Music

The tagline for American Graffiti (1973) asked its audience “Where were you in ’62?” Depending on who you might ask, George Lucas captured vintage Americana with vivid accuracy. Hot rods and rock and roll are all part of a tapestry ...

“Whole world is smokin’…can’t stop choking…it’s how you do me. My future’s burned to ashes, love’s gone out of fashion…it’s how you do me.” Being in a rock band has its perks, sure. The bright lights, the adulation, the writhing throngs ...

“If there’s a new way, I’ll be the first in line. But it better work this time.” If thrash metal has a definitive year, it’s 1986. In the United States, Slayer and Metallica unleashed Reign in Blood and Master of ...

“I’ve come to tell you what I see. There are great darknesses. Farther than time itself. And beyond the darkness… a light that glows, changes…and in the center of the universe… the eye that sees us all.” -X: The Man ...

“That’s it? No warning? No second chance?” And just like that, Dave Mustaine was unceremoniously dismissed as Metallica’s lead guitarist. In less than two hours, he would be on a bus heading to California from New York. On his mind ...

As I sorted through the newly released albums that arrived one day in 1984 at the record store where I worked, I came across a record that grabbed me with its striking cover image. I had never heard of this ...

“In a day we’ll know, oh we’ll know, yes we’ll know‘Bout a heart that’s strong and a mind that is wrongTake my hand and see all the things you can be.”“Brighter Day” 1976 was a fascinating year in America. It ...

There’s a lot that can change in a decade. This is nowhere more apparent than in the world of entertainment. Both music and film touch upon trends and events that shape their respective time periods. When it came to the ...

In five short years, Cadabra Records has established itself as perhaps the indispensable label for those possessing a predilection for unique, beguiling forays into aural darkness. Cadabra melds high-end, spoken word performances of classics by Lovecraft, Poe, Ligotti and more ...

“I am the God of Hell Fire and I bring you/Fire, I’ll take you to burn/ Fire, I’ll take you to learn.” Lyrics eternally etched into the history of rock music. Lyrics not about destruction, but rather a shedding of ...