I was in junior high when I first heard Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite for Destruction. To my innocent little brain, this was dangerous stuff! To find inspiration to write about the album that changed my life, I’ve been listening to Appetite in my car with the windows rolled up so no one… Continue reading I Still Have an Appetite for Destruction
Author: Vegetarian Metalhead
A PEZ Collector’s Wet Dream
I never gave much thought to PEZ, but since Danielle and I were going on a road trip to the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, Connecticut, I decided to learn all there is to know about these sweet, little candies. As a kid, I remember PEZ being the unwanted candy at the bottom of my… Continue reading A PEZ Collector’s Wet Dream
Interview with Graffiti Writer MONE
MONE is a New York City graffiti writer and Freight King who’s been in the game for over two decades, before it became the latest trend. Starting out in the streets of Mount Vernon, New York in the late 1980s he progressed from bombing walls to painting freights in the early 1990s. His pieces are… Continue reading Interview with Graffiti Writer MONE
Brides + Basement = Bad Horror Movies
BAD horror movies bring me a lot of joy. I’m talking about the kind that is so awful it’s insulting. Bad scripts, bad acting, bad special effects, just plain bad. I particularly like movies from the 70s because they weren’t torture porn like today’s horror movies — and more importantly, the boobs were real. … Continue reading Brides + Basement = Bad Horror Movies
The Other Underground Scene
As much as I love reading, most of my time is dedicated to textbooks as I unwisely earn degree after degree. One book that I was able to sneak in that has haunted me ever since is The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth (1993). The author… Continue reading The Other Underground Scene
“New” Music for the New Year — Vegetarian Metalhead’s Picks
King of Salem — New Haven, CT — Heavy rock meets 70s, meets Southern rock http://www.myspace.com/fullofworms http://www.kingofsalem.com/ Jamie Shields — Somers, NY — singer/songwriter with an angelic voice, plays folk acoustic music https://www.reverbnation.com/jamieshields http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Jamie-Shields/346656466759 Ultrabunny — Danbury, CT — extreme/glam/psych/noise/post-punk/no-wave/70s rock http://www.facebook.com/ultrabunny www.ultrabunny.com Lord Fowl — New Haven, CT — classic rock http://www.myspace.com/lordfowl
I Am Metal, Therefore I Am.
The people I most identify with are METALHEADS. I feel a brotherly love and connection to them, as biased as it may be. Nothing compares to being at a show and releasing emotion by headbanging, finger wagging and playing intricate air guitar solos. In what other context is it okay for a sweaty, fat… Continue reading I Am Metal, Therefore I Am.