Eastside

New metal show features summer tours

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Underground Editor, Josh Merhar (’10)/ For Eastside and Autreen Rahbari (’10)/ Eastside Radio Manager • May 17, 2010

http://www.podcastrevolution.com/viewpodcast.php?pid=832 Brett Duffey ('10) is unavailable for this episode's panel but makes rooms for guest co-host Josh Merhar ('10) to discuss blossoming summer tours, a new Triptykon album, new Dillinger...

East’s Got Talent preview

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Underground Editor and Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Underground Editor • October 20, 2009

If you’re looking for any type of local high school entertainment (and why wouldn’t you be?), there’s no reason you shouldn’t stop by the Cherry Hill East auditorium to check out the school’s presentation of East’s Got Talent. Similar to popular...

Fred Stein’s Pizza & Ice Cream album unbearable for a mature audience

Jason Cominetto (’10)/Eastside Underground Editor • January 18, 2009

There is a time in every man's life when he has to realize he is not a child anymore. Apparently, Jersey musician Fred Stein did not receive that memo, as evident on his album, Pizza & Ice Cream. If you didn't get the message from the title, this...

A trip to America’s Video Game Expo goes a long way

Jason Cominetto (’10)/Eastside Underground Editor • November 23, 2008

I'm just going to get this out of the way - I'm a nerd. Being a nerd, when I caught wind that America's Video Game Expo was going to be taking place in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia this weekend, I got excited. There was no way I...

Smiff exemplifying future of the music industry

Jason Cominetto (’10)/Eastside Underground Editor • November 21, 2008

Scooter Smiff is the new Bruce Springsteen. His coalescing of various instruments from multiple genres creates a sound that reaches depths the likes of which no listener has heard before. It is unfathomable to anyone who has not heard a track off of his...

Freshman Football Recap: East vs. West

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Underground Editor • November 19, 2008

On Monday, the East Freshman Football team played West High School on their field after school. West took up the entire first quarter on a long drive but turned over on downs, giving East quarterback Jesse Gold (’12) the opportunity to throw a touchdown...

Badminton club to resume in March

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Underground Editor • November 13, 2008

Today was the final meeting of the Badminton Club, which took place in the East Gym from 2:30 - 4:00. Lovers of badminton met to hit birdies back and forth for the final time until early march, when the club will resume its meetings. The reason for this...

Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox 360 scores 9 out of 10

Jason Cominetto (’10)/Eastside Underground Editor • November 2, 2008

With the rising popularity of rhythm-based games and the wild success of the Rock Band series, it was only a matter of time before the Guitar Hero franchise dropped the axe-only gameplay it is known for. The newest iteration in the franchise, Guitar Hero...

Witchcraft and Paganism do not go hand-and-hand

Jason Cominetto (’10)/Eastside Underground Editor • October 21, 2008

Mention a witch and one will probably think of a pointy hat, broomstick and bubbling cauldrons. The truth is that while witches, or those with other spiritual beliefs, exist in modern day, this portrayal of horrored-up ridiculousness is far from the image and lifestyle of real witches. Though she doesn't believe in witchcraft, I had the opportunity to talk over the phone with Jennifer Lane, a Paganist. Paganism has a bad reputation for being home to Satanists and violence, but after speaking with Jennifer it becomes apparent that this could not be farther from the truth.

GWAR keeps shock rock alive

Jason Cominetto (’10)/Eastside Underground Editor • October 7, 2008

There are many types of genres in the world of music, but none may be as interesting as shock rock. Shock rock is a subgenre to rock, where musicians combine their music with theatric shock value in their performances, pushing the modern limits of decency with their use of sex, violence and horror. Many modern artists use these shock values to enhance their performances, but the concept has been incorporated for around fifty years. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, arguably the first shock rocker, used to pull himself out of a coffin and sing into a skull once his song “I Put a Spell on You” hit it big in 1957. He also used macabre stage props, adding to his notoriety. In 1967 Jimi Hendrix performed a then-offensive and mortifying act of lighting his guitar on fire. At that time nobody had thought of doing that to instruments and the masses thought of it as insane.

Eastside sits down with bassist Liam Wilson

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Online’s God • April 27, 2008

The following interview was conducted between Jason Cominetto and Dillinger Escape Plan bassist Liam Wilson via email. The band’s latest release, Ire Works, is currently available through Relapse Records.

Scum of the Earth tour infests the Trocadero

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Online’s God • April 27, 2008

The Scum of the Earth tour finally made its way into Philly on Sunday, and I jumped at the chance to see one of my favorite bands, Soilwork, play. I had already seen Through the Eyes of the Dead in the past and knew they could put on a good show, and I was looking forward to Throwdown’s simple yet heavy sound taking the place by storm. Excited, I walked into the Trocadero only to find the venue a little less packed than I had hoped, with hardly any of the floor area filled. On top of that, it looked like Through the Eyes of the Dead was not going to play after all, as there was no merchandise of theirs among the other bands’ products.

Bullet For My Valentine misses their mark with “Scream Aim Fire”

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Online’s God • April 27, 2008

Bullet For My Valentine’s "Scream Aim Fire" really makes me question where metal fans are heading nowadays. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 when it was released earlier this year, selling 53,000 copies in its first week out. It is also the second album out of a five-album deal the band made with Sony BMG. So why exactly is this a bad thing? Simply put, this is bad because this album is one of the worst examples of modern metal I have heard so far, and should not be selling at the rate it has.

The Sammus Theory relies on tried-and-true formula

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Staff • February 27, 2008

Practically unknown, The Sammus Theory tries to top their debut album, Man Without Eyes, with their latest release, See (it) Through. The band’s lineup, fronted by vocalist Sammus, tries its hand at the hard rock/alternative rock genre. After listening to a few tracks it becomes obvious that bands like Linkin Park and Godsmack influence this Idaho-based group’s sound. The vocals on the album are on par with most other hard rock vocals, never going above or beyond anything that is expected. Sammus keeps his voice low during the verses, only to increase the intensity once the choruses come around, something many hard rock vocalists do. The problem with this is that it’s just been done too many times before; after a while, it starts to become unoriginal.

MTV or WWTGWTMMOTHTV?

Jason Cominetto (’10)/ Eastside Staff • January 27, 2008

The latest in music news, music videos, emerging artists and programs devoted to the musical arts: despite what was once claimed, not all of these can be found on MTV. When MTV launched in 1981, it was the country’s source of music videos and music news from around the world, packed conveniently into one television channel. Now, reality shows that do not relate to music in any way are constantly broadcasted, and viewers would be lucky to find any music programs featured at a convenient time. “The Real World,” “Punk’d” and “The Hills” all make millions of dollars and don’t have any musical value.