 Mr. E Boy Dishes the Dramarama DramaBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
I recently caught up with Mark Englert, aka Mr. E Boy, lead guitarist for Dramarama, a major cult hero and someone I hadn’t seen in…yikes…17 years?!? Mark was kind enough to answer some questions about the band and its future.  “Heavy Metal Drummer” GirlBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
It took some bravery to walk into the music store a couple of weeks ago and tell the owner I wanted to sign up for drumming lessons on the eve of my 40th birthday. Especially when his immediate response was, “Okay…but can I ask WHY you want to do this now?”  McCarren Pool Is Melting In The Dark: Sonic Youth Live in BrooklynBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
The demise of McCarren Pool has created an outcry of sound and fury, and who could be better to give it a sendoff than Sonic Youth? They were in top form last Saturday night, so if our aging rocker hearts were breaking, at least the heartbreak was expressed in pure punk style.  The Nerds: World’s Greatest Cover BandBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
I first saw the impossible in the summer of ’91 at a late, great Jersey Shore club called Tradewinds, which was one of the best concert venues in the tri-state area. Like most great things in New Jersey, it was razed to put up McMansions during the last real estate boom. Even more pathetic, [...]  Wilco Boils Over (McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY, 8/13/08)By
Nancy Lichtenstein
Wilco boils over at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn on 8/13/08, one of the last performances at the makeshift venue before once again becomes a swimming hole. Real rock magic was alive and well in Brooklyn the night Wilco played.  XM Radio NowhereBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
Last month I totaled my car by hydroplaning on a highway exit ramp during a rain storm, sailing off into the trees. “Going Under” by Evanescence was on the car stereo at the time, so hearing that song, or any other song I was listening to around that time, now gives me anxiety attacks.  Book Review: “But Enough About Me” by Jancee DunnBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
A very long time ago I went to college to learn to be a journalist, with rock as my main area of interest and visions of working for Rolling Stone or Spin dancing in my head. My first job offer when I graduated was with a French video equipment company writing marketing materials, however, and [...]  Songs With Long IntrosBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with a friend on Facebook while completing some writing assignments—well, more accurately I was procrastinating about completing some writing assignments BY chatting with the friend—and asked him to send me a song. He sent me a link to “I Will Possess Your Heart” by Deathcab for Cutie [...] |
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