Archive for May, 2007

Laurence Archer – LA (1986) breaks the bank again at $590 Don’t you wish you could go back to ’86 and snatch up as many copies as you could of this in the Import Section of your local record store? This album is getting to be a regular feature in this column but the price [...]

Metal Trivia 2

Posted: May 26, 2007 in Metal Trivia Question

What band did Pete Willis, Clive Burr, Paul Di’anno, Janick Gers, and Neil Murray play in together?

Christine Sixteen 2 – Another High School Tribute To KISS (2007) Jungle Baby Driver Got Love For Sale War Machine Shock Me Deuce God Of Thunder Watchin’ You Master & Slave Creatures Of The Night Larger Than Life 100,000 Years Dirty Livin’ Charisma Into The Night Black Diamond An interview with Gene Simmons by Mitch [...]

Nothing really had me ready to spend this week but I did make it out to the local shop Tuesday. On the list: the new Ozzy album and, hopefully, the new Scorpions disc. With my $3 off coupon for the Ozzy album, I started the hunt….. Ozzy Osbourne – Black Rain – $9.99: Wasn’t going [...]

  CHRISTINE SIXTEEN 2: ANOTHER HIGH-SCHOOL TRIBUTE TO KISS PRESS RELEASEI’m proud to announce that CHRISTINE SIXTEEN 2: ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL TRIBUTE TO KISS is now available. Kiss fans will be able to buy it from KISS MUSEUM in the coming weeks. We are really proud of the final product which sounds heavier and more [...]

Shuffle Mode – 5/21/07

Posted: May 22, 2007 in Now Playing

Tale Of The Tape: Dell DJ 30 (1st gen) 3138 songs (265 full albums)  I was working late tonight doing paperwork so I put the headphones on and drifted away….. Here’s the first 25 songs (band-song-album): Saxon – ‘Strong Arm Of The Law’ – Strong Arm Of The Law Motley Crue – ‘Hell On High Heels’ [...]

Current playlist

Posted: May 21, 2007 in Now Playing

I’ve been listening to a lot of music instead of writing. Here is what’s been spinning: Christine Sixteen 2 – Another High School Tribute To KISS – (2007) Rush – Snakes & Arrows – (2007) Primal Fear – Metal Is Forever (The Very Best OF Primal Fear) – (2007) Starz – s/t – (1976) Wig [...]

Metal Trivia 1

Posted: May 17, 2007 in Metal Trivia Question

I got inspired by the Hard Rock Hideout trivia that I decided to put some out there as well. I will give the answer on Saturday if no one answers correctly. Good luck to all, here is the first question: Before joining Iron Maiden, Adrian Smith played in what band?

I just got home from the Heaven & Hell concert at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, what a show! I flew solo again because nothing was going to stop me from seeing the Dio-era Black Sabbath live again. The last time I saw them perform together was Summer ’92 in Boston, MA at the Orpheum [...]

It’s been awhile sonce I did a proper Ebay Madness post. Since I bought the house in late October, I haven’t had much time to do any searching on Ebay. It’s not just the money, it’s the time. At my old apartment, the computer was in the family room. At the house, it’s in the [...]

Starz – Violation (1977)

Posted: May 11, 2007 in Album Reviews

Starz – Violation (1977, Capitol) – (2005 reissue, Ryko) Cherry Baby Rock Six Times Sing It, Shout It Violation Subway Terror All Night Long Cool One S.T.E.A.D.Y. Is That A Street Light Or The Moon? Do It With The Lights On (demo)* Cool One (demo)* Rock This Town (demo)* (* bonus track) Band Lineup: Michael [...]

Ontray – C’mon, Taste It! (1988, Purple Quack Records) What Do You Want? Back For Round 2 None Of Your Business You Make Me Feel Like Dancin’ Night Bad For Me Black Lace Go For It Wastin’ No More Time Band Lineup: Steve Gagnon – Lead Vocals, Guitars Mark DeShong – Bass Bobby Haan – [...]