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Lacuna Coil Get Through ‘Dark’ Times with Fan Support
April 29, 2012 | No Comment
Lacuna Coil Get Through ‘Dark’ Times with Fan Support

After recording six full-length albums, two EPs, and a DVD, selling over 800,000 units in the United States alone, Cristina Scabbia, one of two lead vocalists in the Italian goth metal outfit Lacuna Coil, will …

Free Comic Book Day Reminds Us to Read, Not Just Watch
April 29, 2012 | No Comment
Free Comic Book Day Reminds Us to Read, Not Just Watch

Looking back on the last several years, it’s hard to remember when the summer blockbuster movie season didn’t contain at least two or three multi-million-dollar superhero movies, but believe it or not, I grew up …

‘Rhythm of the Region’ Remembers Local Music History
April 29, 2012 | No Comment
‘Rhythm of the Region’ Remembers Local Music History

When Conor O’Brien is asked what his favorite local concert was, he can’t simply pick just one.
The first on his list was one of his first shows ever at 14-years-old – Captain, We’re Sinking and …

‘God Bless America’ Asks for a Kinder, Gentler Nation Through Violence
April 22, 2012 | No Comment
‘God Bless America’ Asks for a Kinder, Gentler Nation Through Violence

If comedian-turned-indie-film-director Bobcat Goldthwait’s new movie, “God Bless America,” was classic English theatre, it might instead be entitled “The Importance of Being Nice.”
But it’s not. It’s classic American wish fulfillment, an over-the-top, violent dark comedy …

Shinedown Always Reaching Higher
April 15, 2012 | No Comment
Shinedown Always Reaching Higher

Eric Bass, bassist and pianist for chart-topping rock band Shinedown, always knew that he wouldn’t be making a conventional living.
Growing up in musical family, his mother a vocal and piano teacher, he learned to play …

Revolver Golden Gods Awards Put Music, Not Ratings, First
April 15, 2012 | No Comment
Revolver Golden Gods Awards Put Music, Not Ratings, First

Televised award ceremonies just bore the hell out of me.
I don’t watch the Academy Awards because I can’t sit through two hours of lame jokes and awkward speeches for 10 minutes of highlights, and I …