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2011’s Most Unforgettable Musical Adventures12657
2011: the year of weird. I went to NAMM, had my second year at GRAMMY week, tackled SXSW, and conquered...
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Top 10 New Albums I Listened to A Lot in 201112655
There’s one word to describe my 2011: WEIRD. I didn’t really have a home; I spent more nights in hotels...
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Silent Scream: Fun Fun Fun Fest Day 3: Slayer,...12638
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was...
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I’m Your Biggest Fan (Part 3)12639
Part 1 “Being a hardcore fan” Part 2 “Music, Concerts, and Merch” Do you participate in your artist’s social networking...
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The Hunter: Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan...12632
“I have a feeling that in 72 hours, I’m going to wake up and be like, ‘WTF happened?!'” It turns...
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My Last Attack: Holy Grail @ Sound Bite Studios...12627
Remember that Halloween where we dressed up as vikings and named ourselves Hellga, Amartha, and Thorhalla and went to this...
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The Fire and The Fury: Firewind, Arsis, and Whi...12623
It would be my last show on The Strip for a while. I was already getting sentimental as I drove...
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One Man Revolution: The Nightwatchman, Stoll Va...12617
Once upon a time, I was a very politically-minded individual. Throughout school I was heavily into activism, whether it be...
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I’m Your Biggest Fan (part 2)12596
Read Part 1 here. How do you consume music from your artist? What format (CD, MP3, vinyl), where do you...
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HardRockChick Interviews Brian Lew, Co-Author o...12574
I met Brian Lew through the metal scene when I was living in San Francisco. I’ve since become an avid...
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Ain’t No Easy Way: AllSaints Not For Sale...12604
Somehow I inherited my mother’s Catholic guilt. The question I most often ask myself is, “am I doing the right...
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I’m Your Biggest Fan (part 1)12573
Something I always try to keep in mind when writing my site is that I always wanted to capture what...
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Majesty and Decay: Immolation, Jungle Rot @ Cha...12586
This was one of those nights where there were just too many options for shows to go to…Judas Priest in...
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Still Life: Opeth, Katatonia @ Mayan Theater, 1...12575
I will be the first to admit that a) I am not an audiophile as people expect me to be...
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Fashion Forward: Run Through the Desert, RT n t...12564
Apparently last week was LA Fashion Week. I literally lead a one note life; all of my cultural activities are...
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Ground: Enslaved, Alcest, Junius @ The Troubado...12555
“Caught in a spiral of need Act without the choice Choose not to act Caught in a spiral of need...
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The Pretender: Foo Fighters @ The Forum, 10/13/1112550
I wasn’t supposed to be here. My summer in LA was supposed to end in August; but I was having...
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Spheres of Madness: Decapitated, Decrepit Birth...12546
I entered The Whisky in a daze, having already seen four bands down the road, knowing that I was about...
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Fight: Kyng, One-Eyed Doll, 9 Electric, Gemini ...12541
I stood in LACMA staring at Andy Warhol’s Rorschach. What do I see? A guitar! It made no sense for...
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Boo! Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal Studio...12534
I can remember hearing about Rob Zombie’s curated Halloween scares for a long time, and finally I was able to...
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Goner: Early Graves and New Lows play Scion Met...12529
It’s 3pm on a Sunday. I imagine that most of America is doing something religious or family or sports-centric. We...
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Odyssey: Kyuss Lives, The Sword @ The Fox Pomon...12523
As I made my way to pick up my copilot to venture to the outskirts of LA, I passed something...
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Red Reflection: Spindrift @ Harvard & Ston...12519
It’s a time of intense personal reflection for me. There are times in life when you are busy just ‘doing’....
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HardRockChick Interviews Chrysta Bell12515
The films of David Lynch have fascinated, entertained, and inspired me since I was 12 years old. A part of...
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Severed Reality: Warbringer, Lazarus A.D., Land...12503
“Descending! Into madness Sanity falling away Nothing remains from the world you have known Enter the realms beyond the gate”...
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…And Justice For Y’all: Weedeater, ...12498
It would be the beginning of Rocktober and the night that marked the start of my last month in LA....
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Superdoom: Bereft, Before the Eyewall @ the han...12494
Today was the first day of the rest of my life. It was the day I left behind the corporate...