Music

Life can’t be all hacking through the jungle with a machete or leading a team of frogmen in a suicide mission attempt to sabotage an enemy U-boat. Sometimes, you find yourself slipping out of your shoulder holster (don’t worry — ...

It’s a gloomy, cold March evening in an old but trendy neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On a tree-lined side street, hidden away among the houses, is a small club called Cattivo. Upon entering, one encounters a narrow staircase descending to ...

In February 2019 I received an invitation to a film screening and director Q and A session at Islington’s Everyman Screen on the Green cinema. There’s nothing particularly unusual in that for horror film blogger you might think, however the ...

A wooden head and a broken heartUsed, abused and torn apart I gave you my best and you gave me the rest It’s time to die, time to die. “Mind of a Toy” – Visage A common criticism of music ...

Love songs can be some of the worst things on Earth. I’m talking pure grade schmaltz. Solo love in an elevator, which will only end in tears and a possible police arrest. Is that any way to live life? No. ...

Few figures in Western culture possess such knee-jerk, ookie-spooky clout as the Devil. Excuse me. THE Devil! Christian believers get nervous, metalheads get excited, and if you’re that one goblet wielding Dapper Dan from Sam Dunn’s incredible 2005 documentary, Metal: ...

Right off the bat, the fact the OGRE logo is an homage to the Cannon Films logo should tell you All Hallows’ II is going to be great. It’s the fourth collaboration between synthwave outfits OGRE (a.k.a. Robin Ogden) and ...

In 1972, the legendary Italian progressive rock band Goblin was established under the short-lived name Oliver. The band then changed their moniker to Cherry Five, releasing a self-titled album. Eventually they settled upon their more famous name, Goblin, and collaborated ...

Depression. The ole emotional ebb and flow. Sometimes it’s due to a string of bad luck, personal past trauma, a tricky assortment of chemical imbalances, a mix of all of the above, and something that may even feel hard to ...

Serendipity. It’s defined by Merriam-Webster as, “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” It’s also a force that takes you through an unexpected back road that leads to some of the best and most ...