Depending on when you were born you will have a favorite decade for music. For those born in the early 1970s that decade would probably be the 1980s. Three acts were on display at the… more »

Story and Photos by Jules E. Beuck On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney opened Disneyland. Since that time it has grown, expanded to different states and countries and added a new park across from the original. On July 17,2014 Disneyland celebrated its 59th… more »

A review by Steven Rask The turn of the century has seen a resurgence of comebacks from bands that were once on top of their game. However, when a band decides to make a “comeback album,” most attempts fail. Most times, critics ask,  “Why the hell would… more »

In November of 1968 Duane had been doing session work and was living in Berry Oakley’s house. Naturally he was jamming with “Second Coming.” A gent named Phil Walden, who had been Otis Redding’s manager put together his own record label, called “Capricorn,” and he knew that he wanted Duane to be on it. Duane called brother Gregg and said, “Get back out here,” and the Allman Brothers Band was more »

Dark Matter wants to make the campaign fun and interactive, which is why backers of $10 or more are allowed to submit a story idea to the creative team. At the end of the campaign, the creative team will choose 10 finalists for backers to vote on, and will make the winning idea into… more »

I'm sitting at the curve in the bar. It's a well-routed wooden curve, smoothly polished by at least a couple score of bartenders over the years. I glance at my double Tanqueray and tonic and I see the bandstand’s blue stage lights reflected in the… more »

We are pretty proud of the work we did last year. We seem to be doing something right. Over 400 thousand video views on these our Top Ten Videos of 2012. more »