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It’s Time for March Madness!
Welcome to March Madness! This is our first year in creating this tournament-style competition between artists and…
Featured Band: Cry To the Blind
Walt Disney did it. William Shakespeare did too. It’s taking the metal of another one’s work, and spinning it into…
Bogies Starts Crowdfunding Campaign
Bogies executive, and Albany scene heavyweight, Mike Valente recently put out a call for donations to the renowned…
On Phish and Humor
A defining characteristic of Phish that has stood out as unique and helped to broaden their appeal to many fans is…
Merry Upstate Metal Xmas
Right about now, we expect most of you are hung over on Stewart's Egg Nog and family bickering. And, we're…
Journey to China: Suck It
Some dog mounts Nikki's bitch
You would think after Kid Rock got into the mix with Tommy Lee back in 2007, no one…
Nintendocore: Nerds On The Rise
I’m going to get my hands wet in the review pool to give a plug to a relatively unknown style of music called…
Blood on my Hands (Short Story)
I heard the front door burst open and already knew what to expect—Pa was home from the saloon. Ma was already…
“We made a scene, when we made a scene” – By Jeremy Miller of…
It was 2005 and I remember coming home from high school pissed off feeling lost and alone. I think I may have been…
Eclecticism is a MotherFvcker
As mentioned in a previous piece I wrote, eclecticism is a double edged sword within the music industry these days.…
Upstate Metal’s “Your band might suck if…”
Upstate Metal has a sense of humor, and anyone who has gone to any music event from local shows at bars to national…
MADE IN CHINA – Age isn’t shit.
Gouverneur’s Made In China is making waves in Northern New York’s metal scene. At first listen, the band comes off…
LIVE FAST, DIE FAST’s “The End Of What We Know” inspires…
Live Fast Die Fast wants you to know they're NYHC. They want you to know this so much, in fact, that in the first…
Bands come together, raise over $1,500 in memory of Zachary Blanchard
As long as there has been life, there has been loss. And when tragedy strikes we are forced to face elements of…
Remembering DIMEBAG DARRELL
Remembering Dimebag. “A 25-year-old man stormed the stage at a heavy-metal rock concert Wednesday night, shooting…
The Religious Experience of Phish
Having grown up going to church each Sunday, I always enjoyed the religious experiences surrounding the weekly…