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Hardcore Punk Historian Travels Back to the ’80s Southern California Scene in New Book
Hardcore Punk Historian Travels Back to the ’80s Southern California Scene in New Book
In the past few years, we've seen the early eighties American Hardcore Punk scene finally get the recognition it deserves. From film documentaries to books to deluxe vinyl re-issues, we are seeing the homespun and fervent energy of those times recognized outside of its wise enclave as the catalyst that launched some of the greatest thinkers and do-ers of our present times...
‘Zen of Screaming’ Vocal Coach Tends to the Metal Stars
‘Zen of Screaming’ Vocal Coach Tends to the Metal Stars
If you met Melissa Cross -- she's tiny, boasts a mop of red curls and glasses -- you'd never guess she's one of the key reasons you favorite metal vocalist isn't destroying his (or her) larynx. Cross, who released the 'Zen of Screaming' and 'Zen of Screaming 2' instructional DVDs, is a longtime artisan who just so happened to fall into the career of coaching growlers...