Over the past decade, we came to know Lacey Sturm is the voice behind the platinum-selling, international rock band Flyleaf. As part of the band, she inspired countless fans and impacted many of them on a personal level. It came as a shock to many in 2012 when she announced her decision to leave the […]
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Vinyl Review: A Look Back At Metallica’s Iconic Covers Album, ‘Garage, Inc.’
Since their formation in 1981, Metallica have served as heavy metal trailblazers and continue to push themselves as artists. The band quickly rose to fame and became of the pioneers of thrash with their first four iconic albums; ‘Kill ‘Em All,’ ‘Ride The Lightning,’ ‘Master of Puppets’ and ‘…And Justice for All.’ These albums found the […]
Blu-ray Review: Horror Comes Home With ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition’
It’s hard to believe that ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ has been around long enough to terrify four generations of moviegoers! Originally released in 1974, the film didn’t receive the warmest welcome from movie critics who deemed the film “grotesque” and “an abomination.” However, it is words like those that often fuel the curiosity of […]
On The Rise: ROK Stars Launches Bogart’s Gin
ROK Stars, the consumer products company co-founded by U.S. billionaire John Paul DeJoria and U.K. entrepreneur Jonathan Kendrick, has partnered with the Humphrey Bogart Estate to launch Bogart’s Gin. John Paul DeJoria, who is no stranger to success in the spirits business, could not conceal his enthusiasm when discussing Bogart’s Gin: “We have the world’s […]
Blu-ray Review: Brett Simmons’ ‘The Monkey’s Paw’ (2014) Breathes New Life Into A Classic Tale
The tale of “The Monkey’s Paw” has become so engrained in our culture that it is hard to believe the W.W. Jacobs’ short story was only first published in 1902. With over 100 years in circulation, the story has seen more than it’s fair share of incarnations in just about ever medium; be it radio, […]
REVIEW: Watch Jesse Ventura’s ‘Off The Grid’ and Drive Friends Mad!
There are four things most likely to be the root cause of a friendship that breaks apart, and those four things are money, sex, religion and politics. Three of those four topics suck ass… wait… maybe that’s a bad way to put it, but I think you know what I mean. Chances are you’ve experienced […]
Rock Doc Review: Don Argott’s ‘As the Palaces Burn: Lamb of God’
What started as a documentary about the fans of Lamb of God, a documentary only Lamb of God’s fans would ever want to watch, turned into a documentary that followed the band’s singer Randy Blythe as he is forced to examine cultural differences and pursue justice in the Czech Republic. These lessons changed the lives of […]
Ghosts of Christmas Past: The Huffy Sigma Experience
Reminiscing about Christmases past, this tale came to mind. As many of you know, if you were a boy growing up in the 1980s, all you wanted to be was RAD. BMX was all the rage and to stand out on the streets, you needed a kickass rig. I had little idea when I scrawled […]
Review: The Legendary ‘Mad Max Trilogy’ Explodes Onto Blu-ray!
Before Mel Gibson shot to superstardom as one of action cinema’s biggest names, he was known as Mad Max! Set in the near-future in Australia, a fresh-faced Gibson stars as Max Rockatansky, a highway cop traveling through the Outback in a society descending into chaos. When ‘Mad Max’ exploded onto movie screens in it’s limited […]