Formed in 1997, The Blood Brothers is a multifaceted band that is constantly challenging themselves and reinventing their sound. Young Machetes, the band’s fifth full length, is no exception to the rule, as it embarks in yet another, unexplored direction. Shortly after the album’s release, singer Jordan Blilie took some time from his busy schedule […]
911 Memorial site part of 5 year commemoration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The scene at Cal Expo was a somber one Monday as the bells of the Carillon Bell Tower rang out on the hour, singing out the tune to “Yankee Doodle.” The American flag was at half-staff and those in the crowd were quiet and introspective, as they remembered the fifth anniversary of […]
Simply having a wonderful… New Year’s time?
A gander down the high streets through this European city in December has all the festive spirit of an American suburban shopping mall. The light posts are covered in garland and holly. Santa Claus in his rotund, velveteen splendor makes his usual appearance in storefront windows. Pine trees bedecked with shimmering bulbs and twinkling lights […]
The US and Asia are not the only places that get Tornados
A recent one in North London left 157 houses damaged and most unsafe to live in. Those suffering are feeling like the people in Louisiana ! government aid and response has been almost non-existent. Also insurance investigators are moving slow and no one appears to have been given any offers for re-housing or repairing the […]
The Talk In London – A New Yorker’s Report from the Field
“Are you replete?” my British wife wanted to know, her curiosity laced with earnest spousal solicitude. I froze, locked in a semi quaver’s worth of vamp-till-ready until context rolled in and I could brave my reply – a confident, if ever-so-slightly-belated, yes. This was dinner time, and my connubial blissmate had merely wondered, after all, […]
‘Tiz the Season to be Jolly (for real)
Jolly. Jovial. Joyous. All of these words are etymologically related to Jupiter – the planet of optimism and expansion – and with all the Sagittarius activity in the heavens right now, this type of energy is infused in many of our day to day affairs for several weeks. Sagittarius is half man, half animal, representing […]