Festive Advent Calendar Day 16

Festive Advent Calendar DAY 16!

It’s that time of year when we are looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones (or for ourselves). From Dec 1 – 25, stop on by here for some great ideas, and support authors, artists, and musicians while doing it!

Thus far, the calendar has been heavily focused on books, with a little music thrown in. You should have a decent selection for all the different types of readers in your life. Now, we turn to the essence of Killers and Demons – metal and murder. For those of you who are avid followers, this is for you!

On Day 16, I bring you Sinister Metal & Rock – A band and true metal enthusiasts.

These guys are a metal lover’s dream! Their Facebook page is to die for. They do live shows. You can see their killer performances on the videos they share. They also pay tribute to all the top notch metal out there. I love the amazing artwork they post.


This one is a FREEBIE for you metal lovers out there to sit back, throw back a cocktail, and unwind while consuming some killer metal!


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Festive Advent Calendar Day 12

Festive Advent Calendar DAY 12!

It’s that time of year when we are looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones (or for ourselves). From Dec 1 – 25, stop on by here for some great ideas, and support authors, artists, and musicians while doing it!

On Day 12 I bring you Rave

It’s a book! It’s an album! It’s both! And it’s an award winner!

I read this one when it first came out, and thoroughly enjoyed the thriller page turner. Fellow slasher lovers, this one is for you!

Festive Advent Calendar Day 8

Festive Advent Calendar DAY 8!

It’s that time of year when we are looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones (or for ourselves). From Dec 1 – 25, stop on by here for some great ideas, and support authors, artists, and musicians while doing it!

On Day 8, I bring you ‘The Thief’s Magic’ and ‘The Witch’s Revenge’.

The Thief’s Magic is fantastic and FREE taste of the soon to come Witch’s Revenge series.

Festive Advent Calendar Day 7

Festive Advent Calendar DAY 7!

It’s that time of year when we are looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones (or for ourselves). From Dec 1 – 25, stop on by here for some great ideas, and support authors, artists, and musicians while doing it!

On Day 7 I bring you Soul Prairie Revue

A beautiful album by two amazing musicians! Who doesn’t love some good music for the soul at this time of year?

Festive Advent Calendar Day 6

Festive Advent Calendar DAY 6!

It’s that time of year when we are looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones (or for ourselves). From Dec 1 – 25, stop on by here for some great ideas, and support authors, artists, and musicians while doing it!

On Day 6, I bring you ‘SILVERDEER’

A beautifully written, rip roaring fun adventure!

I LOVED this book so much, I crushed it in a few days. This was what I had to say about it: The Chronicles of Silverdeer is an imaginative, exciting adventure. Once you pick it up, you won’t be able to put it down. It is impossible not to fall in love with the main character, Anna, as she chases the adventure she’s always yearned for and finds the self she always knew she was. Along the way, she makes some fabulous friends and conquers some wild creations of the authors imaginative mind. Unique, creative, and a ball of rip roaring fun, this story will not disappoint any reader.

Festive Advent Calendar Day 4

We are already on Day 4 of the December festive advent calendar! Everyday, this calendar will reveal for you a fabulous gift idea (for a loved one, or to treat yourself). The purpose is to support authors, artists, and musicians while getting into the festive spirit.

On Day 4, I bring to you Blood Legacy.

For most people, their legacy is in their riches. For Kelly Frost, her legacy is in her blood.

Do You Love The Doors?

Do you love The Doors as much as I do?

What do you think about The Gardian’s recent ranking of the top Doors tracks?

The Guardian ranking of greatest Doors songs.

I know I have my own passionate opinions. I do think they mostly got it right. What do you think? Comment away. And share your favorite Doors song. If I get ten comments, I’ll share mine.

Positively Power – ACDC

Right at a time when we all need a little positivity, the kings of rock deliver. ACDC has just released their newest album – Power Up. It packs punch. It pumps that positive, body twitching, head jerking ACDC electric juice through your entire body. Click on the quick vid below for a little sneak preview (I indulged in the hardcore fan package of the CD version).

Every tune shoots energetic vibes through the air for miles and miles. I don’t know how these guys are still doing it, but they are. Power Up is the seventeenth album of ACDC, and the tunes do not disappoint. Malcolm and Agnus, the brothers that initiated the spark that would become ACDC, co-wrote the songs. Malcolm sadly passed in 2017 of dementia. What a tribute to him.

I still get thrills shooting through my veins when I think back to the time I dragged my better half on a half day journey just to go and see these guys. It was pouring, I mean POURING, rain, but it didn’t slow them down. Angus trotted, danced, whipped his head around and convulsed in guitar god bliss across that slippery, rain drenched stage as it if were a slight sprinkle.

Even Rolling Stone acknowledges that they’ve never slowed down, and this new album is one of their best. Check out the full article.

So here’s to all those about to rock, all those who love dirty deeds done dirt cheap, and every raving fan who remains thunderstruck decades later!

Do you have an ACDC memory? Share in the comments.

Do you have a favourite ACDC track? Share in the comments.

Let’s keep the ACDC love going!

Get your copy of the Power Up limited edition deluxe lightbox by clicking the image below.

10 Days of Halloween – Music Mania

It’s almost Halloween!! Grab a handful of cheap, sugary candy from that pumpkin bucket and take a few minutes (well, 13 minutes and 42 seconds) to watch the full video (or shall I say mini-movie?). You can’t tell me you don’t want a creepy blast from the past…and a bit of sugar to put you in that Halloween spirit.

Now that you’re hopped up on sweet chocolate and caramel goo, why was (and still is…) Thriller so good?

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Was it because of Michael’s sheer joy over seeing himself transform into a werewolf in front of the eyes of his sweet, pure girlfriend? I mean, c’mon, he’s clearly enjoying this! Or the incredible transformation, fur, nails, teeth and all? I mean, this was 1982.

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Or was it the perfectly choreographed dance of the dead? These zombies had moves! And, of course, we were all in love with the way that Michael could slide across the dance floor…or the cemetery.

Or was it the fact that this video was 13 minutes and 42 seconds long? In a time when the video format was new, videos were short and full of glam, this one pushed the limits WAY beyond the boundaries. It was LONG. It was SCARY. It was completely different than any other video out there when it was released. Yet, it was a HIT! We all love it.

How about we sum it all up as a chilling, thrilling, mini-movie wrapped up in a video box? We all loved this tiny film. We all watched it over and over. And we also played that LP until it was scratched and jumpy.

Now get out of your chair and dance!

The 10 Days of Halloween in case you missed out – Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4.

A Modern Mix of Acid, Classic and Metal – WolfMother

My first exposure to WolfMother was during a stint in San Diego. I had time to lounge on the roof top and gorge myself in the wails of the rock gods. Somehow, I came across WolfMother. The track Violence of the Sun had me totally hooked. The lead singer – Andrew – had the rock god voice that I longed for, that I needed to be a happy, full human being. The rough rock vibe pulled me in to the acid rock, classic rock, metal concoction that I couldn’t get enough of.

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