(DISCIPLINE GLOBAL MOBILE (86 minutes; Unrated); 2023) In the pantheon of so-called “progressive rock” groups, you’ll always find discussion of such bands as Yes, Genesis, ELP, Pink Floyd a...
(IN CELEBRATION OF A GENRE BY KEVIN RENICK, FEATURING A NEVER-PUBLISHED SURVEY) Pretty much everyone has heard of ambient music by now; if asked, the average person will say something
(JACK KIRBY and others; 1535 pages; DC COMICS, 2017) A REVIEW FROM THE VAULT Okay… I know that I’m approaching the precipice of sacrilege here but, I’ve never been a
PART ONE: THE INTRODUCTION Angel is one of my all-time favorite “progressive” rock bands. The first time I heard “Tower” on the radio, I was hooked… went out and bought
THE SALLIE HOUSE DELIVERS THE FRIGHT I don’t write a travelogue; I have written very little in the way of “Haunted Houses,” traditional or otherwise… the closest I’ve come
(SELF-RELEASED EP; 2023) Ninefinger is a hard rockin’ band from North Hollywood (that’s a mythical place in a made-up country called “California,” I believe) that actually has twenty-nine...
(February 22, 2023; THE FACTORY IN THE DISTRICT, Chesterfield MO) I have always been a huge Talking Heads fan, right from the beginning of their CBGB’s/weird art-punk days. I listened
(DARK STAR PICTURES/YELLOW VEIL PICTURES/THIRTEENTH FLOOR PICTURES/ONE WORLD ENTERTAINMENT(96 minutes; Unrated); 2023) I have a particular fondness for weird and unpredictable movies. So many fil...
(NICK PALMIERI/GEORGE KAMBADAIS/PIPPA BOWLAND; 24 pages; CEX PUBLISHING; 2022) Conspiracy theories (and theorists) have been around since… well, there was probably a leftover velociraptor who w...
(SELF-RELEASED EP; 2022) So, what were you doing when you were twelve years old? I started my twelfth year as a seventh grader and ended it as an eighth grader…