Month: August 2021

Review: M.A.G.S. – Say Things That Matter

Adam Grundy

When I last caught up with M.A.G.S. (the moniker for Elliott Douglas), his anticipation for his next album Say Things That Matter was utterly infectious. After hearing the rest of the material on this LP, it’s easy to see just why he would be so excited for the rest of the world to hear these songs. From the summer swagger of “Choked Out,” the pop guitar-driven rock brilliance of “Smile,” to the possible best song of his career in “Beg,” all of the singles connected with me on both a personal and spiritual level that I was not originally anticipating. M.A.G.S. is hitting the road this fall on a tour with The Happy Fits and Snarls, and it’s only a matter of time before the masses understand his brilliance in his songwriting.

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Interview: Jameson Ketchum

Jameson Ketchum
Adam Grundy

After the release of his popular book called Name Dropping: Seeking Creative Truth Through Trendy Altruism and Punk Rock, I was able to connect with author Jameson Ketchum for a great conversation. In this interview, we discussed how this semi-memoir came together, the bands he spent time with including Taking Back Sunday, The Used, and Fallstar, as well as what other projects he has in the works. Jameson Ketchum’s book is available now on Amazon for purchase, and I’d highly recommend everyone interested in what goes on during tours check out this great book.

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Liner Notes (August 14th, 2021)

Corona
Jason Tate

This week’s newsletter has thoughts on The Killers, M.A.G.S., Ben Platt, Meet Me @ the Altar, and much more. Plus, there’s commentary on various things I’ve seen over the past week and a playlist of ten songs I enjoyed. I think it’s a pretty good one if I don’t say so myself. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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Bayside Frontman Helps Florida Detectives

Bayside
Jason Tate

Bayside’s Anthony Raneri has helped Florida detectives arrest a man accused of sexual battery:

In April, the lead singer of Bayside, Anthony Raneri, posted a warning on Instagram that James Ranieri was claiming to be related to him in order to gain favor with women.

”It has come to my attention that a tattooer named from Solid State Tattoo in Jacksonville, FL is telling women on social media that he is my cousin…” said Anthony Raneri. “This isn’t true, and I don’t know this person.”

JSO says Ranieri was a prominent tattoo artist and due to his occupation had frequent contact with the community; therefore, the possibility exists there may be more victims. 

Anthony Raneri of Bayside says he was able to use some experiences shared with him to give information to authorities in Jacksonville.

”After making my post yesterday, it’s heartbreaking to see all these comments and messages come in about James Ranieri… I was able to get in touch with the Mayor’s office and then got the attention of the sheriff’s office and state attorney.”