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John has written for Albany-area alt-music magazine of yore BUZZ, Goldmine Magazine, and various punk and metal ‘zines. He enjoys loud music, zombie movies, watching his bird feeder, homebrewing, the Red Sox, lawyering and hiding from the plague with his wife, voice talent Donna Frank, until he can go see loud music played live again. Until then, an occasional pint of Guinness will do.

Metal/Hard Rock/Punk

Flashback: Grim Reaper, Armored Saint and Helloween perform at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, October…

John Moore Oct 1, 2020

The Mid-Hudson Civic Center is not a particularly huge arena by normal standards, but the fact that it was less than half-full on this night made it seem that much bigger. This was a solid triple-bill of 1987 real metal - dubbed the…

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Flashback: Watch AC/DC and Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force rock Glens Falls Civic Center on…

John Moore Sep 5, 2020

A mighty gig this was. 35 years ago tonight, on Sept. 5, 1985, AC/DC and Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force performed at Glens Falls Civic Center. Remember Ticketron? This was actually AC/DC’s first headline gig in New York’s Capital…

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Flashback: 35 Years Ago tonight, the late, great Ronnie James Dio performs with Dio at the RPI…

John Moore Sep 4, 2020

Ronnie James Dio, the Cortland native and heavy metal legend, brought his band DIO to the RPI Fieldhouse in Troy 35 years ago today, September 4, 1985. This was the second Albany-area appearance by Dio with his solo band - he’d played…

Metal/Hard Rock/Punk

Flashback: August 23, 1983 – Iron Maiden, Fastway and Coney Hatch perform at Glens Falls Civic…

John Moore Aug 23, 2020

For headliners Iron Maiden, this was the ‘World Piece’ tour, supporting fourth album Piece of Mind. Posters for this gig at Glens Falls Civic Center on August 23, 1983, labeled the show as “The British Metal Onslaught,” which made…

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Flashback: Megaforce Records Fifth Anniversary Show at The Ritz – August 10, 1988

John Moore Aug 10, 2020

The Ritz in New York City played host to Megaforce Records fifth anniversary show on this day 32 years ago, August 10, 1988. The show featured S.O.D., Anthrax, Overkill, Testament, M.O.D., and King's X. Megaforce Records, of course, was…

Album Reviews

Hearing Aide: The Erotics “Let’s Kill Rock ‘n’ Roll”

John Moore Jul 27, 2020

Albany-area heavy rockers The Erotics are no longer a new band or young pups, having been at it for over two decades now. They first released “Get Drunk Again” on Cacophone Records Ultra Swank compilation in 1999, so we can reasonably call…

Show Reviews

Flashback: Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson rocks Saratoga Winners with Kings of the Sun

John Moore Jul 25, 2020

An original review of this show was written for BUZZ Magazine in July of 1990 and can be found below. It was 30 years ago tonight, on Wednesday, July 25, 1990, that Iron Maiden front-man Bruce Dickinson and Kings of the Sun took the…