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Ever since Maldroit , Weezer albums have been one betrayal after another: promising so much and delivering so little. Make Believe showed the first signs of rot with the release of the MTV friendly Playboy bunny toting irony of ‘Beverly Hills’; by the asleep at the wheel romps of ‘Dreaming’ and ‘Everybody Get Dangerous’ on Weezer (The Red Album) it became evident that this wasn’t the same band ...

Cleveland resident Evan Linger believes his thrash band Skeletonwitch doesn't so much reinvent the heavy-metal wheel as it enjoys a familiar ride. The hard-hitting quintet has booked a Grog Shop show. Also, local folk-pop singer-songwriter Mike Uva is back in action with his backing band The Bad Eyes scheduled to play the Beachland Tavern.

On this leg of his around-the-world drive, our man at the wheel discovers the Wild West is still wild.

Scream by Mike Dellosso Chapter 1 Mark Stone could still smell the grease on his hands. No matter how hard he scrubbed or what fancy soap he used, the residue remained, stained into the creases of his fingers and caked under his fingernails. In a way, though, it was comforting. At least something in his life was still predictable. He gripped the steering wheel of his classic Mustang with both hands and willed his eyes to stay open. The hum of rubber on asphalt was almost hypnotic

The thing that should not be Today I’d like to talk about Metallica. As some of you trendy hipsters probably know, Metallica released a brand spanking new album last week, called Death Magnetic. And while I haven’t listened to the entire album yet, I have heard 4 or 5 of the new songs on the radio. Which is surprising, because I hate FM radio with a white hot passion. (I can only assume it was aired sometime between the Jonas Brothers and me banging my head against the steering wheel.) Anywh