’80s
Hairball Brings Arena Rock Tribute Show to The Fraze
Thursday, July 8 arguably the greatest tribute band on the planet Hairball came to The Fraze Pavilion in Kettering. They packed the place treating the crowd to two hours of ‘80s megahits, dipping into ‘70s classics with fist raisers and a few ‘devil horns’ here and there. It was an arena rock show in scale, grandiose and big budget from the lighted stage to the five large screens flashing cool ima...[Read More]
Tiffany Casts Seductive Shadow Over Cincinnati
On Thursday July 8, ‘80s pop icon Tiffany brought her Shadows tour to Cincinnati performing a loud, rocking but intimate show at the Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati for an all-ages group of energetic fans. It was an underground show, literally, and an evening of nostalgia and new music with Tiffany singing the classics along with new tunes from this year’s Pieces of Me and the upcoming Shadows album. ...[Read More]
MR. Speed – Kissed by Dynasty
The following conversation took place pre-show on site at MR. Speed’s May 18 performance at J.D. Legends in Franklin, Ohio. On May 18, Cleveland KISS tribute band MR. Speed returned to Franklin’s J.D. Legends for their first non-distanced, unmasked show. What was originally scheduled as an outdoor event on the big stage was moved indoors to the secondary stage due to weather and safety conc...[Read More]
Sacrilege – Supernatural Suspense Done Pagan Style
Warning: Review contains spoilers. David Creed’s 2020 tale of a group of young women going on a weekend trip to a mini-castle estate, ending up at a pagan festival is part old school horror, and a bit Blair Witch with characters facing their fears. Using familiar ingredients like creepy and quiet locals hovering around, a local townsperson warning them to stay away and leave before its too late an...[Read More]
My Summer as a Goth – Director Interview – Tara Johnson-Medinger
Warning: Interview contains spoilers. My Summer as A Goth is a modern day coming of age, romantic comedy-drama with elements of the ‘80s while addressing the timeless issues of alienation, fitting in, personal growth, manipulation and dealing with major loss. Directed by Tara Johnson-Medinger, the films the product of a 10 year vision finally coming to dark life with help from a terrific mu...[Read More]
Queensrÿche Rage in Versailles
Saturday June 23, the BMI Indoor Speedway crowd gathered for a night of Mindcrime, Empires, Rage for Order and a few tunes from the beginning to modern day. Queensrÿche came to Versailles with a career spanning show with a new record looming on the horizon. While the screen flashed concept images during certain songs, vocalist Todd La Torre tore into the catalog belting out vintage tunes, crowd pl...[Read More]
Adoration Destroyed Haunts The Mockbee
Thursday June 7, DF Productions and Events took over the inner sanctum of The Mockbee building in Cincinnati hosting a visually underground evening of dark industrial bliss. Synthesizers bounced off the cavernous stone walls in rapture as Xentrifuge, Fires and Adoration Destroyed filled the room with luminous, linear sounds and musical echoes. On entrance, to the right in a room that spoke As Abov...[Read More]