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My LA Manson Experience
The beginning of my interest: Several years ago my friend Andy had the original Manson family documentary. I borrowed it, watched it and thought it was interesting and pretty cool but at the time remembered I hadn’t thought much about it. A few years later I was at Second Time around, a used movie, game and music store in downtown Dayton looking for movies for birthdays or Christmas (can’t remembe...[Read More]
Hollywood Snared in a Scarlet Vice
In June 2011, Travis Morse responded to an ad posted by Chris Blaze, currently playing for Scarlet Vice. The two hit it off and immediately started writing songs together as that version of the band started fading away. After a few years and ‘many’ attempts to find the right chemistry, Travis and Chris discovered Jake Murillo, playing bass for the band The Dirty Nixon during a show at the C...[Read More]
Stryper Bring the Second Coming to the Whisky
In an era when the devil ‘might’ have been more popular in the genre they started in and with a large army of bands sporting devil horns, inverted crosses and certain downturned stars along with dark artwork/imagery of any and all kinds, Stryper was a band that bravely and faithfully went against the norm. Heavy metal, the style that’s always been associated with the dark one and his loud, hellish...[Read More]
Element A440, The Industrial Bitch, Ginger V Get Sinister
Saturday July 26th-In a quiet, secluded patio-like room illuminated by a fountain of melted candle wax and a tent like ceiling extending into the dark carnival air of Hollywood loomed the curtained circular stage of Bar Sinister. Tonight’s show featured a trio of acts that ranged from the creatively deranged, the industrial macabre and the dark dinged shine of the painted up burlesque. Arizona’s E...[Read More]
LA Guns Still Cocked and Loaded at the Whisky
Of the many, countless 80’s era bands LA Guns were one of the few big names that not only carried the city’s initials but had several big hits, toured the planet and even when grunge came to change the world, kept the Sunset Strip flame burning from the late nineties to present day. With songs Electric Gypsy, Never Enough, Kiss My Love Goodbye, Rip & Tear and the monster Ballad of Jayne...[Read More]
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet is an incredible odds defying inspiring story of one man’s true dedication, passion and drive to create incredible music despite insurmountable life obstacles, and dire circumstances. Jason Becker personifies the sheer driving force and spirit of the human artistic will to enjoy life, persevere and make music.Becker a future guitar prodigy was born in 1969 in Richmond California and e...[Read More]
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