Posted by Rich Johnston April 25, 2017 We are familiar now with publishers and comic book stores giving away free comic books on Free Comic Book Day. But this year, on May the 6th, publisher Z2 Comics is including something unexpected. With the release of their Free Comic Book Day title, The Ballad Of Franklin Bonisteel written by Gabe Soria and […]

[bandcamp width=700 height=120 album=3293757779 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small track=664935305] Little Pink Anderson just called, he said he had a revelation. He said he was ready to start performing again. Pink is one of a kind and if you’ve ever seen him perform, you know what I’m talking about, he let’s it all out. Here’s […]

ON THE BEAT APRIL 14, 2017 12:00 PM ‘A hard life of bad luck and trouble’ BY DAVID MENCONI MIDDLESEX, N.C. It’s been a while since Algia Mae Hinton was on a stage, but she’s still a dancer. That hasn’t changed, even though she’s wheelchair-bound nowadays. “The reason I can’t walk, I danced so much […]

As we the cold starts to fade and the plants start to bloom and we head out of a dreary winter our glee is elevated by the best part about the forthcoming warmth – Music Festival Announcements! Every spring, countless festivals begin to announce their summer lineups to music lovers across the globe, and this […]

[bandcamp width=700 height=120 album=774377531 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false artwork=small track=1833237913] Cootie Stark, Abe Reid, Taj Mahal and Tim Duffy make this plea so genuine. I hope Sarah came back to Cootie. Man, did she mean something to him. The energy on this whole record Raw Sugar reaches out from the stereo and startles. Abe Reid’s […]