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Hundreds Line Up to Get Obama Tickets in Scranton
November 29, 2011 | One Comment
Hundreds Line Up to Get Obama Tickets in Scranton

Fervent supporters of President Barack Obama lined up in front of Scranton High School on Monday in hopes of receiving one in a limited number of tickets to see the commander-in-chief speak in that same …

Vanilla Fudge Still ‘Hangin’ On’ After ‘Farewell’ Tour
November 27, 2011 | No Comment
Vanilla Fudge Still ‘Hangin’ On’ After ‘Farewell’ Tour

Classic rock band Vanilla Fudge may have had their biggest hit back in 1967, but the group is still living the same message of its lyrics over 40 years later.
Vanilla Fudge’s “Farewell Tour” with the …

A Tale of Two Very Different Frontmen
November 27, 2011 | No Comment
A Tale of Two Very Different Frontmen

Special thanks to Maynard James Keenan himself for plugging this column on the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Puscifer and A Perfect Circle as well as his own personal Twitter and Tool’s Twitter, and thanks …

Five Finger Death Punch Living the ‘American Capitalist’ Dream
November 20, 2011 | No Comment
Five Finger Death Punch Living the ‘American Capitalist’ Dream

Five Finger Death Punch may have only burst onto the heavy metal scene in 2005, but the band is already headlining arena tours and refuses, much their aggressive moniker, to compromise for any less.
The band’s …

Langor Vanquishes Conventions with ‘Ladyblade’
November 20, 2011 | No Comment
Langor Vanquishes Conventions with ‘Ladyblade’

This is the fourth article in a continuing series I started called NEPA Mixtape, which profiles bands and solo artists from northeast Pennsylvania and allows readers to download a free song chosen by the musicians …

PETA’s Super Mario Ploy Doesn’t Suit Me
November 20, 2011 | No Comment
PETA’s Super Mario Ploy Doesn’t Suit Me

I’ve spent many years of my life (or wasted many, depending on your perspective) playing Super Mario Bros. video games, but never once did it cross my mind how cruel I was being towards those …