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Comic Book Legend Al Williamson Remembered
October 3, 2010 | No Comment
Comic Book Legend Al Williamson Remembered

Many artists in the comic book industry are known for leaving their mark on the era in which they worked, but few are known for representing practically every era of the industry. That’s what made …

Nostaglia Fuels Metal Tour
October 3, 2010 | No Comment
Nostaglia Fuels Metal Tour

Special thanks to Megadeth and Roadrunner Records’ Blabbermouth for plugging this article on their respective websites.

Where was the thrash metal band Megadeth 20 years ago? About the same place they are now, except now they …

Dave Ellefson from Megadeth on Rejoining the Band, Rust In Peace, and a New Album
September 30, 2010 | No Comment
Dave Ellefson from Megadeth on Rejoining the Band, Rust In Peace, and a New Album

I conducted this interview with Dave Ellefson, founding bassist for Megadeth, to write an article to promote the band’s Jägermeister Fall Music Tour with Anthrax and Slayer. This historic tour would mark the first time …

Jason Miller Documentary Nears Completion
September 26, 2010 | No Comment
Jason Miller Documentary Nears Completion

Rebecca Ferris, like many people in Scranton, knew actor/playwright Jason Miller years before his untimely death in 2001. What puzzled her, though, was why the actor surrendered his virtually overnight national success for regional theater …

The Dictator’s Daughter
September 26, 2010 | No Comment
The Dictator’s Daughter

Alina Fernandez, the “illegitimate” daughter of Fidel Castro, fled Cuba in 1993 to escape her father’s oppressive community regime. While she ended up very different than the Cuban dictator, there is one thing she said …

Black Tide Enjoy Touring, Promoting New Single
September 26, 2010 | No Comment
Black Tide Enjoy Touring, Promoting New Single

In a Wal-Mart parking lot “somewhere in Texas,” Zakk Sandler, bass player of the Miami-based metal group Black Tide, waits for his bandmates to return with supplies before they hit the road again in their …