RNDM – The Mod Club, Toronto – March 13th, 2016

Review and Photos by Mike Bax RNDM THGHTS ABT RNDM L1VE I love seeing shows like this. A talented three-piece, featuring Joseph Arthur (The Lonely Astronauts, Fistful of Mercy), Richard Stuverud (War Babies, Three Fish and Tres Mts.) and Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) jamming some wonderful original material in an intimate, live setting. Parker Gispert…

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Game of Thrones: The Complete Fifth Season – Blu-ray Review

By Mike Bax HBO Home Entertainment “Eloquent men are right every bit as often as imbeciles.” Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) There is a cartoon that lives online that depicts Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin smiling menacingly as he squashes the characters of his wonderful series, one by one like insects. Five seasons into…

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Interview with Joseph Arthur of RNDM – March 10th, 2016

By Mike Bax RNDM, the joint project of Joseph Arthur, Richard Stuverud and Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam) released their wonderful sophomore album Ghost Riding upon the masses just last week, courtesy of Dine Alone Records. A sublime mix of guitars, drums, Mellotron and Moog, the eleven songs on Ghost Riding feel less like a side…

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Interview with Tobias Sammet of Avantasia, March 6th, 2016

By Mike Bax Coming for ONE CANADIAN DATE ONLY (one of only THREE North American live shows in April), Tobias Sammet’s collective tour de force, Avantasia, promises a three-hour long spectacle of metal unlike anything you’ve seen before. Tobias Sammet (Edguy), along with eleven other musicians, featuring members of Jorn, Masterplan, Mr. Big, Pretty Maids,…

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SIXX:A.M. video interview – Park Hyatt Toronto – March 3rd, 2016

SIXX:A.M. interview: James Michael (Vocals); Dj Ashba (Guitar); Nikki Sixx (Bass) Park Hyatt Toronto – March 3rd, 2016 Interview by Mike Bax Prayers For The Damned Vol 1, the 4th album release from SIXX:A.M. gets released on April 29th 2016 via Eleven Seven Music. The album genuinely is their best album yet, featuring eleven completely…

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Interview with Steve Addabbo discussing Jeff Buckley’s upcoming album – You and I – February 2nd, 2016

By Mike Bax jeffbuckley.com http://www.facebook.com/JeffBuckley twitter.com/JeffBuckley http://www.shelterislandsound.com http://www.facebook.com/steve.addabbo On March 11th of 2016, Legacy Recordings / Columbia Records will unleash ten recently unarchived Jeff Buckley songs, for the world to hear for the very first time. Entitled You and I (a partial lift from the lone original song included here, ‘Dream of You and I’)…

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