Fit For A King: Working Through the Discomfort Debra Kate Schafer January 16, 2019 Features, Interviews Not too long ago I had to pleasure of speaking to Ryan Kirby about the fantastic -- personal, yet relatable -- music that he and his Fit For A King bandmates make. Kirby was more than willing to delve in...
New Dark Age Doktor John January 16, 2019 Columns, New Dark Age Nights Out Necropolis This well-attended club night at Windfall for the first Saturday every month occurred on schedule Dec. 1 and again on Jan. 5 at the start of the new year, hosted by Father Jeff an...
aBIRD: “Hard Times In Two Dimensions” (Mint 400 Records) Debra Kate Schafer January 16, 2019 Albums, Reviews With fresh start in mind and intensity in his lyrics, Adam Bird has taken the creativity he always had and the musicality he always wanted and blended the two to create the perfect concoction of new and ...
Life Of Agony: Making It Happen Jenna Romaine December 19, 2018 Features, Interviews In the approximately 30 years since their inception, Life Of Agony have overcome numerous lineup and label changes to put out five full-lengths, three live and two compilation albums. The alternative metal outf...
Taking Back Sunday: Appreciating Where You Are Jenna Romaine December 12, 2018 Features, Interviews Taking Back Sunday know all too well that a lot can change in 20 years: band lineups, location, musical direction. But for every change, there’s something that remains the same: mic-swinging, a hoard of dedicat...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: School Drugs’ “Relative Suffering” Bob Makin November 29, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves 2 The Jersey Shore’s School Drugs channel ‘80s hardcore punk with “Relative Suffering,” their debut for the new Trenton-based indie Hell Minded Records. If you’re a fan of ‘80s hardcore, you’re going to...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Rachel Ana Dobken’s “When It Happens to You’” Bob Makin November 1, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Asbury Park-based multi-hyphenated talent Rachel Ana Dobken lives up to her acronym with a rad new record, “When It Happens to You.” Praise the Rock Gods, the Jersey Shore did not get a hurric...
Makin Waves Record of the Week: Natalie Farrell’s “Natality” Bob Makin October 25, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves Glad I finally caught up with Natalie Farrell’s four-song “Natality” EP because it’s a winner. Natalie Farrell is an Asbury Park-based singer-songwriter who effectively flirts with being a dance diva....
Shoreworld – Life Lessons, Love Lost and Man’s Best Friend John Pfeiffer October 24, 2018 Columns, Shoreworld Michael Patrick’s new CD, “John Wayne Movies” tells the tale of living, life and the memories we all hold dear. Marlboro-based country, folk, and Americana singer/songwriter Michael Patrick ...
Makin Waves with Wetbrain: Something Artsy This Way Comes Bob Makin October 18, 2018 Columns, Makin' Waves The prolific pop-art band Wetbrain are back with their third release in less than two years, “Things You Think You Thought You Knew.” One of the Asbury Park scene’s most underrated bands, Wetbrain con...
