May 29, 2012
Brutality, Beer and Bicycle Rides: A Review of Meshuggah, Baroness and Decapitated in NYC
The night started early, perhaps a bit too early. My plans for taking an hour nap or so before heading to my buddy Danny’s place…
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March 26, 2012
Kinda Famous Folk Metal Bands with Chicks in Them
I’ll admit it. If there’s a girl in the band, I’m automatically more interested. Yes, I know it’s the twenty-first century, ladies can do stuff…
March 14, 2012
A Very Belated Concert Review
A couple weeks ago, I kind of lost my shit at work and decided it was time for an escape. Having wrangled one free ticket…
March 2, 2012
Interview with Graffiti Writer MONE
MONE is a New York City graffiti writer and Freight King who’s been in the game for over two decades, before it became the latest…
February 20, 2012
My Lifelong Struggle with Metal Trivia
At work, we talk a lot about how important it is for students to have background knowledge of influential people and important historical events…
January 13, 2012
Richard Christy: From Death in a Storage Locker to a Room with a View
Twenty-seven years ago, a Kansas farm kid named Richard heard Van Halen’s new song “Hot for Teacher” and begged his parents to buy him…
January 7, 2012
Jewelry and Hip Hop Meet Their Maker in Audiowear
By Nora Lewis Allen Photography by Louise te Poele Originally published in The Mercurial, 1/4/12 Rarely do art, music, culture and collaboration come together…