If you’re looking for a fun, not-so frightening movie to watch this Halloween after the trick-or-treaters have packed it in, I suggest Phantom of the Paradise, released 50 years ago this fall. A 1970’s take on the classic …Opera tale, the movie is about a failed songwriter who swears vengeance Continue reading a halloween treat: “phantom” at 50
On September 17, 1991, the hard rock band Guns N’ Roses released their groundbreaking albums Use Your Illusions I and II. They debuted, appropriately, at #2 and #1, respectively, on the Billboard charts, and have sold millions of copies. They were also a watershed moment for the band: GNR released Continue reading 30 years of “illusion”: a retrospective (part 1)
Hopefully, you’ve read my take on Guns N’ Roses’ album Use Your Illusion I, released on September 17, 1991. In this post, I’ll look at the simultaneously-released Use Your Illusion II. Though it was my favorite Guns record when it came out, I have to admit, upon coming back Continue reading 30 years of “illusion”: a retrospective (part 2)
There’s a new This Wasted Land, and it’s out today. Not a sequel, but a new edition, with a new cover, new (and revised) material, and–of course–new monsters. Why the upgrade? Because though TWL came out two years ago, and has had good sales and great reviews, I was only Continue reading getting “wasted” again
If you grew up as a suburban teenage white boy in the 1980’s, your dad (if he was around) might have listened to Clapton or Hendrix. Your burnout older brother (if you had one) dug Jimmy Page, Brian May, or maybe Ace Frehley. By the time he went to high Continue reading evh: a guitar god for gen-x
