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Videogame Roundtable Episode 327: Power Outage This episode's release was delayed by Spectrum internet outage thanks to rain caused by El Niño, but that didn't stop Jonah from enjoying the Turtles. The news was slow this week, so there's a lot of banter about why Gaming Flashback title Grand Theft Auto IV was one of the best-reviewed games of all-time,...

Sweetzerland Manifesto is Joe Perry having fun again, as he did with 1982/1983’s Once A Rocker Always a Rocker, only more so. “Rumble in the Jungle” is no relation to Jethro Tull’s 1974 epic, “Bungle in the Jungle,” it is ­­­an exciting soundscape arranged by the Aeromsith guitarmaster with drums programmed by one of Joe’s sons, Anthony Perry,...

Warren DeMartini is to 80s hard rock as a match is to fire.  Catchy riffs and tasty notes that are pleasing to the radio and satisfying to fellow shredders.  Warren’s weapon of choice throughout his career has been Charvel guitars.  Come on, who else watches RATT videos and doesn’t think of Charvel and Jackson guitars?! The first DeMartini signature model...

Videogame Roundtable Episode 324: January Blues Aside from cardboard products by Nintendo, there wasn't much to talk about this week, thanks to the January slog. However, the guys did play games and there was some news to talk about. This week's headlines include: NIS America admits it has no idea when Ys VIII will launch on PC New Fortnite: Battle Royale update...

Videogame Roundtable Episode 323: Switch Emulation This week's episode was recorded on time, but publication was late thanks to power outages again. There's no discussion of Nintendo's $70 cardboard arts and crafts project (that'll be the subject of the next episode), but a Switch emulator does get some discussion. The news this week: Battlefield 1 is setting one of its maps...

The Carvin DCM200L power amp is a super versatile power amp. I’m really liking it a lot. With the existing power amp being almost 30 years old and with the addition of the Fractal Axe-Fx II XL+ and all the new cabs and speakers… it just seems like time for a new power amp. Carvin is a brand...

Video Game Roundtable Episode 322: Late to the Party This week's episode is a little late due to a power outage. However, despite the lack of really interesting news, the crew still finds plenty to chat about. This week's news includes: Switch outsells entire lifetime of Wii U in Japan The Tomb Kings bring crazy new units and crafting to Total War:...

Sunday night at the City Winery Boston, a new venue that opened December 2017, Ian Hunter's Rant band wrapped up the two night stand in this classy environment. Comfortable, low-key blue light rains softly over the dinner tables creating what has to be one of the great atmospheres for entertainment in this six-state region. The charging sounds opened the show...

Craft beer lovers! This year, Super Bowl 52 brings together two competitive, historic, beer-loving cities: Philadelphia and our hometown, Boston. In the spirit of brotherly love, we’ve teamed up with our lager-loving neighbor Jack’s Abby, to cheer for New England and wager a friendly bet against the underdogs, Victory Brewing Company and Yuengling. Check out the Twitter Smackdown here. We’re...

After the Complaints released the driving CD singles, “Trade Up,” and the Chris Lord-Alge produced “South Side Suicide,” they bring the angst down a few notches for this release, Talk to Me, an exquisitely packaged and beautifully crafted collection of eight compositions along with a reworking of the first track, “The View.”    And it is a perfect way to...