Archive for November, 2008

WANTED   .38 Special – A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night (2001) I’ve been a fan of .38 Special since 1982 when SPECIAL FORCES was released and ‘Caught Up In You’ was all over the radio and MTV. I stopped buying .38 Special albums in 1988 when Don Barnes left the band and Max Carl took over [...]

It’s been over 10 years and we are finally going to get Guns N’ Roses highly anticipated new album CHINESE DEMOCRACY on Sunday November 23. I don’t know about the rest of you but I am of the opinion that this will either be the greatest album of all-time or the biggest bust…..there will be [...]

I’m trying like crazy to get back into the groove and catch up on a ton of new releases that are sitting on my desk but it’s hard to find the time. The holidays are right around the corner and that’s when my job gets harder, the hours get longer and the day gets more [...]

Helix has a new album out now called A HEAVY MENTAL CHRISTMAS and I had the opportunity to ask founding member/lead singer Brian Vollmer a few questions….. 12 Questions with Brian Vollmer of Helix HMA — Helix has a brand new album out called A HEAVY MENTAL CHRISTMAS, please tell us about the new record. [...]

Helix – A Heavy Mental Chistmas (2008, independent release) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree Santa Claus Is Back In Town A Wonderful Christmas Time Jingle Bell Rock Happy Xmas (War Is Over) Sock It To Me Santa Jingle Bells Silent Night Christmas Time Is Here Again Band Lineup: Brian Vollmer – [...]

WANTED Laurence Archer – LA (1986) Laurence Archer is one helluva guitar player that played in the NWOBHM band Stampede, joined Grand Slamm (featuring Phil Lynott) and moved on to UFO in 1992 for HIGH STAKES AND DANGEROUS MEN. This album is Archer’s only solo record, a Japan exclusive. I have never heard a song [...]

I rediscovered my favorite band, KISS, while I was on hiatus with the computer troubles. It sounds odd to say that you are rediscovering your favorite band but I know the KISS catalogue so well that I get sick of it easily! I know every album by heart and that leads to skipping songs so I [...]

I’m back!

Posted: November 9, 2008 in Uncategorized

After two weeks of computer problems, I am finally back online and firing on all cylinders! As you know, I got hit with a trojan horse virus that shut down my main computer. My laptop was also infected because it somehow snuch through the wireless connection and got there. Lucky for me I installed a [...]