So earlier this week I went to visit a long-time friend. I had originally met him sometime during the late 80s through a mutual friend, but hung out with him more during the mid-late 90s. Sometimes we used to go to Coney Island High together. Other times, we would just go bar hopping along the…
Tag: alternative rock
Welcome To My Nightmare V
Next month I’m going to be showing my artwork at the fifth semi-annual “Welcome To My Nightmare” event. My art/illustration will be on exhibit along with other artists and bands: See you there!
American Idiot…WTF!?!
The band Green Day released an album “American Idiot” a few years back. Now its a Broadway play: http://www.broadway.com/buzz/green-day-musical-american-idiot-will-rock-st-james-theatre-beginning-march-24/ Why!?! I’ve always resented the fact that Green Day was considered a “Punk” band. Of all the so-called “Punk” bands to put on Broadway, this shouldn’t been one of them. Thanks. I guess “Punk” is officially…
Heaven Still Waiting: The Danse Society
The first wave of the Batcave movement, later to be evolved to what is now known as Gothic began in the late 1970s/early 1980s. It’s (hair)roots can be traced to the United Kingdom. Submerging elements of Glam Rock, Psychedelic, Punk/Post-Punk, Alternative Rock, New Wave, and a bit of synthesizer created a genre still popular today.…