Monday brought sobering news to metalheads across the globe with the announcement that Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, 63, has been diagnosed with lymphoma cancer. The news came as a shock to fans who were understandably excited about the Nov. 11 announcement of a new Black Sabbath studio album and world tour (for coverage of the Nov. 11 announcement, please see Black Sabbath…
To help celebrate the news of the original line-up of Black Sabbath reuniting for a world tour and new studio album, I decided to provide coverage of local Seattle Black Sabbath tribute band, Bastard of Reality. Bastard of Reality last played on Dec. 3, 2011 at The Mix in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. Originally scheduled to open, they…
On Nov. 30, 2011 I had the opportunity to experience a familiarization (FAM) departure of the Wacky Holiday Lights & Wine Tasting Tour, a collaboration between Evergreen Escapes, Ride the Ducks of Seattle, Maven Meals and Fall Line Winery. The tour started with a fun and silly “Duck” ride through downtown to view holiday lights.…
Dec. 2011 interview with Aleta Welling delves into her surreal artwork of the time, heavily influenced by the work of H.R. Giger and by science fiction and horror themes Aleta Welling is a Leipzig, Germany based abstract artist. Her newer style can be considered “dark abstract”. Prints and originals can be found at her official…
The Seattle metal community turned out in droves on Nov. 19, 2011 for the 40th birthday of Dan La Rochelle, guitarist for local favorite Lesbian. The show featured five top-notch metal bands and took place at The Funhouse, just a stone’s throw away from the Space Needle. Admission was only $7, $5 with a canned food…
Juneau is the capital city of Alaska and the second-largest city in the United States by area. Juneau became the capital of Alaska in 1906, the capital formerly being Sitka, due to an act of Congress in 1900. Today, Juneau is well-known as a cruise port and also for its close proximity to Mendenhall Glacier,…
Wes Craven’s 1989 film Shocker had a great concept, at least on paper. The idea of a mass murderer sentenced to death in the electric chair, only to come back stronger than before, is completely original and has loads of promise. There are any number of ways Craven could have woven this story to make for a compelling…
Heavy metal legends Black Sabbath announced on Nov. 11, 2011 at 11:11 am (PST) plans for a 2012 world tour and a new studio album to be produced by Rick Rubin. The news was announced at a special press conference at L.A.’s Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles, 41 years to the date after their Los Angeles…
On Sept. 2, 2011 Zombie Diaries 2 (aka World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries, aka World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries 2, aka Zombie Diaries 2: World of the Dead) was released as a double feature with Hellraiser: Revelations for a limited theatrical run. Both films are distributed by Dimension Extreme, and both run somewhat short, so…
From the looks of things ZomBcon was a smashing success when it invaded Seattle this past weekend, Oct. 21 to 23, 2011 at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Convention Center. I had previously only been to a few movie screenings in 2010 for the first ZomBcon in lower Queen Anne. The 2010 convention was somewhat confusing because…