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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: Uriah Heep @ The Phoenix, February 12, 2019
Man, talk about a blast from the past! On their way down to the Rock Legends Cruise, British prog progenitors Uriah Heep did a whole buncha shows in Eastern Canada for the first time in a really long time, hitting Toronto on a chilly Monday night…
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KREATOR live in Berkeley, CA, 10 Feb 2018
Concert review: SABATON & KREATOR co-headlining in Calibornia, February 2018 On the evening of February 10th my son Benjamin and I were lucky enough to attend a very odd pairing of a couple of metal acts at the UC Theater in Berkeley, California. The sold out co-headlining tour that rolled into town this night was Sabaton and…
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BOOK REVIEW: Why We Sleep
Why We Sleep: The New Science of Sleep and Dreams Written by Matthew Walker Published by Allen Lane It was always thought that the three pillars of health were diet, exercise and sleep. But that was wrong: sleep should always come first – it is irrefutably the foundation the other two pillars are built on.…
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The History of Metal Blade Records
For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records By Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton Foreword by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Being an imaginative, restless, and generally unfuckwithable music nerd has its lonely moments. It doesn’t always matter – some of the most incredible experiences are those that make us feel separate from everything else…
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BOOK REVIEW: Aleister Crowley in America
Written by Tobias Churton Published by Inner Tradition Inner Traditions published a marvellously eclectic selection of books that make the reader think about the world in a different way. Aleister Crowley was one of the 20th century’s great thinkers. He saw the world in a very new fashion. Often misunderstood, Crowley’s life and work deserves…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: The Skull plays Trouble @ Hard Luck, January 30, 2018
What do you do when your fans can’t get their hands on a reasonably priced copy of your classic album without paying shipping costs to the Russian Federation? Well, if you’re The Skull, an outfit featuring Trouble’s former frontman Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, who both played on said record, you bring the self-titled…
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Black Label Society w/COC & Eyehategod in Austin TX, January 2018
Black Label Society / Corrosion of Conformity / Eyehategod @ Emo’s in Austin, Texas (Jan. 14, 2018) These bands have paid their dues for decades, so the packed houses for the Black Label Society/Corrosion of Conformity/Eyehategod tour have been well earned. The show at Emo’s in Austin was no different, but there is no question that…
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Book reviews by Steve Earles: Everybody Lies
Everybody Lies: What The Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are By Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Foreword by Steven Pinker It’s hard to get your head around the fact that on any given day the human race searching the internet amasses eight trillion gigabytes of data! Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a Harvard-trained economist and worked as a…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: COC/EHG/Pale Mare/Ol’ Time Moonshine @ Opera House, January 9, 2018
While I don’t wish ill will on anyone, Zakk Wylde’s illness turned out to be a blessing in disguise last night. The bill was originally supposed to be Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity and Eyehategod at Rebel Nightclub…
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Piledriver live in Toronto, NYE 2017
The Exalted Piledriver / Maldita @ Coalition, Toronto on December 31st 2017 A metal new year! That’s what every metalhead dreams of for December 31st. The only real metal party in Toronto to tell 2017 to fuck off is The Exalted Piledriver at the Coalition. The temperatures are the lowest in Canada’s most populous city…