Main Archives Page December 7, 2011 During this Christmas season, we profile a musician with a long and distinguished career who, among other things, is helping lead the fantastic Christmas-rock group Twelve Twenty-Four. Profile by Ric Albano November 21, 2011 Although you get the feeling that there may be something more going on than meets … Read more
NOTE: This review was originally published at BigBlueBullfrog.com on May 11, 2010. Buy Imaginary Lines 33 Ric Albano‘s Imaginary Lines 33 is an epic. Thirty-three songs packed on to two discs are not for the faint of heart, but if you have the courage the experience is rich and rewarding, although far from easy listening. … Read more
April 3, 2011 by Karyn & Ric Albano NOTE: This review was originally published at DAMESofPA.com on April 3, 2010. On March 27, we were treated to a fantastic night of local, original music at Appalachian Brewing Company in Harrisburg. The event was in honor of the 18th birthday of 97.3 The River and featured … Read more
February 28, 2011 by Karyn Albano NOTE: This review was originally published at DAMESofPA.com on February 28, 2010. I was struck by something someone said to me in passing a few weeks ago. We were hanging out in a local bar listening to some bands who played mostly original songs but also threw a few … Read more
January 14, 2011 by Sigourney Soul NOTE: This review was originally published at DAMESofPA.com on January 14, 2010. Some of Pennsylvania’s finest artists have come together to donate their talents in support of Diane Kovaleski, a young woman from Wilkes-Barre, who suffered a major stroke during a routine surgery in 2007. All songs included on … Read more
by Ric Albano Badlees Story Related Articles Acknowledgements Badlees.com What do DVDs, disco, the Dutch, compact discs, VCRs, Charlie Chaplin, classical music, the European record market during World War II, Karl Marx, Canadian Whiskey, and Kermit the Frog all have to do with the Badlees? Read on and you will find out. Charlie Chaplin … Read more
by Leah Della Croce Badlees Story Related Articles Acknowledgements Badlees.com Business is business. It is a fast-paced, ruthless world where competitors fight to the death in order to make it to the top. The arena of music is certainly no exception; labels play corporate monopoly in a bid to cash in on the highest … Read more
by Jeremiah Dylan Cook Badlees Story Related Articles Acknowledgements Badlees.com In human anatomy the backbone is the spinal column which is arguably the most important part of the body. It protects the spinal cord which sends messages from the brain to all other parts of the body. Without it communication, walking, and the … Read more
by Terry Selders Badlees Story Related Articles Acknowledgements Badlees.com Everyone knows that the music business is radically different than it was 10 or 15 years ago, but changes were already in motion early in the career of The Badlees. Soundscan started tracking record sales in 1991. The next year, radio airplay monitoring services moved … Read more