit more than most others: Monster Magnet, Nudeswirl, ...
Reality Check–Reader Responses James Campion February 4, 2020 Columns, Reality Check I believe that Trump’s incredible miscalculation of Syria will lead to terrible consequences in Iraq and also Iran. (PRESIDENT TERRORIST – Issue: 10/23/19) For a man who applies zero forethought to anything, h...
Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll Mike Greenblatt February 4, 2020 Columns, Rant 'N' Roll Leftover Salmon Tours as a Duo Jam band Leftover Salmon’s co-founders—Vince Herman and Drew Emmitt—are out as a duo and they’ll hit Philadelphia’s City Winery February 12 and two shows at New York City’s Ci...
North Jersey Notes Tim Louie February 4, 2020 Columns, North Jersey Notes NORTH JERSEY NOTES UPDATES: Congrats to my brother, PJ Farley, from Trixter, RA, Eric Martin Band,and just about every cover band in New Jersey. PJ just inked a deal with a record label called HighVolMusic ...
QUEUED UP Bryan Reesman January 29, 2020 Queued Up KOOKY BUT NOT ALTOGETHER OOKY While their original mid-1960s TV show only aired for two seasons (but produced 64 episodes), the Addams Family have continually re-emerged in one form or another, including a ...
Reality Check–IMPEACHMENT FOLLIES: Another Element of Governing Where No One Wins James Campion January 29, 2020 Reality Check Impeachment is hard. There have only been three in the nearly 244 years of this nation’s existence. Considering the rogue’s gallery of insipid fuck-ups that have served as president, that means you really h...
