Tag: rock
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Real Talk With The Maxines
A Skin Tight deep dive. Photo courtesy of Maya Eiben. “It’s not the size of the dog, it’s the bite of the dog,” chants AJ Grey, prowling through the crowd at El Rocko lounge, piercing fans with an inescapable gaze. Self-described as “grunge with a kiss of metal,” The Maxines are a Savannah-based band bursting…
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Anatomy of a No-Bullsh*t Love Song
The world of rock and roll is full of saccharine love ballads saturated with empty promises. Declarations of everlasting courtship were often sung towards nonexistent individuals for the sake of making a quick buck off the profitable “power ballad.” There’s no denying that there’s some sincerity in those songs, yet a lot of them rely…
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Adam and the Metal Hawks: A Crash Course in Crowd Pleasing
In most cases, the opening band has one primary objective: to warm up the crowd. In the case of Adam and the Metal Hawks (aka AMH), who opened for Bret Michaels at the BergenPAC in Englewood, the crowd wasn’t just warm, they were fired up. As for myself, not only was I hot and bothered…
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The Start of Something Special: In Conversation with Lefty Lucy
From left to right: Lila Elm, Parc Murdock, and Lyla Carpenter. Photograph by Maya Eiben. Every band’s gotta start somewhere, and in the case of Charleston-based riot grrrl-fusion rockers Lefty Lucy, that somewhere is here and now. Consisting of bassist/vocalist Lyla Carpenter, keyboardist Claire Duane, guitarist Lila Elm, and drummer Parc Murdock, Lefty Lucy is…
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Dad Rock from the Source: Mike Kennedy Essentials
Behind every kid with a love for rock and roll is a parent that lived through it all. In my case, that’s my dad, Mike Kennedy, who grew up in blue collar Hoboken, New Jersey and lived out his teen years in the sensational 70s. We covered his two core bands, with essential albums and…
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Starbenders: 21st Century Glam Rock at its Finest
Weeks ago, rock quartet Starbenders created an explosive genre-fusion of what I can only refer to as “new wave glam” with their newest album, Take Back the Night. The 13-track record is a lovechild of early Motley Crue, The Runaways, and Pat Benatar, intertwined with ethereal synth and catchy pop hooks. It’s a fresh…