Well, hope for a prayer and a notepad because I am going to tell you about a really rushed 1963 horror film by the B-movie king Roger Cormen. Roger Cormen is a man that has made over 300 B-movies in his lifetime; there is a joke that goes “If […]
Arts & Entertainment
Evanescence Proves That 5 Years Doesn’t Mean the End
I won’t lie. I was completely obsessed with Evanescence when I was in middle school. My walls were lined with pictures of the band; I even had a door poster of Amy Lee. To me she was perfect, and the band produced music that was everything my depressed 13 […]
The Science of Being A Good Person
[Our apologies for the dark footage. iPods don’t take that great of video] I get to do a lot of really cool stuff with this job. Under the guise of some kind of “professional” music journalist, I get free CD’s in the mail every week and I get […]
Maine Mural Controversy Comes to PSU
An opportunity for any professional artist to showcase their work is a dream come true. Yet when that opportunity is abruptly destroyed, it can be a nightmare. And a nightmare seems to have manifested for Judy Taylor ever since Governor Paul LePage ordered the removal of a mural in Maine’s […]
Questioning Parameters:
#8220;For him, artistically, he served no one but himself,” said Taylor Davis, a fellow artist and close friend of Tom Perkins, who graduated from Plymouth State University in 2009 with a BA in Fine Arts. On Oct. 24, 2011, friends of Perkins decorated Collins Gallery in the Draper & Maynard […]
Let’s Find Ourselves in Siberia
Valerie Poxleitner, better known as LIGHTS, is a Canadian recording artist known for her use of synth-pop and love for World of Warcraft. Gaining fans over time from her “Alliance” raids and through interest in her nerdy, adorable personality, LIGHTS has matriculated a strong fan base who appreciate and […]
Brooklyn Boys Bring the Fire & Brimstone
The metal world is a strange and diverse place. With so many subgenres and new bands popping up every day, it becomes really hard to keep track of what is worth your time and what could have just as easily been left by the wayside. There is heavy, and […]
5 Questions with Gary Cioni from Daytrader
Every week for 5 Questions, I chat with a band I like, and I implore you to check them out and, hopefully, some of you actually do. This week is a little different. This week, I really, really want you to check this band out. Like, you need to. I […]
On the Border of Good & Bad
Go out and hug a goat as I tell you about a surprisingly well-made horror film from Lionsgate and After Dark films. “Borderland” is a film that was originally released as one of the “8 Films to Die For” at Horrorfest 2007. Loosely based on an actual cult that […]
A Conversation with Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust
Recently, I had the chance to chat on the phone with Joel Grind, frontman for one of the most popular thrash metal bands the United States has to offer, Toxic Holocaust. Joel is not at all what you’d expect from his music; he’s an intelligent, engaging dude with a […]