Enter Shikari - Common Dreads Common Dreads was my first taste of Enter Shikari, despite it being their second release. I had some friends with similar musical cravings that seemed to take well to them, so I went in with high hopes. As the first track, “Common Dreads,” began,...

Grave Maker Jon - Vocals Bailey - Bass Wayne - Drums “Grave Maker is made up of three of the greatest friends anyone could ask for. We’re here to write the music we love, and to play shows across the world.” *courtesy of Grave Maker’s myspace page: www.myspace.com/gravemaker Grave...

Punk Rock Developed in the mid 1970’s in the US, Bahrain, Austrailia, and the UK. Fast, hard-edged music, typically short songs with often political or anti-establishment messages. Punk rock embraces a “do it yourself” method, with many bands self-producing, recording,...

Syncope (pronounced like “sync-a-pee”) is the medical term for fainting, a sudden, usually temporary, loss of consciousness generally caused by insufficient oxygen in the brain either through cerebral hypoxia or hypotension but possibly for other reasons. Typical symptoms...

People should now by now that I love music. Not only do I love listening to music and going to shows, but I like to work on the promotional sides of things as well. I am passionate enough about it, that I actually enjoy “working” to help a band out, whether I’m writing...

So last night was the Protest the Hero, Unearth, White Chapel, Gwen Stacy and Acacia Strain show at Bogart’s in Cincinnati.  I’m not going to lie, when I arrived, Acacia Strain was playing, and then I left after Protest the Hero, so I didn’t catch all the bands...