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.
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: 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. Devamitra's passion for the dark and extreme provides the much-needed kick in the ass that the rest of us old farts desperately need.
Ed Waldron Young Ed Waldron from the UK represents the next generation of music nerddom, collecting so many CDs over the past few years that he effectively has to move out of his flat to make room for them all. Plus he and Bobby Liebling really strike the pose, don't you think?
Mike IX: is Mike Williams. In addition to producing cement truck-loads of nasty sludge metal with EYEHATEGOD, OUTLAW ORDER, and others, he dispenses vast knowlege of quality punk and metal for your reading pleasure at no additional charge.
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:
Lachlan Keeley, John Wisniewski, Robbert Van Hoften, Two Tub Tony, Mark Michaels, Will Broadbent, Todd Severin, 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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