Greg Cochran, Author at Cryptic Rock

Doyle rattles The Brighton Bar Long Branch, NJ 3-15-15

Greg CochranGreg CochranMarch 25, 2015

One of Horror Punk Rock’s most recognized figures through the years has been Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein. Younger brother to Jerry Only of Punk legends the Misfits, Doyle joined up with his brother at the young age of sixteen in the band, thus launching his music ... Read More

Full Devil Jacket – Valley of Bones (Album Review)

Greg CochranGreg CochranMarch 20, 2015

Every so often a band comes along that becomes a genre’s golden standard, sometimes even in face of household names. In the world of Alternative Metal, the Drowning Pools and the Five Finger Death Punches and the Three Days Graces are always given priority on ... Read More

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder – iconic 30 years later

Greg CochranGreg CochranMarch 10, 2015

So as not to mince words, the advent of Punk Rock in the 1970s was an atomic bomb that completely devastated the musical terrain of a once smug and pretentious England. It completely reshaped the way musicians of the time thought and acted. From ... Read More

Run-D.M.C. landmark album King of Rock turns 30

Greg CochranGreg CochranMarch 5, 2015

In the early 1980s, it was anyone’s guess where the tradition known as “Hip-Hop” would be taken. From DJ Kool Herc’s introduction of the Jamaican tradition of toasting to Gil Scott-Heron’s spoken word poetry to Afrika Bambaataa’s flamboyant fashion sense and push for social solidarity, ... Read More

One-Way Mirror – Capture (Album Review)

Greg CochranGreg CochranMarch 3, 2015

For many Metal bands, eclecticism is the name of the game. Such musical acts employ the contrast of loud and soft dynamics, tension and release, and the incorporation of dissimilar styles of music. This interplay of extremities is what so often makes art and music ... Read More

Gang of Four – What Happens Next (Album Review)

Greg CochranGreg CochranFebruary 26, 2015

The British Rock scene was lush and reeked of potential after the Clash and the Sex Pistols graced London. The sheer number of musical acts that claimed to be inspired to start a band upon seeing the Pistols perform live is staggering alone. The future ... Read More

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Doyle rattles The Brighton Bar Long Branch, NJ 3-15-15

Full Devil Jacket – Valley of Bones (Album Review)

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder – iconic 30 years later

Run-D.M.C. landmark album King of Rock turns 30

One-Way Mirror – Capture (Album Review)

Gang of Four – What Happens Next (Album Review)

Doyle rattles The Brighton Bar Long Branch, NJ 3-15-15

Full Devil Jacket – Valley of Bones (Album Review)

The Smiths – Meat Is Murder – iconic 30 years later

Run-D.M.C. landmark album King of Rock turns 30

One-Way Mirror – Capture (Album Review)

Gang of Four – What Happens Next (Album Review)

This Week In Horror – Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Horror Show (1989)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Gothic (1987)

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Hibiscus

Developing Artist Showcase – Return to Dust

Developing Artist Showcase – Niina Soleil

Interview – Madeleine McGraw & Violet McGraw

Interview – Maria Canals-Barrera

Interview – Aaron Stainthorpe of High Parasite & My Dying Bride

Poppy – Negative Spaces (Album Review)

Doro – Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Party (EP Review)

Empire of the Ants (Blu-ray Review)