Staff writers
(Co-editor) Cardona: This pensive-looking young soul is actually Waterford, Michigan's Russ Cardona. The man eats, breathes and sleeps metal. But he's incredibly open-minded, and wise beyond his years, embracing both old-school and new-school charms with amazing enthusiasm (not to mention the fact that he can actually tell the BURZUM albums apart). His musical BS detector is razor-sharp, and he actually knows a few clean jokes as well. Sorry if he hates your band.
Herring: Doug Herring, (or 'Death Metal Douglas', as he is widely known) is our resident indie rock expert. Doug has most likely forgotten more about XTC, PUSSY GALORE, and THE LAUGHING HYENAS than any of us will ever know. He's also a huge metal fan, and a musician in Floridian alt-pummelers RADAR O REILLY. To say that Doug enjoys music is like calling a wine taster an occasional drinker. When he reviews a disc, he checks the hue, the color, the scent. He swishes the music around in both cheeks. He even snorts some of it to make sure he hasn't missed any of the flavor. Basically, he's just as sick as the rest of us and if he liked your band's disc, he's probably carrying it around with him from gig to gig and house to house.
Two Tub Tony: Perhaps the best way to describe Tony is through his favorite pastimes. These include setting off indoor fireworks, sending trash up the chute at the bank window, drinking, swearing, gorging himself on McDonalds food, collecting punk rock records and telling you why your bands sucks. Plus, he dabbles in business development and front's one of Detroit's best hardcore punk bands. Nuff said!
Michels: Would be Mark Michels, also a lowlander - from Tilburg, the well-known former 'wool capital' of The Netherlands. Mark has contributed to several different underground music publications over the years, and his musical taste represents the Full Monty, from DURAN DURAN to LAST CRACK and all points in-between. He's an enthusiastic writer, and a grand addition to our ever-increasing European staff component.
Murtaugh: Would be Maryland's own Thomas Murtaugh. Not since the dawn of time has there existed a more manic mechanic. Sure, he may not be able to name all the changes in the NEW YORK DOLLS lineup over the years, but he's got all the FU MANCHU and SLAYER records, and can easily determine which oxygen sensor your new Toyota hybrid needs. He also gets stuck listening to FM radio 12 hours a day at the shop, so we try to cut him a little slack for being sick of PINK FLOYD and OZZY. He's so busy, it may take him five weeks or so to check his inbox, so be patient with the hate mail.
Devamitra: A new addition to the site, Finland's Devamitra Porceddu was a long-time contributor to the LÄRM metal zine that won us over with his sparkling enthusiasm and tastes that range from classical to punk and electro-industrial to black and death metal. Hopefully, Devamitra's passion for the dark and extreme will provide the much-needed kick in the ass that the rest of us old farts desperately need.
Severin: No, that's not Admiral Byrd exploring the rugged landscape, it's San Ramon, California's Todd Severin, whose musical explorations range on a daily basis from heavy psych like HIGH TIDE to the scummy punk of SEGER LIBERATION ARMY and beyond. He's also one of the main contributors to the excellent Ripple Effect music blog, so stop by and say hello o'er there.
Leslie: is Bill Leslie, our classic rock / AOR guru and native to the home of BUDGIE (That would be Wales, for the geographically challenged). When it comes to discovering great new fly-on-the-wings-of-eagles melodic rock, it's hard to find a writer as sharp as Mr. Leslie. A word of caution -- Bill has MAGNUM albums and he's not afraid to use them.
Carr: is New Zealand punk rock aficionado Chris Carr. Chris caught our collective attention with his Small Takeover blog, which spotlights everything from BOSS HOG to GRIM FORCE to THE DIRTBOMBS, so it didn't take long for us to agree that he fits right in around here. Plus we found pictures of him cracking a cold one with the guys from UK SUBS, representing the clincher for sure.
Marchman is Mark Marchman, and yes, this is my site. I tried other music sites, but there are so many celebrating mediocrity or focused on the "same old stuff", I created my own. Hopefully, you find something in these pages that strikes your fancy.
Other contributors:
The Peacedogman site receives or has received some staff support from the following generous individuals:
Robbert Van Hoften, Will Broadbent, Ben Shragge, Ray Dorsey, Mark Peters, Chris Parry, Orin Brecht, John Rancik, Brian Noring, Aidan Riley, Tim "Blend 77" Durdaller and James Saltry.
Special thanks to Bill Roe for creature graphics and t-shirt designs. Visit www.blackholepress.com for more examples.
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