Angel is one of the ultimate cult bands in the world of
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from obscurity to take the...
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One of the great things about watching old exploitation
film trailers is that they often give you a visceral sense of the place and
time that spawned their par...
With Anthem, Martin Popoff initiated his ultimate Rush book project: a history of the band that mixes deep-dive explorations of each album and in-depth intervi...
Enzo G. Castellari was one of Italy's great journeyman
directors during that '60s to '80s era when that country's genre film mill was
at its most productive. H...
Bachman-Turner Overdrive didn't score any hit singles or
albums post-1976 but their recording career continued on for another three
years, producing an album e...
E.C. Comics clearly had faith in their line of "New Trend" horror comics from the jump because they launched a third title one month after the first issues of ...
Porn documentaries all really have the same basic things
to say: the business isn't a pretty one, it takes a heavy toll on those
involved and the people involv...
Here's another jumbo helping of pop-friendly Canadian
boogie for you. This trio of albums captures the middle part of the band's
career, including their last t...
Billy Fine racked up a half-dozen credits during the first half of the '80s, either as producer or executive producer, on a set of films that were noteworthy V...
One of the major appeals of Martin Popoff's books on
hard rock and heavy metal is the fact that they primarily utilize new
interviews conducted by the author h...
Schlockmaniac #1, alias Your Humble Reviewer.
The person behind this affront to High Culture is Don Guarisco. He has a BFA Degree in Film from Florida State University and has written professionally about pop culture for over a decade. His work in the online arena includes reviews and essays for Yesterdayland (now known as Retroland), All Music Guide, All Movie Guide, AVManiacs and The Temple Of Schlock. His reviews have also been published in several All Music Guide publications and DVD Delirium 3.
