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Los Straitjackets Take New Directions With Old Friends

August 23, 2017

photographer information:Jim Graham230 North 2nd StreetPhiladelpiha PA 19106215-592-7272jim@grahamstudios.com In their two-and-a-half-decade, 15-album hot streak as America's foremost instrumental guitar co... Read More...

Making Some Tasty Waves With Black Flamingos

Bob Makin

May 17, 2017

Interviews

You have to hand it to a band who is so in love with their genre of music that their efforts to turn everyone else onto it turns into a regional trend. That is the case with Black Flamingos, whose members c... Read More...

Makin Waves 30th Anniversary Concert Series

The Aquarian Weekly

April 19, 2017

Goings-On

Back in the winter of 1988, veteran entertainment writer Bob Makin handed in his first assignment to East Coast Rocker. A couple of days later, then Managing Editor Jay Lustig, the dean of today’s NJ music writ... Read More...

The Basment Sessions: The Basment Sessions Vol. 3 & 4

Bob Makin

April 12, 2017

Albums

The Basment Sessions are a Seattle-based super group who record most Sundays during the summer after rotating members smoke a few trees, drink shots of tequila, and bond over barbecue. Perhaps intentionally... Read More...

Talking With Dan Matthews Of The Black Clouds: Veteran Jersey Shore Band To Rock Asbury Park And Seattle

Bob Makin

March 22, 2017

Interviews

It’s hard to believe that after 12 years as an independent band, The Black Clouds have put out their third on their own Capacitor Records. Most do-it-yourself acts don’t last a third of that time,... Read More...

An Interview With Dentist: Dentist Bring A Smile To Asbury Park

Bob Makin

November 30, 2016

Interviews

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The indie surf-garage four-piece Dentist know that Asbury Park is a fun place to be any time of the year, not just in the summer. That’s why they agreed to play the Halfway to Memorial Day Party on Dec. 2 w... Read More...

Screaming Females Won’t Work For Red Bull: An Interview With Screaming Females

Bob Makin

November 2, 2016

Interviews

This chat with New Brunswick-based indie-rock trio Screaming Females took place after their first tour of Australia, during the New Alternative Music Festival organized in Asbury Park by their Don Giovanni ... Read More...

Mint 400, Sniffling Indie Kids Present Rock Fest

Bob Makin

September 7, 2016

Columns

Indie rock scene veterans Neil Sabatino of the Mint 400 Records label and the band Fairmont and Frank DeFranco of the Sniffling Indie Kids label and the band NGHTCRWLRS have teamed on projects before,... Read More...

An Interview with The Battery Electric: Rock ‘N’ Roll The Way It Should Be

Bob Makin

July 13, 2016

Interviews

The Battery Electric make rock 'n' roll the way it's supposed to be: fun, irreverent and spine-rattling. A mix of The Rolling Stones, The Stooges, New York Dolls, The Ramones, and Kiss blended with a bit of... Read More...

Ari Katz – Humbled By It All: Lifetime Front Man Chats About Influence On Vital New Brunswick Basement Scene And New Project, Mitylion

Bob Makin

June 22, 2016

Interviews

2015-6-17 Asbury Park NJ. Ari Katz (Mity Lion) photographed at his house in Asbury Park. Photo: Greg Pallante Lifetime front man-lyricist Ari Katz has been an influence on punk, hardcore, emo and ... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

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

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

THE AQUARIAN’S 25 BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

The Five Star Read That Is “Do You Feel Like I Do?” [Review]

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

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

Reality Check: THE REAL VICTIMS OF “THE BIG LIE”

Los Straitjackets Take New Directions With Old Friends

Making Some Tasty Waves With Black Flamingos

Makin Waves 30th Anniversary Concert Series

The Basment Sessions: The Basment Sessions Vol. 3 & 4

Talking With Dan Matthews Of The Black Clouds: Veteran Jersey Shore Band To Rock Asbury Park And Seattle

An Interview With Dentist: Dentist Bring A Smile To Asbury Park

Screaming Females Won’t Work For Red Bull: An Interview With Screaming Females

Mint 400, Sniffling Indie Kids Present Rock Fest

An Interview with The Battery Electric: Rock ‘N’ Roll The Way It Should Be

Ari Katz – Humbled By It All: Lifetime Front Man Chats About Influence On Vital New Brunswick Basement Scene And New Project, Mitylion

#THROWBACK: ROLLING STONES – FEBRUARY 2, 1983

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

Reality Check: THE LONE STAR STATE DISASTER

STEVE LUKATHER ON MAKING MUSIC AND FINDING LOVE IN THE TWILIGHT ZONE

JOSEPH WILLIAMS TALKS WHERE HE’S AT MUSICALLY

QUEUED UP: Featuring The BeeGees, Bill & Ted, and Mockumentaries

THE FLAMING LIPS PONDER CREATIVITY FROM INSIDE A BUBBLE

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