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Entombed A.D – Dead Dawn

Here’s my review of Entombed A.D’s Dead Dawn, written for PlanetMosh.

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Obscura – Akroasis

Here’s a review I wrote for Planetmosh, of Obscura’s technical death metal disc, Akroasis.

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Wasted Youth – Get Out Of My Yard!

Sometimes, a band’s release creeps under the radar, and it’s fun to write a retrospective review. I did this for PlanetMosh. This “tbt” or “retro” review was the case for Wasted Youth’s Get Out of My Yard! release, which may or may not have spurred guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert to title his debut ~2006 instrumental release by the same name.

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Unleashed – Dawn of the Nine

Here’s a review I wrote for PlanetMosh, of Unleashed’s Dawn of the Nine release.

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The See See – Once, Forever & Again

Here’s a review I wrote freelance and published at PlanetMosh (a metal / hard rock site :) ) of The See See’s Once, Forever, and Again release, which is a retro, psychedelic pop gem.

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The Crown – Death is Not Dead

Here’s a review I wrote for PlanetMosh, of The Crown’s Death is Not Dead release.

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Teenage Time Killers – Greatest Hits Vol. 1

Here’s a review I wrote for PlanetMosh, of Teenage Time Killers’s debut album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1.

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SixStringNoise – Snake Side Brotherhood

Here’s a review I wrote for PlanetMosh, of SixStringNoise’s Snake Side Brotherhood.

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Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression

Compelling and catchy, Iggy Pop’s Post Pop Depression offers nine new fine, brooding, dark ‘adult alt rock’ tracks from Pop and an A-List backing band (Joshua Homme, Dean Fertita, Matt Helders) that may be his final recorded rock music.

While Post Pop Depression has been billed as a collaboration, it’s Iggy Pop‘s name on the album’s marquee and spine. Producer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-writer Joshua Homme and Pop are both revered musicians and celebrated collaborators in their own realms. Homme worked with John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl in Them Crooked Vultures, and David Bowie was a key foil for Pop’s most revered…

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Oliver Geywitz of Schnitzel Records, 08/2015 - PlanetMosh

In this candid interview, Schnitzel Records's Oliver Geywitz details the business of running a label, Schnitzel's artists, the music industry, and more.

Here’s an interview I wrote and conducted with Oliver Geywitz of Schnitzel Records. This was the print debut for a Schnitzel label-based interview, and was an honor to be offered and to complete.

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Periphery – Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega [2 album set]

Periphery’s double-album release, Juggernaut Alpha and Juggernaut Omega, was reviewed by me for PlanetMosh.

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Paul Gilbert Interview for PlanetMosh, January 2015 - PlanetMosh

Widely acclaimed guitar virtuoso and educator Paul Gilbert is PlanetMosh's Featured Band for January 2015. Interview by Iris North & David Farrell.

Here’s a nicely detailed interview with the guitar-great Paul Gilbert, conducted by me and David Farrell, for PlanetMosh. This was my Christmas present, and what a joy it still is. 

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Pat Travers Band – Live At The Iridium NY

Here’s a review I wrote for PlanetMosh, of The Pat Travers Band’s Live at the Iridium NY release.

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Neal Schon – Vortex

Neal Schon’s excellent release, Vortex, was reviewed by me for PlanetMosh. 

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Mojave Lords – Unfuckwithable

Here’s my review of Mojave Lords’s hard desert rock debut, Unfuckwithable. Penned for and published at PlanetMosh, of course.

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Hello=Fire – Angle To See [single]

Here’s my Planetmosh-published review of Hello=Fire’s (excellent) “Angle To See”, a single released by Schnitzel Records for Record Store Day a bit ago, but just recently made available to the non-vinyl crowd. The other side of the vinyl is Moistboyz’ “Paperboy”.

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Hatebeak – The Number of the Beak

Waldo the African Grey parrot’s vocal antics set to grindcore - a winning combination! Here’s my review of Hatebeak’s The Number of the Beak, Waldo and co’s latest release. Sourced for and published at PlanetMosh, of course.