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North Jersey Notes: The Bad News, Scarlet Carson, A Lesson In Violence, And More!

June 6, 2012

I’ve written about these guys a few times, but now it’s time to officially introduce them with a feature. Singer Jimmy Forest is the former head honcho of the band Beatrix Kiddo, who is now defunct, but one... Read More...

North Jersey Notes: Vextion, Anaka and More!

Tim Louie

August 19, 2011

NJ/NY

VEXTION—Farmingdale, NJ Vextion drummer Rob “Bobman” Crowther recently reached out to me via theaquarian.com to let me know about his band’s recently released EP, called What I Am. Musically they’re a ha... Read More...

North Jersey Notes: Metal Gate Mafia, Apathy, D.R.I. And More!

Tim Louie

May 11, 2011

NJ/NY

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METAL GATE MAFIA—Medford, NJ I recently had a guy come to my house to fix my hardwood floors. When I told him that I wrote for The Aquarian, he told me that his nephew was in a band and that I should giv... Read More...

North Jersey Notes: Cover Her Face

Tim Louie

August 14, 2009

NJ/NY

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I recently received an email from Cover Her Face drummer, Jason Steiginga, wanting me to give his band a listen, or he wanted me to at least spread the word about his band. So, like I do with all bands that wan... Read More...

North Jersey Notes: Our Black Friday

Tim Louie

August 6, 2009

NJ/NY

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Ok, bear with me! No, you’re not going crazy! If the name Our Black Friday does look familiar to you, I did feature them in North Jersey Notes a few months back. Well, since that feature, the band has reunited ... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Labors of Love: Marty Friedman’s All-Consuming Musical Endeavors

The Luka State’s New Video Allows Album Highlight To Shine

#THROWBACK: LINDA RONSTADT — JANUARY 12, 1977

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

The Luka State’s New Video Allows Album Highlight To Shine

Alt Bloom’s Effortlessly Timeless New Single, “Tired”

Nightly’s “night, love you. (alt ep)”: Versatility Prevails

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

Reality Check: OUR MONSTER FIXATION

Makin’ Waves: Laurie Berkner: From Jersey Indie Rocker to Global Kindie Rocker

Reality Check: LET’S TALK FILIBUSTER

North Jersey Notes: The Bad News, Scarlet Carson, A Lesson In Violence, And More!

North Jersey Notes: Vextion, Anaka and More!

North Jersey Notes: Metal Gate Mafia, Apathy, D.R.I. And More!

North Jersey Notes: Cover Her Face

North Jersey Notes: Our Black Friday

#THROWBACK: LINDA RONSTADT — JANUARY 12, 1977

Labors of Love: Marty Friedman’s All-Consuming Musical Endeavors

Reality Check: OUR MONSTER FIXATION

Makin’ Waves: Laurie Berkner: From Jersey Indie Rocker to Global Kindie Rocker

The Luka State’s New Video Allows Album Highlight To Shine

#THROWBACK: LINDA RONSTADT — JANUARY 12, 1977

Labors of Love: Marty Friedman’s All-Consuming Musical Endeavors

Reality Check: OUR MONSTER FIXATION

Makin’ Waves: Laurie Berkner: From Jersey Indie Rocker to Global Kindie Rocker

The Luka State’s New Video Allows Album Highlight To Shine

#THROWBACK: LINDA RONSTADT — JANUARY 12, 1977

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