Stories by Pete Rizzo
Laying the Eloquent Smackdown
Watch this woman eviscerate a gutless loser live on TV after being called ‘obese’ by him. Struggling with my weight since I was a kid, those scars run far deeper than those who’ve never been called ‘fatso’, ‘lard-ass’ or ‘tubby’ will ever realize. Ms. Livingston, what you did took an ...
Turning the Other Sliced Cheek
Fall TV is back! And the one show I’m stoked to have back is one of my all-time favorites, Dexter. SPOILER ALERT!! When last we left America’s favorite blood spatter analyst/ vigilante serial killer, he was finishing off yet another baddie in typical Dexter fashion. Now this would be a ...
Great Music Needs Not Just Hands & Feet, But Heart
I don’t cry often at movies, but I know the waterworks will come fast and furious when this one comes out.Jason Becker was a 19-year old guitar prodigy who was being compared to virtuosos like Yngwie Malmsteen. Many said that this guy was on the fast track to being an ...
Tickling Ivories and Ruffling Feathers
With their show last Friday night, the Clockwork Angels tour is officially underway for the men in Rush! So naturally I’m scouring the net checking the set lists so far in feverish anticipation for their October 22 show at the new Barclays Arena in Brooklyn. Now Rush are one of ...
Super Human
Now in spite of my large size, I fancy myself a fairly athletic guy. I lift weights, do cardio and train Kempo 4-to-5 days a week. But after reading this story, I may as well be scarfing down Buffalo wings watching a ‘Dexter’ marathon. This guy positively blew me out ...
A Passage to Bangkok, Vis a Vis MSG
Our live-only weekend got me reminiscing about my first-ever concert. And what a doozy it was! Having been first introduced to Rush in high school with the sublime Presto, I eagerly dropped a wad on Roll the Bones. But more importantly, I popped my live concert cherry by seeing them ...
Lemmy! Nuff Said
While those lame-brains at the Rock and Roll Hall of Lame debate the merits of LL Cool J, Donna Summer and Chic, they still criminally overlook far more deserving bands. Now I usually reserve my vitriol for Rush, but another band who deserves to be in is Motorhead. And no ...
Explosive Apathy
What do pseudo-celebrities like Bristol Plain, the Kardashians and anyone cut from the ‘wives’ cloth (House, Mob, any and all) have all in common? They all make me go into apoplectic shock every time a they do or say something completely inane and it for some inexplicable reason becomes a ...
‘Crap’tastic
My wife and I recently went on a cruise to Alaska. If you haven’t been there, it’s every bit as breathtaking and serene as you may expect and is easily one of all-time favorite vacation spots. With all the cool ports we visited, amazing food we ate and awesome sights ...
‘Bio’ curious
It’s nice to hear that the long-rumored Jimi Hendrix biopic is back on again, though it will be odd not to hear any of his original stuff in the flick. Nonetheless, there’s still an unfortunate dearth of movies about hard rock legends so this may be one of the more ...
‘Clutch’ing My Sides
I was in Montreal recently as part of a bachelor weekend for a good friend of mine who’s getting married. Now with all of the fun stuff we did, it figures that the one thing that stands our foremost in my mind was something I was introduced to on the ...
Lambert + Queen = A Kind of Magic
I know full well I’m wading in the kiddie pool of popular opinion here. But I am seriously liking the pairing of Queen and Adam Lambert and would love to see more of it. Yes, Lambert’s out-sized personality and vocal stylings are an acquired taste and, to say the least, ...
Monkey in the ‘Meddle’
Recently, I had Pink Floyd on the brain and I got to thinking about the evolution of the band’s sound. From their psychedelic beginnings with the brilliant and tortured Syd Barrett at the helm, to the war and death-influenced heyday of ‘The Wall’ with Roger Waters setting the controls, the ...
How the Mighty Have Fallen and Keep Falling
If you listen to me on the weekends, you’ve no doubt heard me refer to Guns ‘n’ Roses frontman Axl Rose as ‘our modern day Syd Barrett’. But after what happened a few nights ago, it may be high time for me to change it to ‘the clown klutz of ...
Back like ‘Clockwork’ and just in time
Whoever coined the phrase ‘It’s a young man’s world’ clearly didn’t send the memo to Van Halen and Rush because they’ve released two of the best albums of 2012. VH was first out of the gate with ‘A Different Kind of Truth’. And now, Geddy, Alex and Neil have hit ...
Latest VH disc their best, and that’s the ‘Truth’
I know I’m grossly late to the love/hate debate around Van Halen’s latest album, A Different Kind of Truth. But, being new to blogging, I am throwing my hat in, nonetheless. I admit I was skeptical. My initially tepid reaction to ‘Tattoo’ didn’t help. But one 10-hour work day later ...
No ‘Short’age of Class
I don’t think you will see a more unfortunate case of putting your foot in your mouth, and a better case of exhibiting grace under pressure, than a few days ago on ’Today’. Kathie Lee Gifford was chatting with Martin Short about his new movie when she proceeded to ask ...
Very Late 'Nightrain' Home
Nice to see Axl Rose hasn’t lost his uncanny ability to unite people all over the world,…in their disgust for him. The latest group he’s pissed off this time is from Liverpool, England. He and the rest of Guns ‘n’ Roses ambled on stage for their show over two hours ...
Crazy for Busey
One thing you can never accuse Gary Busey of being is boring,…or sane. His latest symphony of crazy comes in the form of outtakes for his new movie, Piranha 3DD. Now, the one thing I may love more than intentionally god-awful movies are the equally cheesy catchphrases that come with ...
Clockwork Angels – the next 2112?
If you listen to me on Saturday and Sunday mornings, you know I make no secret of my love for all things Geddy, Alex and Neil. In my book, these gents from the Great White North are true renaissance men who can do no wrong, eh. But as if I ...
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