by Benjamin Ricci | Sep 7, 2022 | Indie Rock
Raibard Dark Realm of the Daylight Boston, MA (Self-Released) Sometimes music comes into your life when you’re not even expecting it. Recently, I was helping a friend at Zildjian sell some of his vintage Gretsch drums, and it turns out the buyer in that transaction... 
by Benjamin Ricci | Apr 29, 2019 | Reviews
Ages and Ages Me You They We (Partisan Records) It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the Portland-based indie rock collective known as Ages and Ages. Led by primary songwriter and vocalist/guitarist Tim Perry, the group is a grand mixture of introspective lyricism,... ![VINYL OF THE MONTH: The Damnation of Adam Blessing [Re-Issues]](http://performermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/051.jpg)
by Benjamin Ricci | Jul 10, 2018 | Reviews
VINYL OF THE MONTH: The Damnation of Adam Blessing S/T and The Second Damnation (Exit Stencil/Universal Music) When Exit Stencil Recordings told us they had restored two forgotten Damnation of Adam Blessing LPs and were going to re-issue them on vinyl, we nearly... 
by Benjamin Ricci | Apr 25, 2018 | Hip-Hop & Electronic
VINYL OF THE MONTH Videogram Test Subject 011 (7-inch) (SelectaVision Records) The SelectaVision debut by Videogram (aka Sweden’s Magnus Sellergren) is an open love letter to not just Stranger Things, but everything in the 80’s VHS Horror world. Pulsating synths fire... 
by Benjamin Ricci | Dec 14, 2017 | Reviews
Creepshow is one of the more successful horror anthologies of the ’80s, due in no small part to its legendary creative duo of Stephen King and George A. Romero. But in reality, what helps propel the film above the standard B-movie schlock of the day is not just the...