Meat Cart Rally: Part II
In the rear-view mirror, I catch Schaffer squinting toward the green digital clock on the dashboard. I check my watch against the glowing digital readout behind the dashboard crystal. “Fifteen minutes.” His shoulders slump and I hear him go back to rooting around, triple- and…
Exclusive Interview: Bullet Tooth Founder/CEO Josh Grabelle
There’s no question about it; the music industry is in a state of transition these days. Piracy continues to be an issue and digital downloading is being replaced with streaming services like Spotify and Pandora. Constant advances in technology are allowing musicians to cut a…
In the Mirror
I am not the man in the mirror I am not the face looking back I am not the PBR can in my hand I am not the fleeing cocks when the pigs sniff out the barn I am not the bro equalizing my face…
The Single Girl’s Guide to the Holidays: How to Enjoy a Time You Should Loathe
Ah, the holidays. That magical time of the year when Jack Frost nips at your nose, hot chocolate is always readily available, and you can practically smell that mistletoe that you won’t be getting kissed under. If you relate to the latter, you are not…
Meat Cart Rally: Part I
Starting on Oscar Night 1960, Swifty Lazar, Hollywood super-agent and hyper-degenerate, started throwing these banger movie star orgies at his place just off of Mulholland Drive. All the greats would be there, depending on who was nominated that year—Jimmy Stewart, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Doris…
Interview: The Beer Burglars
On October 4, 2012, I sat down with Steel English aka Tommy Weeks, lead singer of The Beer Burglars—at our respective keyboards—for an e-interview. My goal—to get to the heart of this beer loving, bike riding band, who’s music screams fun (sometimes literally). Have a…
Book Spine Poetry
Post office messenger Wasted on the road A good man is hard to find
Interview: The Paramedic
Formed in 2010, Dayton, OH’s The Paramedic seamlessly blend blistering, breakdown-laden metalcore with indulgent synth-pop hooks. It’s like Parkway Drive and Panic At The Disco! met at a dive bar and became instant best friends. Having signed to NJ-based Bullet Tooth Records, The Paramedic is…
i see the blue car drive
I see the blue car drive up the street with it’s high beams Illuminating the crisp dark air and on the other side two girls stumble along the endless moving sidewalk towards the shiny starry house that roars from the insecure masculine crows of boys…
In The Know: NJ Local Artists
New Jersey, at this point and time, is best known for two things: Bruce Springsteen and The Jersey Shore, and with any luck the television show will soon be forgotten about. However, Springsteen and his legacy will continue to be heard and cherished throughout the…