It’s a Work – Anvil: The Story of Pro Wrestling

This past Tuesday night, I went to Charlotte’s newest live-music venue- the Fillmore. Anvil was performing and this past year’s documentary, ‘Anvil: The Story of Anvil’, depicting their history and struggles to achieve rock stardom had won me over; not with their music, but because these men have marched thanklessly to their own thrash metal …

A Strange Convergence of Ideas

Yesterday XM's programming merged with Sirius'.  I could blame that. I could blame it on seeing Taylor Swift singing "Photograph" with Def Leppard. I could also blame Richard Cheese's great cover of "Hey Ya" that played on my iPod yesterday. Last night, I saw a few minutes of Kenny Chesney aping Jimmy Buffett on the …

An Open Letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

FAME (noun) - 1.  public estimation 2. popular acclaim   Kiss released their self-titled debut in 1974.  Though not an initial success it laid the groundwork for a career that has spanned 34 years and at least 3 generations of fans. Still, despite 24 gold records and 80 million records sold worldwide, Kiss has been not …

Fargo Rock City

..."Photograph" is the best Journey song ever made. I grew up in the 80s.  I grew up in what was, for all intents and purposes, a small town in South Louisiana.  I grew up liking 80s metal. There I said it. Ratt was my favorite band.  Or maybe it was Van Halen.  Eventually it was …