Tracy Allen, Author at Cryptic Rock

Young the Giant – Home of the Strange (Album Review)

Tracy AllenTracy AllenSeptember 9, 2016

Formed twelve years ago in 2004, Californian Alt Indie Rock band Young the Giant have come a long way since their humble beginnings. Formerly known as The Jakes, Young the Giant started off as a bunch of high schoolers and young college students who jumped ... Read More

Kiefer Sutherland – Down in a Hole (Album Review)

Tracy AllenTracy AllenAugust 25, 2016

Kiefer Sutherland may be best known for being an actor, but there are many more pieces to the puzzle of his life besides his time on the silver screen. Born Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland to actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, Sutherland has ... Read More

This Week In Horror Movie History – Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Tracy AllenTracy AllenAugust 12, 2016

This week in Horror movie history, Friday the 13th Part III was released in 3D on August 13, 1982 through Paramount Pictures and Jason Productions. Directed by Emmy Award winner Steve Miner (House 1986, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 1992), the man who brought about ... Read More

Foreigner Rock Foxwoods Casino Ledyard, Connecticut 7-29-16

Tracy AllenTracy AllenAugust 3, 2016

It has been forty years since the British-American Rock band Foreigner first formed in New York City. They chose the name Foreigner since half of the original band members were from the US (Lou Gramm – vocals, Al Greenwood – keys, Ed Gagliardi – bass) while ... Read More

Rival Sons – Hollow Bones (Album Review)

Tracy AllenTracy AllenJuly 15, 2016

Neo-Classic rockers Rival Sons has made some pretty big waves in the music industry in the seven years since their formation in 2009. They were labeled as a band to watch after touring with greats such as Aerosmith, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Kid Rock, Judas Priest, ... Read More

Twenty One Pilots Take Down Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 6-17-16 w/ Mutemath & Chef’Special

Tracy AllenTracy AllenJune 30, 2016

When Twenty One Pilots first hit the scene back in 2009, fans were a bit unsure of what they were listening to. Was it Rap? Was it Pop? Was it Rock? The answer to those questions is “Yes.” Twenty One Pilots is all that and more. Self-described ... Read More

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Young the Giant – Home of the Strange (Album Review)

Kiefer Sutherland – Down in a Hole (Album Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Foreigner Rock Foxwoods Casino Ledyard, Connecticut 7-29-16

Rival Sons – Hollow Bones (Album Review)

Twenty One Pilots Take Down Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 6-17-16 w/ Mutemath & Chef’Special

Young the Giant – Home of the Strange (Album Review)

Kiefer Sutherland – Down in a Hole (Album Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

Foreigner Rock Foxwoods Casino Ledyard, Connecticut 7-29-16

Rival Sons – Hollow Bones (Album Review)

Twenty One Pilots Take Down Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT 6-17-16 w/ Mutemath & Chef’Special

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)