FULLFORCE was formed in late 2008 by Stefan Elmgren (ex Hammerfall), Magnus Rosén (ex Hammerfall, X World 5) and Mike Andersson (Cloudscape, Silent Memorial, ex Planet Alliance). Mike & Stefan started to compose songs right away and everything clicked really well. In early 2009 they talked to leg... [Read More]

Sometimes it seems the wait between new metal releases worth sinking some teeth into is long and barren. But then everyone once in awhile something new comes along that has the ability to take one's senses by storm.

Los Angeles based Voice of Dissent is a new metal project with stro... [Read More]

Tuesday night, CBGB punk poet legend, Patti Smith, pushed her way through Chicago with a two hour set filled with classics and new tracks to everyone's enjoyment. Proving that she still has the power to move with words and music. This was her second of two sold out shows.

Chicago bor... [Read More]

The thrill may be gone at times, but the King keeps going. B.B. King played the Chicago House of Blues, this past Thursday and Friday, to sold out crowds of adoring fans. While he did play an hour and a half set, he didn't seem to be on his top game.

B.B. King, ... [Read More]

Nas and Lauryn Hill blessed Chi-Town last week with a memorable concert at the Congress Theater. Hundreds of fans from all over flocked to the northwest side's musical landmark to see two of the most revered artists in hip-hop.

Nas opened the show with a bang, "God Son" and rolled t... [Read More]

Sevendust is back with their 9th studio album Black Out the Sun. A high energy, dark melodic album filled with screaming backing vocals (Clint Lowery/Morgan Rose), intense drum fills (Morgan Rose), and soaring lead vocals (Lajon Witherspoon). The masterful guitar work (Clint Lowery/John Connolly... [Read More]

That’s right everyone Suicidal Tendencies are back. Mike Muir and the boys let you know loud and clear in the first track, Shake It Out. From the first note and word you know ST is back.  I am sure that Suicidal fans will be very happy to finally possess a new album.  Muir le... [Read More]

Amaranthe's debut already hinted certain greatness, noticed by fans throughout the metal specter. An excellent debut which is now followed by their second CD entitled "The Nexus" which was preceded by the title track generating hot rotation on the internet. "The Nexus" shot into orbit and rea... [Read More]

Scorpions announced their 'Final Sting' tour quite some time ago. A tour which will lead them all over the world to their fans, for as long as demanded, as Schenker added to in his goodbye. In the meantime the tour is running for over two years with Scorpions releasing "Comeblack" as an ode to... [Read More][View Gallery]

Ted Nugent a.k.a. Uncle Ted is one of the most controversial figures in and rock and roll for his political and personal beliefs. People either love him or hate him. One thing is absolutely for sure; he has his views and will not apologize for making them known - Nor should he.

I was ... [Read More][View Gallery]

The Lords of Salem (2013)

When a record from “The Lords� is sent to dread-locked-out disc jockey Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), the jolting tune on the slick vinyl beckons her soul into a dark, demented world where her mind unravels one hellish day of the week at a time. And we’re yanked along for the seven-day spell...[Read More]

Mud (2013)

Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Shotgun Stories) latest installment is a riveting coming-of-age adventure drama set in the swampy backwoods of Arkansas. Nichols handles each of his films with care and precision, delicately examining each frame under a directorial microscope that allows for the greatest sense of the South. Mud is no exception....[Read More]

She’s So Lovely (1997)

Written sometime in the 1980′s by John Cassavetes with Sean Penn in mind to star, the film was ultimately scrapped after the passing of Cassavetes. Some years later, son Nick took the script and decided to make the film the way his father wanted it made and casted Penn along with his then wife, Robin Wright and also John Travolta, Debi Mazur, James Gandolfini, and Harry Dean Stanton. The result is kind of a mish-mash of a decent story that never goes anywhere with characters suddenly reacting to situations in odd ways....[Read More]