By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4 Tuesday, March 17th, 2020: After a good night’s rest in Little Rock, Arkansas, we were on our way to Texas. We have a show in Arlington Texas with Freedom Hawk. As Kyler drove, I quickly made a flyer for the show… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 5
COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 4
By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Day 1 Day 2 and 3 Day 4: Monday, March 16th, 2020 Our gracious host, Kelly Bric, had opened her home to us yesterday and we’d stayed the night. I woke up with a headache and a sore throat; as I pondered whether I had the virus, Metallica’s “Fade… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 4
Music News: Carried By VI to Release Debut Album
Wallingford, CT’s Carried By VI is preparing to release their debut album Whistling Past The Graveyard. This is intense music about maintaining a positive mental attitude in the face of challenges — a message that’s even more relevant with the current pandemic situation. The album offers five tracks of no-frills hardcore and doom influenced metal,… Continue reading Music News: Carried By VI to Release Debut Album
COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 2 and 3
By Patrick Salerno of Grave Next Door Read Day 1 here. Day 2: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 It was 1 pm when we left our hotel room, thank God for late checkout; we hustled to our purple van in the ice cold rain. The Grape Ape sat solitary in the parking lot like a faithful… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 2 and 3
COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 1
By Patrick Salerno I’m the drummer for Grave Next Door, a doom metal band from Grand Rapids. At the last minute, we were added to Spider Ball 2020, a unofficial SXSW side festival down in Austin, TX. We were stoked beyond belief. The tour organizer put us in touch with a booking company and last… Continue reading COVID-19 Tour with Grave Next Door — Day 1
Nerd Talk with HER NAME WAS FIRE
This Nerd Talk comes to us from across the pond, courtesy of Portuguese rock duo Her Name Was Fire. These guys serve up the groove just as well as they serve up the nerdy knowledge… Besides music, one of the things that bonds Her Name Was Fire as a collective is our love of movies, video… Continue reading Nerd Talk with HER NAME WAS FIRE
Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials: Investing for Retirement and More
Welcome to the final blog segment of Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials. Here’s where we pull back the curtain on what The Rich are really doing to get ahead of the rest of us…. Well, we’ll kinda pull back the curtain — I’m an elementary school librarian, not a financial advisor. (This is… Continue reading Money Hacks for Metalheads and Old Millennials: Investing for Retirement and More