Alternative Rock Archives

Collective Soul – Here to Eternity (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 11, 2024

When someone starts a Rock-n-Roll band with their buddies in a basement or garage, they never imagine it will last thirty years… but they can hope. Looking back, when Ed and his brother Dean Roland started Collective Soul, there were dreams and aspirations. Still, improbably, ... Read More

Crowded House - Gravity Stairs album cover

Crowded House – Gravity Stairs (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 5, 2024

A unique unifying various elements, when New Zealand’s Split Enz split in 1984, no one could have imagined the enormous success of its offshoots. However, a year after the breakup, Vocalist/Guitarist Neil Finn and Drummer Paul Hester would form the internationally renowned act Crowded House. ... Read More

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story / Hulu (2024)

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Documentary Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 5, 2024

Back in 1984, a band out of the suburban town of Sayerville, New Jersey, was set to make a massive impact. An unlikely place to find the next big Rock-n-Roll band, these guys had a hungry determination and the talent to rise to the top. ... Read More

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 3, 2024

From a bird’s eye view, you can find talented unique bands in all corners of the planet. A case of seek and you shall find, it is all the more exciting when we discover one that feels like something special. This is the case with ... Read More

Tears for Fears - Songs For A Nervous Planet album cover

Tears for Fears – Songs For A Nervous Planet (Album Review)

Nina MendeNina MendeDecember 3, 2024

Tears for Fears – a band that probably does not need an introduction – is back with a new album. For those who are not all too familiar with them, here is a short introduction – Formed in England back in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland ... Read More

Bush - Sixteen Stone 30th anniversary album

Bush – Sixteen Stone (30th Anniversary Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 27, 2024

Historically, 1994 was a pretty turbulent one in the world of Alternative Rock. Bands like Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Hole were at peak mainstream popularity, but amidst it all, tragically Kurt Cobain was gone at only twenty-seven years old. A loss that sent many ... Read More

Alternative Rock

Collective Soul – Here to Eternity (Album Review)

Crowded House – Gravity Stairs (Album Review)

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Documentary Review)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Tears for Fears – Songs For A Nervous Planet (Album Review)

Bush – Sixteen Stone (30th Anniversary Vinyl Review)

Collective Soul – Here to Eternity (Album Review)

Crowded House – Gravity Stairs (Album Review)

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story (Documentary Review)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Tears for Fears – Songs For A Nervous Planet (Album Review)

Bush – Sixteen Stone (30th Anniversary Vinyl Review)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Absolight

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Interview – Vincent Pastore

Interview – George Nolfi

Interview – Maddie Hasson

Stir of Echoes (4K Ultra HD Steelbook Review)

Skid Row – Live in London (Live Album Review)

Caddo Lake (Movie Review)