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CONCERT REVIEW: Guns N Roses – Public Enemy Live at MetLife Stadium 

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20-26! A number, another Summer!!! Or a reprisal and dual 1987 musical gift to all of us who remember. As I write this, as a clenched-fist salute to all of us who all of us were listening on all levels. Revolutionary musicality: Guns N Roses bringing in a hard-nosed, no-holds-barred truth about the streets and addiction with 1987’s Appetite For Destruction (Geffen Records). Songs like “Welcome To The Jungle” and “My Michelle” threw a monkey wrench into the oversaturated eighties glam rock phenomenon narrative GNR shut down with their truth. Continue reading →


BlackLab – Under the Strawberry Moon 2.0

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What is it about Japan that means they can produce such good doom bands? Hailing from Osaka, BlackLab is made up of duo Yuko Morino (guitars, vocals) and Chia Shiraishi (drums).  Though technically the pair’s debut, the ‘2.0’ is to highlight the fact this is the band’s original demo give a polish and a re-release on a proper label. The core sound is still intact though; rough around the edges doom with plenty of creepy atmospherics. Continue reading →