Jay Jay French’s Memoir Teaches You That Freedom Lies in Your Heart Sherry Thomas September 15, 2021 Books, Reviews How did the hit-song “Hey Paula” turn little Johnny Segal from the Upper West Side of Manhattan into Jay Jay French, the founder, guitarist, and manager of the world famous heavy metal band, Twisted Sister?&nb... Read More...
Dee Snider Wants to Talk – His New Album, ‘Leave A Scar,’ Is Making Sure That People Listen Debra Kate Schafer July 28, 2021 Features, Interviews Metal icon Dee Snider had already started taking a step back from music when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. As luck would have it, all the time off and the global unrest only set his artistry further into motion. ... Read More...
DEE SNIDER KEEPS ON FIGHTING Katherine Yeske Taylor October 21, 2020 Features, Goings-On, Interviews The original headbanger maintains his high standards on new live LP, plus upcoming book and film projects. Calling from his home in Los Angeles, iconic metal singer Dee Snider has a message for any Aqu... Read More...
ROSS THE BOSS IS A LEGEND IN LOCKDOWN Vinny Cecolini May 19, 2020 Buzz, Features, Goings-On The Dictators and Manowar guitarist was primed to hit the road with his namesake band prior to the Coronavirus pandemic. Read how he's been keeping himself busy. There is no denying Ross “The Boss” Friedman... Read More...
One-On-One With Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Michael Cavacini December 28, 2016 Interviews 1 Dee Snider, photographed at Clifton's Cafeteria on May 5th, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA (Tyler Curtis/ @tyliner) Less than 24 hours before Twisted Sister’s historic final performance, I interviewed the band’s f... Read More...
An Interview With Twisted Sister: They Wanna Rock! Twisted Sister to Rock the Rock Carnival One Last Time Tim Louie September 14, 2016 Interviews When I was a young boy, one of the first cassette tapes I ever bought with my own money was Twisted Sister’s Stay Hungry. I played that tape (yes, I said cassette tape) until it was eaten by my Walkman. (Yes, I... Read More...
Queued Up: ‘Crimson Peak,’ ‘Creed,’ ‘We Are Twisted F**king Sister!’ and More Bryan Reesman March 30, 2016 Columns CRIMSON PEAK (2015) The setup: In turn of twentieth century England, Edith, the literary young daughter (Mia Wasikowska) of a wealthy banker, is seduced by an ambitious inventor (Tom Hiddleston), who swe... Read More...
An Interview with Twisted Sister: The Fire Still Burns Bryan Reesman June 10, 2015 Interviews 1 Twisted Sister are true rock 'n' roll survivors. They have played thousands of concerts, and in the early pre-Dee Snider club days in the '70s they would perform five sets a night. They endured shunning by ... Read More...
Shoreworld: Asbury Park Music In Film Festival; AJ Pero – 1959-2015 John Pfeiffer April 8, 2015 Columns, NJ/NY Asbury Park Music In Film Festival - April 10-12 Citywide Asbury Park has long been home to many different events aimed at uniting music with other industry offerings, including a previous f... Read More...
Interview with Jon Zazula: Back In Full Force Chris MacDermott May 8, 2013 Interviews 3 Jon Zazula, better known as Jonny Z, can never be accused of not putting his money where his mouth is. In the early 1980s, Jon and his wife Marsha opened the notorious Rock N’ Roll Heaven record store at a ... Read More...
