Something unique happens when you mix metal riffs with the aesthetic and ferocity of hardcore punk. You mix the metal heads (who want to push each other) with punks or hardcore kids (who stage dive or throw fists). This may seem like an elementary assessment but looking at violent music, ...

I had only heard Shoot The Blitz once before and keeping with the overall feel of their album, I was indeed a little drunk. Not knowing what to expect at one of their live shows, I sat with my ears as wide open as a clear country day in the ...

Fusebox Poet drummer Pat Gerasia would normally be the last person to tell someone not to go see a Tool concert, so when he asked me to come review his band's "Superbowl Eve" show February 4 at The Saloon at NC Music Factory, I asked, "...and why the hell would ...

Pick of the week This is a decent week in releases. If this were not the digital age, I might have spent an entire months rent on lining my shelves with new music. Instead, while it's somewhat pricey to download a hefty amount of music, it's not as costly. My most anticipated ...

I'm pretty sure that in my half-delusional and sometimes random little mind that these celebrities do half of this stuff for me personally. In turn I get to write about the crazy that consumes them. These dear readers we call journalism gold, how can this stuff be real? I mean ...

Bums Lie and Evelynn Rose at the Visulite 1/14/12 I had only seen Bums Lie once before, by accident, when I went to check them out at the Visulite last weekend. As a huge fan of Sublime, I was always wary of any group whose name was an ...

The Friday the 13th Microphone Massacre was aptly named. It was a hip-hop gathering of almost all the nastiest lyricists in Charlotte and put on by E456 Productions, the mastermind behind the longest running hip hop event in Charlotte, “Monday Night Mic Fights.” E456 has built a consistent brand showcasing ...