Editor’s Note: This article is completely biased and includes every conflict of interest imaginable. U mad, bro? I recently found an article I wrote for WCSU’s student newspaper in 2007, titled something along the lines of “Summer Metal Update” — and with everything that’s going on in the scene these days, I think it’s… Continue reading You Should Know… CT Summer Metal Update
Ask Death Metal Dave: A Metal Scene Q & A That’s Not for the Faint of Gut!
That’s right my metal brothers, it’s me Death Metal Dave again. After taking some time off to concentrate on chronologically arranging my Kataklysm concert ticket stubs and framing my Slayer vinyl, I’ve decided to come back by popular demand. It seems that a lot of tough questions plague my fellow metal brethren; questions that only… Continue reading Ask Death Metal Dave: A Metal Scene Q & A That’s Not for the Faint of Gut!
Cool Drinks and Cheap Reads at the Friends Book Shop
What’s just as good as reading a library book for free? Buying a new book for two dollars and not having to return it. But where can you get new or almost-new books for just two bucks? The Friends Book Shop at the Ferguson Library! There are two locations: one at the Ferguson’s Main… Continue reading Cool Drinks and Cheap Reads at the Friends Book Shop
High Fashion and Dirt Cheap: How to Make a $105 Watch for Under $10
Fashion is bullshit. Wait, allow me to rephrase this statement – fashion is nice, but there is a lot of bullshit involved. For instance, have you ever looked at a GQ-type website or magazine and seen a cool-looking jacket or pair of with the headline “Affordable Summer Style,” and when you get to the… Continue reading High Fashion and Dirt Cheap: How to Make a $105 Watch for Under $10
Knit in Public in… Westport?
Yes, there’s actually a World Wide Knit In Public Day. And actually it’s a whole bunch of days, June 9 – 17. It’s not about simply going out in public and knitting, like some writers (for example, me) might think. It was actually started in 2005 by a knitter who felt the craft was an… Continue reading Knit in Public in… Westport?
Eating Cool
This is the time of year it starts to get hot in my apartment. We get hit by the sun for the entire second half of the day and the temperature in my house can easily get into the 80’s, even with two air conditioners going. Who wants to cook in that? Not me.… Continue reading Eating Cool
Check Out Danbury’s “Body of Work”
Press Release from The Mercurial: The Mercurial Gallery in downtown Danbury, Connecticut will be showing works by local tattoo artists from June 9 through July 20 in the exhibit ‘Body of Work’. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place on Saturday, June 9 from 12pm to 5pm and will include an artist… Continue reading Check Out Danbury’s “Body of Work”