I met Karina in 2011 when she accompanied Alex Skolnick on bass for an “UnBlock the Rock” fundraiser in Jersey City. She wasn’t even 21 yet, we had to ask for permission from the bar to let her in. Five years later, she’s touring with Marco Benevento, filling in for usual bassist Dave Dreiwitz when he’s on tourContinue reading “Karina Rykman, Bass and Beyond”
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Mutoid Man at Saint Vitus, 8.7.15
As soon as I met Nick Cageo, I knew he was a reincarnate of Randy Rhoads and Leather from Happy Days. All great things of the 70’s. I met him first while he was playing with BroHammer. (Awesome? Hilarious?) Months later, I was meeting with Rick Ernst, Director of “Get Thrashed”. And I was like, isContinue reading “Mutoid Man at Saint Vitus, 8.7.15”
Remembering Amy Winehouse or Who Will Save Rock and Roll?
About two weeks ago, my best friend Michael and I met up at a free concert at South Street Sea Port in NYC. The vintage post 30’s NY crowd was neatly arranged into hot hipsters, stubbled ink clad men in perfect fitting blue jeans with an array of runway girlfriends with red red puckered lipsContinue reading “Remembering Amy Winehouse or Who Will Save Rock and Roll?”
ShitKilling is my business and business is Heavy.
Earnest, authentic hard core music, for me, speaks to the part of us that feels good when we say, Fuck you. Or Fuck off. Or fuck that. ShitKill is all of the above and it feels great. Listening to their self titled, self-distributed CD, I feel confident that I could throw a chair through aContinue reading “ShitKilling is my business and business is Heavy.”
Break Everything and Smile: Godmaker
I was initially blown away by Jon Lane when Bröhammer played a benefit at the Trash Bar in Brooklyn for UnBlock the Rock, a campaign for Cuban metal. Years later, I would meet Kyle, knower of all things metal in Brooklyn, at an Eyehategod show who said, “If you liked Bröhammer, you’ll love Godmaker.” Lo andContinue reading “Break Everything and Smile: Godmaker”
Eyehategod Iloveyou. Europa, Sat. June 7, 2014.
I want to place my palms on Mike Williams’ chest and ask a question because I know he will tell me the truth. He is wearing a Ouija board shirt, hanging out in the green (red) room of Club Europa before the show Saturday night. Mike Williams is the truest of the true, you knowContinue reading “Eyehategod Iloveyou. Europa, Sat. June 7, 2014.”
Godmaker, #becauseloud
Godmaker, #becauseloud It’s almost impossible to reconcile the sweetness of Pete Ross with his severe on stage presence as the lead singer for Godmaker. As they’re loading out of their rehearsal space, Pete says, “Tracey, do you want to see my new guitar?” He lovingly takes it out of his case and presents it likeContinue reading “Godmaker, #becauseloud”
A Letter to Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez
Dear Negro, After the Vulcan show at the Blue Note, now, almost a month ago, I asked you “If I wrote you a letter about what I was thinking while Vulcan was playing would you read it?” You looked at me with the same earnesty I asked, Yes, you said, yes. At that champagne andContinue reading “A Letter to Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez”
The Many Faces of Doc Coyle
When I think about Doc Coyle, the phrase, “Tall glass of water ” comes to mind. Or “towering mass of yummy.” A beneficiary of the sexual revolution and primary and secondary waves of feminism, it’s almost ok to objectify Doc and his dreamy dreaminess. Except, lucky us, Doc is so much more. I’m listening toContinue reading “The Many Faces of Doc Coyle”
Tracey Noelle 