Nina Mende, Author at Cryptic Rock

Nada Surf – You Know Who You Are (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeMarch 9, 2016

Since 1992, New York City based band Nada Surf has been hard at work touring and recording music. Debuting with the album High/Low in 1996, the single “Popular” made it to # 11 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks that Summer, and since, Nada Surf’s fan-base continues ... Read More

Night Beats – Who Sold My Generation (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeFebruary 22, 2016

Originally coming from The Lone Star State of Texas, Guitarist/Vocalist Danny Lee Blackwell and Drummer James Traeger were always inspired by Classic Rock as well as Rhythm and Blues. So much so, they named their band, Night Beats, after Sam Cooke’s 1963 legendary album of the same ... Read More

Bloc Party – Hymns (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeFebruary 19, 2016

England based Alternative Rock band Bloc Party has been on the scene since 1999. With a sound that dabbles in Rock, Pop, Dance, as well as Electronic, the band has built an identity full of color and light. Rising to popularity in 2005 upon the ... Read More

Rachel Platten – Wildfire (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeFebruary 4, 2016

A student of music since the age of five, American singer-songwriter Rachel Platten had a passion for creating. Picking up a guitar in high school, she further explored music, and while in college, she had a life-changing experience of singing backing up in a friend’s ... Read More

Three Days Grace Start A Riot At Batschkapp Frankfurt, Germany 1-22-16

Nina MendeNina MendeJanuary 28, 2016

It has been a very busy last couple of years for Canadian Hard Rock outfit Three Days Grace. As if being in a Rock-n-Roll band is not enough of a whirlwind, the machine was put in spin cycle for Three Days Grace just a few ... Read More

Drowning Pool – Hellelujah (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeJanuary 25, 2016

There are some bands, that no matter how much is thrown at them, they continue to keep moving forward despite it all. Hailing from Dallas, Texas, the band known as Drowning Pool are a prime example of such as they approach a twentieth anniversary in ... Read More

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Nada Surf – You Know Who You Are (Album Review)

Night Beats – Who Sold My Generation (Album Review)

Bloc Party – Hymns (Album Review)

Rachel Platten – Wildfire (Album Review)

Three Days Grace Start A Riot At Batschkapp Frankfurt, Germany 1-22-16

Drowning Pool – Hellelujah (Album Review)

Nada Surf – You Know Who You Are (Album Review)

Night Beats – Who Sold My Generation (Album Review)

Bloc Party – Hymns (Album Review)

Rachel Platten – Wildfire (Album Review)

Three Days Grace Start A Riot At Batschkapp Frankfurt, Germany 1-22-16

Drowning Pool – Hellelujah (Album Review)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Night of the Living Dead (1968)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Pieces (1982)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Wishmaster (1997)

Interview – Alan Averill of Primordial

Interview – Kevin Martin of Candlebox Talks The Long Goodbye

Interview – Sean Young

Mary J. Blige – Gratitude (Album Review)

The Jackson Five – Third Album (Limited Edition Red Vinyl Review)

The Supremes – More Hits by The Supremes (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)