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Videogame Roundtable Episode 316: Rolling Ones This week's podcast has been seriously delayed due to Jonah's computer going belly up, then having to deal with reinstalling everything. Not to worry, however, since everything on the old hard drive was saved. If that weren't enough, Jonah is enjoying his new Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition. The news of the week includes: EA...

Videogame Roundtable Episode 315: Naptime This particular episode becomes a little sleepy as one host actually falls asleep during recording. Guess which one. After last week's episode only partially uploaded, the Gaming Flashback for Okami is actually an insert, too. The news items include: It's a big week for new game releases on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC Lego Dimensions comes...

Singer Sharon DiFronzo recorded a terrific song from New Hampshire artists Keith Linscott and Steve Ieule, “This Love is Forever,” back in the 1990s as well as a self-titled solo album in 1999. Almost two decades later the singer who is a mainstay in the nightlife region of the Woburn / Saugus area puts her immense talents on...

There are many fun pickups out there, and the Hot ’59 Clone is one of them. A prior evaluation of the Mojotone 59 Clone bridge humbucker is a primer for the DNA of the Hot ’59 Clone: “a nicely balanced tone. An open vibe that remains firmly grounded.” And then take it all up a notch. This is the great part....

Storm season is upon us in many parts of the country. As hurricane season winds down in the southeast, Nor’easters are starting to form in the north. One constant you will see in the images of these devastating storms is utility workers with chainsaws. Since moving to rural New Hampshire, I have been the owner of a couple of chainsaws....

The RTM is the first Custom Shop model that I tried. The first time seeing Custom Shop Manager Maricela Juarez (“MJ”) at a guitar show, you quickly learn that you will be taking home at least one new pickup. LOL! There is just no other way about it. In fact, I can’t think of someone that has gotten away...

Ralph’s Diner in Worcester is one of the best old school (as in The Rat, The Club, Jaspers, Jumbos, Club Bohemia, the original Paradise) rock clubs in the world. Following up the superb party that was Human Sexual Response and Unnatural Axe at the House of Blues in Boston, November 3, is another Friday night extravaganza with scene veterans...

Since Fractal Audio Systems released the first Axe-Fx over a decade ago, it has become a touchstone in guitar amp and effects processing. Fractal’s artist roster spans every imaginable genre, full of players known for having access to whatever gear they desire… and using Fractal. Some of the players using the Axe-Fx that add valued legitimacy to me include Pete...

Salisbury Beach is one of my favorite places on the entire planet, and how could it not be?  In 1973 I watched the Sidewinders (purportedly WITH Billy Squier) open for Aerosmith at the wonderful Frolics Ballroom, which is now so much sand "under the boardwalk," the brand new boardwalk along the beach 44 years later in 2017.  Salisbury has traded...

While certain segments of the beer category demonstrated strong gains in 2016, the overall category decreased by 0.3% to end the year with 2.83 billion 2.25-gallon cases, according to the Beverage Information Group's 2017 Beer Handbook.  Continued economic growth, employment gains, and evolving consumer preferences are contributing factors in the evolution of the beer industry. The Imported beer segment enjoyed another...