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  A mere twenty-eight seconds into Joel Gilbert’s extensive Bob Dylan Revealed documentary, the subject matter himself warns us “There’s many sides to the coin, y’know, and you haveta really, uh, the longer you go on, the more sides you show that are, that are, that are there to be, uh, unraveled.” So! If you […]

  I love Keith. You love Keith. We ALL love Keith Richards. In fact, very personally speaking, if it wasn’t for my first encountering the hallowed words “Chuck” and “Berry” on some extremely early Rolling Stones record, and then seeking out “No Particular Place To Go” in particular, I probably never would have ventured past […]

CHROMATIC BLACK/Self Titled (OK Good Records) I thought this was gonna be some generic modern rock, but how wrong I was. This was some awesome punk rock with tons of killer hooks and vocals. The tunes had my head nodding to the tunes and the heavy guitar and bass filled my ears with sounds that […]

Veteran SoCal socio-musical historian Domenic Priore, sitting alongside a tiki totem beneath a strategically placed orange branch, more than ably launches our story over a wealth of Eastmancolor’d freeway and beach footage, drawing, as only he can, that all-important connection from Gidget to Dick Dale all the way to teenage Brian’s Hawthorne, California music room. […]

ASTRIAAL/Anatomy Of The Infinite (Obsidian Records) This is this bands 1st release in over 10 years. To me this is just another black metal band doing nothing new or different that I have not heard a 1000 times before. Same pick riffing, same black metal vocals, and same fast black metal style music with a […]

  As we arrive at the thirtieth (!!!) anniversary of the Chief Beatle’s death, I found myself reaching far back indeed within the Pig Archives to exhume one of my very first-ever articles on the subject. Originally published two-and-a-half decades ago in either “Outer Shell” and/or “Inside Joke” Magazine, I believe its drift remains as […]

I’ve been going through a lot of my older releases, most of which are still on cassette tape. You remember those, don’t you? Anyway, as I’m going through these releases, it was like a trip down memory lane. This is where I got my start. These were the bands that got me into the whole […]

NECRODEMON/Reclamation Of The Stygian Throne (Reaper Records) Prepare to be assaulted and prepare to be slayed, beaten, and crushed into submission. This is easily the best thing this band has done and is a crushing slab of old school death/black metal played with a fury, aggression and feeling. The singer screams and growls with a […]

MY HAUNTED HAPPENING – When I was a kid, I lived in this one house where I could swear that something just wasn’t right. My room was right next to the attic door. My dad kept a lot of junk up there. One day, when I was home alone, I went up there to root […]

“I had a friend in high school who lived in a house haunted by the spirit of a little girl. Occasionally, she would manifest herself. One or the other of us would see her. We’d never see her at the same time. We always described her the same way, she had very light brown, blondish […]

“My brother, who was my best friend, biggest fan and best supporter, passed away. He was killed in an auto accident some years ago. I’ve always had this dream of seeing him again. You know, it just makes you think about what’s on the other side. I was onstage with Royal Hunt in Zurich, Switzerland […]

“When I was young, I remember once…and I don’t know how…but I was in a room and I could have sworn that I saw the doorknob turn, the door opened and nobody was there. There was nobody else in the house at all. I freaked. I was young. I’ll never forget it. But, I don’t […]

One night when I was on vacation and stayed at my parent’s house, I was in bed when I suddenly woke up and felt an arm around my chest. At first, I thought this normal, and that it was my girlfriend at the time. Then, becoming more awake, I realized that my girlfriend wasn’t even […]

I’m writing to relay some of the band’s “haunted happenings.” The band was in the studio recording of all things, their song “Haunted.” Now, this was years ago on their beginning album “Book Of Shadows.” The vocalist at that time was in the booth recording his vocals and a woman’s voice joined on one particular […]

The first gig I did with Ozzy was Allentown Pennsylvania I think, or someplace in that area: Randy Rhoads funeral had only been a day or so beforehand, and I guess I had only been in the states for three maybe four days in all. All my gear was still in transit via rocket cargo, […]

Oh yeah, I’ve had several of them. Well, there was this one, where I lived, my stepfather passed away. So like the night before he died, he was trying to call to me. I really didn’t say anything. I kinda was like whatever and kept it to myself. And then after a couple of days, […]

One time I was fishing in the middle of a water dam with my cousin. Since we were out in the middle, I could see about 100 yards in each direction. As the sun started to go down, I turned around to get some more bait and this guy was standing behind me – he […]

Yes, Birmingham, Alabama. It was an old steel mill that was shut down and turned into a venue. It was like an outside venue. It’s renowned for how many of it workers lost their lives there. (Jonny remembers the name of the place, but it is not understandable enough to me to even try to […]

I had a ghost pin me down and try to get inside my body once in Charlotte many years ago. I woke up and tried to scream but nothing would come out. My body was shaking and I couldn’t move away. It is very hard to explain to people and sounds crazy, but I will […]

My haunting story was when I was on my way home from Vegas, it was raining REALLY hard and too dangerous to drive so I stopped at a hotel to stay the night. Only one couple was there dancing in the bar area and no other hotel guests were to be seen. I put my […]

No, I don’t. I mean, you know, again people always talk about being spiritual and stuff like that. I’ve never, it doesn’t. Again, part being an atheist I guess is part of it. I’ve thought about it a lot in my life, I haven’t always thought the same way. A natural part for everyone is […]

Not exactly a haunting or ghost citing but we were all practicing one night and Kris’s amp just cut out for no apparent reason. We checked fuses, cables, connections and couldn’t figure out why it had stopped working. After about ten seconds it just kicked back in and has been fine ever since. That night […]

(Uproar Entertainment) This is currently my favorite stand-up comedy release. Why? Because Bobby Collins is awesome. Like Bill Cosby, he’s able to tell a good story. While he’s doing that…he might nail the joke right off the bat or he might take his time and build up to the punchline. Most of the time, he’s […]

(Warner Bros. Records) This is a rather interesting comedy album. The way that it’s set up, it’s like an interview disc. Actually, that’s exactly what it is. You’ve got a small group of people tossin’ off the questions…and they’re not really questions. It’s more like they’re lookin’ for Don’s thoughts/opinions on certain subjects. Most of […]

  Yes, it is indeed THAT time of year again. When what remains of the music industry gathers at the Waldorf to eat, drink, and act even more self-congratulatory than usual. And while I must applaud the powers that may still be for inducting, at extremely long last, what remains of The Dave Clark Five […]

I happen to enjoy a wide variety of music. But, my one true love is rock ‘n’ roll…and that’s exactly what Leanne Kingwell’s album, “Show Ya What,” is all about. This became a favorite of mine right off the bat. This is why I own a CD player because I know there are people out […]

(Warner Bros. Records) Jackie Mason’s “The World According To Me” was originally released in 1987 and, for the most part, the material is still fresh and original. Mason takes his time getting started with his “One Man Show” routine. He goes into a bit about how you only need one person to get anything done. […]

You know everyday day life is somewhat of paranormal. You know basically, everything is just weird. Life, in general, is weird. That’s why I stay away from watching the news. It’s too depressing. I have just moved into a new house that is like 200 years old. All winter we never really made it to […]

I’ll send this to the rest of the band. I do have a personal story. I grew up in Hawaii on the Island of Oahu. Hawaii is a very spiritual place. My stepdad built our home himself in the back of Niu Valley, so the property meant a lot to him. Anyway, I was about […]

Yes, I’m very much into that. I was never abducted or anything like that, although I have some friends who say they were. Where I grew up in Europe, there was this old hotel that burned down. Well, half of it. They said it was destroyed and no one could go in there. Well, one […]