Rosalie Wasser delivers (positively) explosive results from her dynamite role on the sales team to her fire cracker performances as a burlesque dancer! … read more
Contributor Limelight: Rosalie Wasser
Contributor Limelight: Sean Rinn
Sean Rinn brings an articulated flow to each assignment he’s tasked with, turning up the heat on the local eateries and giving them a fair assessment. … read more
Record Reviews
Never heard of ’em, but I must say this record is some pretty enjoyable stuff. Very sweetly melodic at the same time as they retain a somewhat experimental edge. … read more
Record Reviews
EN is one of the most innovative bands of the twentieth century. Their use of any materials to create new and unique sounds is to be complimented. … read more
Charles Baker on Finding a Home on The Pitt
Charles Baker’s work on The Pitt underscores a simple but powerful idea: that empathy begins with seeing people as they are, not as we assume them to be. … read more
Serial Killer of the Month: Andrei Chikatilo “The Red Ripper”
He was Andrei Chikatilo, Russia’s first and one of the world’s worst serial killers, nicknamed “The Red Ripper.” She was Larisa Tkachenco, his second victim. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music For a Hard World — June 1996
I’m going to kill many birds with one stone in this review. Black Mark Productions scours the earth in search of the blackest of black metal. … read more
The Dirty Dozen
Welcome to my new column. Each month, I will clue you into the best 12 albums of the month as well as the worst album (unlucky 13). … read more
Serial Killer of the Month: Richard Speck
Richard Speck died one day shy of his 50th birthday on December 5th 1991; ordinarily that would have been the end of the story. … read more
Girls Against Boys
I had a phone conversation with the Girls Against Boys drummer Alexis Fleisig before they arrived. I am an expert at talking to drummers. … read more
Written In Blood: Hard Music for a Hard World
Cannibal Corpse grinds on with or without former vocalist Chris Barnes. The writing of the lyrics is right in step with the earlier recordings of the band. … read more
Stiff Sheet
I want to hate this record. But as a matter of fact, this is one of the best records I’ve heard this year. Excuse me while I go put it on again. … read more
