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Just in time for the heavy metal Christmas shopping season, European author Alexandros Anesiadis delivers his latest — a thorough and riveting encyclopedia-type account of the hard-working DIY American bands that created an important underground music scene that’s well worth remembering.
In the news today: Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Faith No More, INXS, Lenny Kravitz, Live, Motley Crue, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Soul Asylum, Stone Temple Pilots, Van Halen, Weezer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Animal Collective, Steel Panther, Zola Jesus, Gorilla Biscuits
600 miles. 18 hours. 10 cans of Monster. 3 tanks of gas. 2 Anthrax CDs. For Christopher Long there was 1 mission - to see the RockNRoll Chorus live in concert. Hard core. It’s how we roll.
A Very Special Christmas: Icon (Universal Music). Review by Michelle Wilson.
The Greatest Hits (Universal Republic). Review by Christopher Long.
Reimaginator. Review by Joe Frietze.
The Greatest Love Songs of All Time (Arista / Sony Music). Review by Christopher Long.
Photographer Phil Griffin captures one of rock’s best-loved bands in this behind-the-scenes Bon Jovi must-have.
Heavy Music (Beatville). Review by Jen Cray.
Alex Woodard (Adrenaline/Woodshack). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Good Night Glamour, Good Morning Disaster (Near Music). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Forget the scientific defintion; all you need to know about Polymer is their music. Brittany Sturges foregoes her Organic Chemistry homework to figure it out with the band.
Despite rain and hot weather, Bon Jovi heads back to Philly to give them yet another taste of some bad medicine. Brittany Sturges approves.
They may not be on a soap opera, but their music was! Brittany Sturges and IKE’s lead singer, John Faye, dish the dirt on what ‘s next for the band.
Drowning Out The Television (Low Watt). Review by Andrew Ellis.
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Dead Letters (Interscope). Review by Andrew Ellis.
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Live – No Food Jokes Tour (Image). Review by Andrew Ellis.
Before Everything & After (A&M). Review by Stein Haukland.
Everything Changes, Everything Stays the Same (Tapete Records). Review by Peter Lindblad.
Stories I Only Tell My Friends (Blackbird Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Bone Bells (Pyroclastic Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
In this installment of his popular weekly series, Christopher Long recalls rolling up on a used record joint in Myrtle Beach where he scored a clean and quiet vinyl copy of Hermit of Mink Hollow, the 1978 masterpiece from Todd Rundgren, for just $2.
Ink 19 spoke with Brendan James to discuss the inspiration behind Chasing Light, his uniquely alluring sound, and why he makes music.
Serving as an inspirational beacon for aspiring musicians and artists — women and men alike — Beat Keepers: The Next Chapter may not be a big-budget feature, but its heartbeat is HUGE!
Let the Good Times Roll (Vegas Records). Review by Bob Pomeroy.