Keepin’ People Calm
by J Frazzetta June 18th, 2013 | Artist Review, Featured Artist
Summer 1999 was a long time ago but I still have vivid memories of going to see The Matrix on a Saturday afternoon with a friend. You’d hate to sit next to me in movies, Avid Reader, since I like to talk or make comments throughout, but I can remember sitting silent during the entire movie. I was 16, had my license, a job for the summer and nothing could stop me. The final scene of the movie was my favorite: as Neo tells the audience on the other end of the phone to free their minds, hangs
The Sisters Are In
by J Frazzetta June 11th, 2013 | Artist Review, Featured Artist
Instead of going in order of releases, Avid Reader, I’m going to go in the order of how I came upon these albums. I already let you know that I heard "Killing in the Name", already but the first album by Rage Against the Machine I would purchase would be their second Evil Empire. It was around 1997 and their single for "The Ghost of Tom Joad" was getting a lot of radio play and I loved that song. A friend told me it was on their second album so I bought it -- and was dismayed to
All Sounds Made By
by J Frazzetta June 3rd, 2013 | Artist Review, Featured Artist
During the mid-90’s while I was making a transition from elementary school to middle school I was unaware of the music world around me. Unless it was being pumped through the local oldies station or adult contemporary there is a good chance it flew well over my radar, Avid Reader, making me none the wiser. I happened to fall in with a crowd during middle school that had older siblings who shared their musical tastes with us, the younger oblivious masses. Listening to them talk about Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Filter, Nirvana or The Offspring was strange for me
Featured Artist
by Editorial Team May 31st, 2013 | Featured Artist
As we flip the calendar and June begins, it is time to introduce the artist of the month: Rage Against the Machine. Starting next week, and continuing throughout the month, we'll highlight Rage Against the Machine's talents on a weekly basis. Make sure to return to read reviews of the band and their albums.
Before I Walk Away
by J Frazzetta May 27th, 2013 | Artist Review, Featured Artist
When a band is on the cusp of major stardom they will often strike while the iron is hot and throw out an album to get people’s attention. As the tour for Because of the Times was rolling along there were rumors of a new album by the Kings coming by the fall of 2008. I followed their website and heard a snippet of the song "Crawl" which had a solid bass line and great guitar work and worked me up for the new album. Too bad the rest of the album didn’t have those kinds of riffs,
