Michael Mantovani

An Interview with Jersey City band Crazy & the Brains Not many rock bands feature an xylophone on stage amongst the guitars, amp stacks and drums. Well, of course Bruce

“Violent. In a good way.” That’s how I tend to describe Jersey City/Kearny/Hoboken crew Life Eaters to the un-informed. The guitars are loud and abrasive, the drums are lightning quick,

An Interview with Parlay Studios’ Owner John Welsh Something many people don’t know is that Hudson County is by many standards considered the original Hollywood. You see, prior to western

An interview with Those Mockingbirds’ frontman, Adam Bird If you’ve lived in Hudson County for more than a few months, chances are high that you’ve come across the name Those

When I say “masking tape” what comes to mind? Probably minor household fixes, a dusty roll that’s been sitting in your glove compartment for far too long, or that crack

Anyone who has been in the area for more than five or so years would surely recognize the long-haired, ever-mercurial Joe Centeno as one of the most droolworthy guitar players

Certain types of art are described as having a Monetesque quality to them in that, the closer the viewer gets to the work, the more disjointed and sloppy it appears. Certain types

Jersey City-based band Overlake is Thomas Barrett, Lysa Opfer and Scotty Imp — a fuzzy as hell act who could easily be described as "shoegazey," which I guess could be an