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Recalling the Avondale Mine Disaster
August 28, 2011 | No Comment
Recalling the Avondale Mine Disaster

With many of the graves in the Washburn Street Cemetery in West Scranton dating back almost 150 years, countless loved ones from the past have long since been forgotten as their friends and relatives died …

Gowan Still Enjoys Sailing Away with Styx
August 21, 2011 | No Comment
Gowan Still Enjoys Sailing Away with Styx

Some musicians struggle their entire lives to establish successful careers, but Styx singer Lawrence Gowan has managed to create two during his lifetime.
Refusing to rest on his laurels, Styx continues to tour the world and …

Fear the Quality of “Fright Night” Remake
August 21, 2011 | No Comment
Fear the Quality of “Fright Night” Remake

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but can you judge a movie by its trailer?
These days, it seems like you can.
While I’m usually a pretty open-minded guy, just the very idea of remaking …

Legendary Guitarist Billy Gibbons on His Favorite Songs, Fox’s “Bones,” and the Longevity of ZZ Top
August 19, 2011 | One Comment
Legendary Guitarist Billy Gibbons on His Favorite Songs, Fox’s “Bones,” and the Longevity of ZZ Top

When you get the rare opportunity to interview one of the greatest living guitarists in the music business today, even by e-mail, you certainly don’t pass it up, so when I heard “That Little Ol’ …

Atreyu Drummer Plans to Make It ‘Hell or Highwater’
August 14, 2011 | No Comment
Atreyu Drummer Plans to Make It ‘Hell or Highwater’

While many bands on the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival are continuing their established acts, Hell or Highwater has given several musicians the chance to Begin Again, as their new album so aptly states.
The hard …

Scranton Public Theatre Finds Moral Sense in ‘Nunsense’
August 14, 2011 | No Comment
Scranton Public Theatre Finds Moral Sense in ‘Nunsense’

Agnes Cummings has portrayed women of the cloth during her 33 years with the Scranton Public Theatre, but she’s never played one quite as entertaining as Sister Robert Anne.
The popular character from Dan Goggin’s Nunsense …