Los Angeles, California remains as a fertile birthing place for great bands like Everest (a personal favorite) and more recently, the music of Dawes. Dawes is one of those bands that was heavily hyped to the point that I was skeptical. I heard their first album and was intrigued by the sounds, but the songs […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 67, “Saturday, Part 1: The Tree of Life Debate.”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional random metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Suburban Metal Dad no. 66.6, “Green Lantern Gone Bad”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional random metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Suburban Metal Dad no. 65, “‘Facebook Friends?!'”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional random metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Albums I’d Pay To See: The Steve Winwood Edition
Driving home tonight, I was listening to the new ‘Icon’ hits compilation from Steve Winwood and it put my thoughts off into an interesting direction. One of the things that continually bugs me somewhat silently (except for when I’m writing posts like this) is the shift that Steve Winwood made that took him away from […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 64, “Hardcore Kindle Love”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional random metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Setlist: A great night in Akron with The Smithereens, 6/17/11
The Tangier provided an odd, but ultimately satisfying venue to watch the Smithereens play their first Cleveland area gig in quite a while. What was the last one? Was it the gig at the Rock Hall, playing as the headliner on an afternoon of band battles hosted by Guitar Center? Or was it their summertime […]
Suburban Metal Dad no. 63, “First Birthday Party, Part 4”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional random metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Suburban Metal Dad no. 62, “First Birthday Party, Part 3.”
Suburban Metal Dad, an original webcomic by D.X. Ferris, served fresh every Monday and Friday. Now featuring Sort-Of Soundtrack — an optional random metal jam you can open in a new window! Check out today’s strip after the jump…
Neil Peart Still Has Those Drummin’ Skills
Just in case you missed ‘Drum Solo Week’ on Letterman… From the slightly newer school, Tommy Lee has unveiled what possibly might be his most bad ass drum kit to date. Lee explains his latest drumtastic venture: “This idea came about from when I was a kid going to concerts,” comments Tommy Lee. “Whenever the […]