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The Undisputed Truth – The Undisputed Truth (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 10, 2024

Expanding your horizons is imperative for growth and self-discovery in any walk of life. Whether it be trying different cuisine, reading a different book, or plunging into a different form of music, these are the spices that make for experiences. With this in mind, by ... Read More

Gladys Knight & the Pips - Neither one of Us album

Gladys Knight & the Pips – Neither One of Us (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 10, 2024

A journey in music that began back in 1952, Gladys Knight & the Pips are R&B and Soul’s most distinguished singing groups. Originally simply going under the name The Pips, changing their name in 1961 to the one everyone knows, they achieved their first hit ... Read More

Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection vinyl cover

Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection (Vinyl Edition Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 7, 2024

Signing on with Motown’s Tamla label at only eleven years old in 1961, Stevie Wonder would go on to become one of the world’s most beloved songwriters. Extraordinarily talented, Wonder was what can only be called a child prodigy, having already written his own songs ... Read More

Eddie Kendricks - People... Hold On album cover

Eddie Kendricks – People… Hold On (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 2, 2024

After eleven long years as part of The Temptations, Vocalist Eddie Kendricks departed in 1971. A big change for the group; it was three years earlier that David Ruffin was dismissed, and a few months before Kendricks, Paul Williams had stepped away as well. With ... Read More

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

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 25, 2024

Here is a difficult question – what is the most successful single for Motown in what is considered the label’s ‘Detroit Era’? If you said The Supremes’ 1965 hit “Stop! In The Name of Love” or the magnificent Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrel 1967 duet “Ain’t No ... Read More

The Temptations - Meet The Temptations album cover

The Temptations – Meet The Temptations (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 25, 2024

Imagine a time when some Motown staffers had referred to The Temptations as the ‘hitless Temptations.’ Honestly hard to believe, there was such a period in the group’s early years where they were still struggling to find an audience. Signing on with Motown Records in ... Read More

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The Undisputed Truth – The Undisputed Truth (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

Gladys Knight & the Pips – Neither One of Us (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection (Vinyl Edition Review)

Eddie Kendricks – People… Hold On (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

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

The Undisputed Truth – The Undisputed Truth (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

Gladys Knight & the Pips – Neither One of Us (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection (Vinyl Edition Review)

Eddie Kendricks – People… Hold On (Limited Edition Vinyl Review)

The Jackson Five – Third Album (Limited Edition Red 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)