Deena Dasein

Publications in the Popular Press

Last Updated: April 2018

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Album Reviews
Concert Reviews

Rock Features

"Judas Priest: Nostradamus- Priest's Prophetic Project," Illinois Entertainer (September 2008):20-22.
"Iron Maiden: A Matter of Life and Death," Illinois Entertainer (November 2006): 22,62.
"Favorite Album," Illinois Entertainer (November 2006): 26.
"Metal Haven," New City (October 12, 2006): 5.
"The Dream is Over (on Lennon's death)," San Diego Weekly Reader 34, #39 (December 8, 2005): 43-44
"Ozzfest 2004: Festivity in Black," Illinois Entertainer 30 (August 2004):62,69
"Macabre: Murder Inc.," Illinois Entertainer 30 (January 2004): 31

"What Are Creative Differences?: Professor Deena Weinstein talks about what makes bands work or not," Seattle Weekly (April 4, 2002): 24
"Loraxx," Venus (Winter 2001): 55
"Nu-Metal: Another Hard Rock Flavor," Illinois Entertainer (June 2001):18. 
"Geddy Lee: Canadian Icon." Illinois Entertainer (February 2001):24. 
"Usurper: Metal Coup," Illinois Entertainer (December 2000):32,80
"Rob Halford: Metal God Resurrected," Illinois Entertainer (September 2000):32,72
"Britney Bashing: the Rock-Critic Crutch." Ironminds  (August 1, 2000) "Making the Band." Ironminds (August 29, 2000)
"Macabre Take a Bite out of Crime," Illinois Entertainer (March 2000):17,24
"Tribute Albums: Tracing Perfection," Illinois Entertainer (February 2000):38,77
"The Take-It-Off Culture," www.IRONMINDS.com (September 9, 1999)
"Global Metal: Norway," Subculture (September 1998):14
"Milwaukee Metalfest," www.illinoisentertainer.com/weekly (August 4, 1999)
"Milwaukee Metalfest XIII Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee July 30-31, 1999," Exclusive LAUNCH Concert Review," www.launch.com (Aug.4, 1999)
"Hell Music: Metalfest, the Underground's Underground," NYPRESS Music Xtra (August 1998):6-7
"Global Metal," Subculture (August 1998):14
"Death Medals," New City (July 8, 1999):34
"Mortal Metal," The Reader(May 22, 1998):sect.1, 28-30
"Greenhouse: It's a Gas!" Illinois Entertainer (February 1998):29-81 
"Judas Priest: Surviving Decapitation," Illinois Entertainer (January 1998):24,59
"Chicago Resolves," New City ( December 25, 1997):6
"Skeleton Key: A Guide to the Metal Underground," Guitar World (December 1997):66,98
"Metal Maelstrom: Metalfest XI," New City (July 24, 1997):19
"Guilty Pleasures: That's My Roommates," Illinois Entertainer (July 1997):36 
"Never Say Die: Ozzy Osbourne finally lives the greatest rock cliche' of all - the Sabbath reunion," L.A.NEW TIMES 2, 26 (June 26-July 2, 1997):90,92
"Guilty Pleasures: That's My Roommates," Illinois Entertainer (July 1997):36 
"Metal Maelstrom: Metalfest XI," New City (July 24, 1997):19
"Poster boy: Doodler Derek Hess has a headbanger's ball," New City (May 8, 1997):19. 
"Discovery: Pat Boone," New City (March 13, 1997):24 
"Manowar: Loud as Hell and Then Some," Illinois Entertainer (February 1997):28,30 
"Reasons Why Bands Record Covers," REQUEST (January 1997):36 
"Bounce back: Ska's hard-edged third wave crashes over Chicago," NEW CITY (December 5, 1996):23
"Smashing Pumpkins: Twisting their Melons," BLAH BLAH BLAH 9 (December 9, 1996):48-50
"Year of the Horse: Heroin," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER, 23(1)(November 1996):30ff
"Metal test: Despite poor promotion, Manowar races on," NEW CITY (October 17, 1996):27
"Anthrax: Still Spreading," METAL FEST MAGAZINE (July 1996):14-15
"Yum-Yum Chicago" REQUEST (July 1996):22
"Yum-Yum:Indie Rocker Turned Hearthrob," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER, 22(8) (June 1996):28,29 
"Return of the Magnificents: Deena Dasein Watches Doowop Step Back into the Lamplight," NEW CITY (June 27, 1996):20 
"Least Favorite Guitarist," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(6)(April 1996): 38 
"Squirtgun," PUNK PLANET 12 (1996, March):32-36 
"Wicker Man In the Hall of Fame," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(5) (March 1996):35,38
"Ministry: Porcos, Drogas e Industrial," ROCK BRIGADE 15(116) (March 1996):68-69 
"Ministry Comes Clean," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(4)(February 1996): 26,28 
"Metal Projectors: Rebel Radio cranks up the feedback for Deena Dasein," NEW CITY (February 22, 1996):7 
"Rock'n'roll Hall of Shame," REQUEST (January 1996): 86
"Accept the Opposition," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(11) (September 1995): 56 
"Adios Ramones!" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(10) (August 1995): 22 
"Tribute Albums: Looking Back in Honor," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(5) (March 1995): 52
"Tribute Bands: Respectful Imitation? or Just Easy Money?" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (October 1994): 22,24
"Motorhead: Not Inspiration, Blind Rage," METAL MANIACS 11(2) (June 1994): 30-31
"Prying into Crowbar," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (June 1994): 64,75
"Michael Schenker: A‡ƒo Entre Amigos," ROCK BRIGADE 13 (May 1994): 58
"Motorhead: Exposing the Bastards," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(5) (March 1994): 28,30
"Rob Halford: Former High Priest Turns into a Real Fighter,"ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(3) (January 1994): 18,29 
"Mercyful Fate: King Diamond E A Volta Das Sombras," ROCK BRIGADE 12(90) (January 1994): 12-14 
"Estuvimos Con El Lider de Fight Y Ex Judas Priest: Rob Halford El Sacerdote Que Se Hizo Luchador," MADHOUSE (December 1993): 348-49 
"Fight- Rob Halford & Judas Priest: O Fim de um Grande Amor," ROCK BRIGADE 12(89) (December 1993): 8-9
"The Repugnance Of Broken Hope," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(2) (November 1993): 40,41
"Zoetrope: Street Metal for the Nineties," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (11) (September 1993): 52,78
"Zoetrope: A Moving Picture," U.S.ROCKER (11) (September 1993): 11 
"Rehearsing Elegant Brutality with Stygian," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(11) (September 1993): 57,74
"Rehearsing Elegant Brutality with Stygian," U.S.ROCKER 4(9) (July 1993): 7
"Ozzy," ROCK BRIGADE 12(84) (July 1993): 7-11
"For Metalheads, All Roads Lead to Milwaukee This Week," Chicago Sun-Times (July 25, 1993): B;8
"A More Virulent Strain of Anthrax Breaks Out," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(8) (June 1993): 28,30 
"Motorhead: Not Inspiration, Blind Rage," METAL MANIACS 11(2) (June 1994): 30-31  
"Henry Rollins," ROCK BRIGADE 12(83) (June 1993): 54-55
"Authentically, Uniquely Henry Rollins," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(7)(May 1993): 32-33,75   
"Authentically, Uniquely Henry Rollins," U.S.ROCKER 4(6) (April 1993): 7  
"Anthrax's New Virulence. U.S.ROCKER 4(8) (April 16, 1993): 4
"Deicide's Unholy Hell(cat): An Interview with Glen Benton. C.A.M.M. 3(4) (July 1992): 18-19
"Black Sabbath: Still Fighting the Dehumanizers; C.A.M.M. 3(4) (July 1992): 12-14
"Yngwie Malmsteem: Still Mixing Fire and Ice," C.A.M.M. 3(1)(April 1992): 8-9
"Michael Schenker: MSG Returns With Impact. C.A.M.M.  3(1)(April 1992): 20-21
"Fishtale," THE ILLUMINATUS (March 1992): 3-4
"God, What A Racket," U.S.ROCKER 3(4) (March 1992): 8
"GWAR: What a Racket! C.A.M.M. 2(12) (March 1992): 26-27
"Skid Row: Sebastian Bach Isn't [Only} a Pretty Boy," C.A.M.M. 2(11) (February 1992): 6-7
"Cannibal Corpse: A Movie Waiting to Happen," U.S.ROCKER  3(2) (January 1992): 6
"Motley Crue: Putting a Decade to Rest," C.A.M.M. 2(9) (December 1991): 8ff.
"The Bogeymen: Scarin' Up The Devil," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(1) (November 1991): 34,36
"Nietzsche's Metal Picks," THE ILLUMINATUS, September 1991: 4
"Sepultura ARISE to take the Thrash Crown," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(10) (August 1991): 64
"Motorhead," U.S.ROCKER 2(9) (August 1991): 8
"Cyclone Temple: In Praise of Madness," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(8) (June 1991): 34-35
"King's X: Algebra Harmonies, Six String Soul. ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(5) (March 1991): 46-47
"Mind Funk: Undefinable...Undeniable!!" U.S.ROCKER 2(4) (March 1991): 5
"Metal Covers: The Song Remains The Same, Or Does It?" C.A.M.M. 1(2) (May 1990): 36-37
"Getting Away with Voivod: Reflections for a Post Nuclear World," C.A.M.M., April 1990, 1(1): 20,34. 
"Talk this Way," R.A.W. 12 (February 8-21, 1989): 4 
"Bulletin Board: Guest Editorial," CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS 1,23 (December 5, 1988): 3
"Statement on the Land of Goshen," SLIMEBOAT #2 (Mid-late 1987): 8

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Other than Music Articles

"The Rebirth of Ideology," Newtopia Magazine, 3 #3 (September 2004)(with M.A. Weinstein)              
"Patriotic Acting: Support America- or else the guerillas will get you," New City (June 17, 2004):3
"Sustainable Development on the Culturalized Landscape" Newtopia Magazine, 3, #2 (May 2004)(with M.A. Weinstein)  
"America's Uncivil War of Words," Newtopia Magazine, 3, #1 (April 2004) (with M.A.Weinstein)
"The Balkanization of the Global Village and the Dispersion of Soft Power," Newtopia Magazine, 2, #5 (Nov./Dec. 2003)  (with M.A.Weinstein)
"The Ruse of Empire," Newtopia Magazine, II, 3 (July 2003),(with M.A.Weinstein)
"Park District" New City (June 28, 2000):7
"Mel Madness: What happens when Mel Gibson invades Lincoln Park?" New City (May 25, 2000):10-11 
"Human Nature: At the Park District's new Nature Museum, plants and animals take a backseat to people and politics" New City
              
(October 21, 1999):9-10. 

"Viewpoint: Pop Culture Has Made Us A Nation Of Wusses," Chicago Tribune (April 26, 1998):sect.7,p.2
"Cold Turkey: Adbusters," New City (November 26, 1997):11
"It's a hard life: Or, the latest chapter in the adventures of a girl and her computer," Computerpeople Monthly 3, #12 (December 1987): 22-23 
"PC rentals gaining popularity," Computerpeople Monthly 3, #9 (September 1987):     8,19 
"Any Port in a Storm: Independent Computer Consultants Face Tax Reform,"Computerpeople Monthly 3, #2 (February 1987) 
"Morton Grove company provides do-it-yourself publishing and graphics," Computerpeople Monthly 3, #1 (January 1987): 3  
"Chip Rites or, adventures in memory expansion," Computerpeople Monthly 2, #12 (December 1986): 13-14  
"The Law of the Hammer," Computerpeople Monthly 1, #7(August 1985): 6-7  

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Album Reviews

"Review of The Hangmen's The Hangmen," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 15,#9 (September 1989):65
"Review of Impulse Manslaughter's Logical End," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 15,#9 (September 1989):65
"Review of Sepultura's Beneath the Remains," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 15,#12 (December 1989):72
"Review of Toxik's Think This," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 15,#12 (December 1989):72
"Review of Britny Fox's Boys in Heat", ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#1 (January 1990):66
"Review of Voivod's Nothingface," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#1 (January 1990):67
"Review of Ratos de Porao's Brasil," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#2 (February 1990):65
"Review of Paradox's Heresy," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#2 (February 1990):66 
"Review of Powermad's Absolute Power," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#3 (March 1990):74 
"Review of Atrophy's Violent By Nature," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#4 (April 1990):60
"Review of Bill Ward's Ward One: Along the Way," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#4 (April 1990):61
"Review of Death's Spiritual Healing," C.A.M.M. 1,#1 (April 1990): 28,30
"Review of Blood Feast's Chopping Block Blues," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#5 (May 1990):64
"Review of Coroner's No More Color," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16,#5 (May 1990):70
"Review of Scatterbrain's Here Comes Trouble," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(6)(June 1990):70.
"Review of C.I.A.'s In The Red," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(6) (June 1990):72
"Review of Stygian's Seconds'Til Death," CAMM 1(3)(June 1990): 36
"Review of Yngwie Malmsteen's Eclipse," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(7)(July 1990):67
"Review of Angkor Wat's Corpus Christi," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(7)(July 1990):70 
"Review of Dio's Lock Up The Wolves," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(10)(August 1990):48
"Review of Urge Overkill's Americruiser,"  ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(10)(August 1990):42
"Review of Moore Gary's Still Got the Blues," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(12)(October 1990):60
"Review of Annihilator's Never, Neverland," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 16(12)(October 1990):64
"Review of Exodus's Impact Is Imminent," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(1)(November 1990):66-67
"Review of Judas Priest's Painkiller,"  ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(2)(December 1990):75
"Review of Anthrax's Persistence of Time," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(2)(December 1990)):74
"Review of Rollins Band's Turned On," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February 1991):54
"Review of Slayer concert," U.S.ROCKER 2(4) (March 1991):14
"Review of Tesla's Five Man Acoustical Jam," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(6) (April 1991):74
"Review of George Thorogood's Boogie People," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(6) (April 1991):71-72
"Review of Cinderella's Heartbreak Station," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(6) (April 1991):71
"Review of Exorder's Slaughter in the Vatican," U.S.ROCKER 2(5) (April 1991):26
"Review of Saigon Kick's Saigon Kick," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(7) (May 1991):74
"Review of Nocturnus' The Key," U.S.ROCKER 2(7) (June 1991):8
"Review of Hawkwind in the Windy City," U.S.ROCKER 2(8) (July 1991):8 
"Review of Heathen's Victims of Deception," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(9) (July 1991):71
"Review of Cheer-Accident's Dumb Ask," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(11) (September 1991):66,68
"Review of Anthrax's Attack of the Killer B's," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(12) (October 1991):62
"Review of Junkyard's Sixes, Sevens And Nines," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 17(12) (October 1991):64
"Review of The Allman Brothers Band's Shades of Two Worlds," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(1) (November 1991):75-76
"Review of Metallica's Metallica," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  18(1) (November 1991):72
"Review of Guns N' Roses's Use Your Illusion I/ Use Your Illusion II," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(2) (December 1991):64
"Review of Slayer's Live: Decade of Aggression," C.A.M.M. 2(9) (December 1991):36
"Review of Ministry's Jesus Built My Hotrod," U.S.ROCKER 3(2) (January 1992):10
"Review of Ozzy Osbourne's No More Tears," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(3) (January 1992):51
"Review of Voivod's Angel Rat," U.S.ROCKER 3(2) (January 1992):10
"Review of Athiest's Unquestionable Presence,"  U.S.ROCKER 3(2) (January 1992):10
"Review of The Dead Youth's Intense Brutality,"  ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  18(3) (January 1992):50
"Review of Death's Human," U.S.ROCKER 3(2) (January 1992):10 
"Review of Gorguts' Considered Dead," U.S.ROCKER 3(2) (January 1992):10 
"Review of Funeral Nation's After the Battle," U.S.ROCKER 3(3) (February 1992):15
"Review of Scatterbrain's Scamboogery," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(4) (February 1992):54
"Review of Screeching Weasel's My Brain Hurts," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(5) (March 1992):54
"Review of Voivod's Angel Rat," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(5) (March 1992):53
"Review of Texas Tornados' Zone Of Our Own," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(5) (March 1992):50
"Review of The Four Horsemen's Nobody Said It Was Easy," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(5) (March 1992):50-51.
"Review of Cannibal Corpse, Atheist & Gorguts Jan. 30, Medusa's Chicago," U.S.ROCKER 3(4) (March 1992):10
"Live: Cannibal Corpse, Atheist, Gorguts: Medusa's January 30," C.A.M.M. 2(12) (March 1992):6
"Review of Corrosion of Conformity's Blind," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(6) (April 1992):54
"Review of Sepultura's Under Siege (video)," U.S.ROCKER 3(5) (April 1992):16
"Review of Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(7) (May 1992):61
"Review of War on the Saints' Whoyamakinhappy,"  ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER, 18(7) (May 1992):58
"Review of Crowbar's Obedience Through Suffering," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(8) (June 1992):58
"Review of Elvis Hitler's Supersadomasochisticexpialidocious," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(9) (July 1992):59-60
"Review of Old Skull's C.I.A. Drug Fest," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(9) (July 1992):58
"Review of Jack Scratch's When Worlds Collide," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(10) (August 1992):34
"Review of Cuba Road's demo," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(10) (August 1992):32 
"Review of Sphinx's demo," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(10) (August 1992):38 
"Review of Thought Industry's Songs for Insects," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(11) (September 1992):60 
"Review of Trouble's Manic Frustration," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(11) (September 1992):58
"Review of Iron Maiden's Fear of the Dark," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 18(12) (October 1992):61-62.
"Review of Stelch's Rhythm of Bust," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(1) (November 1992):60.
"Review of Roger Waters' Amused to Death," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(1) (November 1992):65.
"Review of Life, Sex & Death's The Silent Majority," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(2) (December 1992):64
"Review of Motorhead's March or Die," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(2) (December 1992):68
"Review of Ramones' Mondo Bizarro," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(3) (January 1993):60 
"Review of Virus 100," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(3) (January 1993):63-64
"Review of Nirvana's Incesticide," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(4) (February 1993):62  
"Review of Nirvana's Incesticide," U.S.ROCKER 4(4) (February 1993):10 
"Review of Manowar's The Triumph of Steel," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(5) (March 1993:62-63 
"Review of Stygian's Planetary Destruction," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(5) (March 1993):58 
"Review of Screeching Weasel's Wiggle," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(6) (April 1993):66,68
"Review of Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds's Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(6) (April 1993):70 
"Review of Leatherface's Mush," U.S.ROCKER 4(7) (May 1993:10 
"Review of St. Vitus' C.O.D.," U.S.ROCKER 4(9) (July 1993):10 
"Review of Voivod's The Outer Limits," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(10) (August 1993):64 
"Review of Judas Priest's Metal Works '73-'93 Video," U.S.ROCKER 4(11) (September 1993):5 
"Review of The Almighty's Powertrippin'," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(12) (October 1993):62  
"Review of The Jesus Lizard's Lash," U.S.ROCKER 4(12)(October 1993):8 
"Review of The Jesus Lizard's Lash," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 19(12) (October 1993):59,60 
"Review of Macabre's Sinister Slaughter," U.S.ROCKER 4(12) (October 1993):8 
"Review of Cheer-Accident's Babies Shouldn't Smoke," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(1) (November 1993):59
"Review of Manowar's The Secrets of Steel," U.S.ROCKER 5(3) (January 1994):10 
"Review of Die Krupps' A Tribute to Metallica," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(3) (January 1994):48
"Review of Guns N' Roses' "The Spaghetti Incident?"," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(4) (February 1994):58  
"Review of Ramones' Acid-Eaters," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(5) (March 1994):65 
"Review of Black Sabbath's Cross Purposes," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 20(6) (April 1994):64 
"Review of Crowbar's Prying into Crowbar," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (June 1994):
"Review of Pink Floyd's The Division Bell," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (June, 1994):
"Review of Pantera's Far Beyond Driven," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (June, 1994): 
"Review of Sleepy LaBeef's Strange Things Happening," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July, 1994): 
"Review of Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved," U.S.ROCKER (August, 1994):   
"Review of Kyuss's Sky Valley," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (August, 1994):
"Review of Biohazard's State of the World Address," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (September, 1994):
"Review of Suicidal Tendencies's Suicidal for Life"," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (October, 1994):
"Review of Body Count's Born Dead," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (November, 1994):
"Review of Aftermath's Eyes of Tomorrow," U S Rocker (November, 1994):
"Review of Nativity in Black: A Tribute to Black Sabbath,"U.S.ROCKER  (November, 1994):
"Review of Napalm Death's Fear, Emptiness, Despair," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (November, 1994):
"Review of Slayer's Divine Intervention," U S Rocker (November, 1994):
"Review of Slayer's Divine Intervention," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (December, 1994):
"Review of Megadeth's Youthanasia," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (December 1994):
"Review of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(3) (January, 1995):59  
"Review of Aftermath's Eyes of Tomorrow," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(3) (January, 1995):65  
"Review of Die Toten Hosen's Learning English, Lesson One," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February, 1995):65
"Review of Mercyful Fate's Time," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  21(5) (March, 1995):80 
"Review of Screeching Weasel's How to Make Enemies and Irritate People," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(5) (March, 1995):72
"Review of Ronnie Dawson's Monkey Beat!," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(5) (March,1995):79
"Review of Sabalon Glitz's Ufonic," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(6) (April, 1995):75
"Review of Michael Angelo's No Boundaries," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(7)(May, 1995):71 
"Review of Derek Taylor's Dystrophy," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(7)(May, 1995):71
"Review of Hi Fi and the Roadburners's Fear City," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(7) (May, 1995):73-74
"Review of Slash's Snakepit's It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(7) (May, 1995):68
"Review of Mojo Nixon's Whereabouts Unknown," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 1995):70  
"Review of Fight's A Small Deadly Space," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 1995):72,75  
"Review of Gov't Mule's Gov't Mule," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  21(10) (August, 1995):68  
"Review of Ted Nugent's Spirit of the Wild," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  21(10) (August, 1995):68 
"Review of Black Sabbath's Forbidden," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(11) (September, 1995):65  
"Review of Motorhead's Sacrifice," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(11) (September, 1995):65  
"Review of Blue Meanies's Kiss Your Ass Goodbye!," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 21(12) (October, 1995):73
"Review of Anthrax's Stomp 442," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  22(1) (November, 1995):66  
"Review of Belladonna's Belladonna," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  22(1) (November, 1995):66  
"Review of Vagabonds of the Midwestern World: Fighting Songs by Thin Lizzy,"ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(1) (November,                    1995):73
"Review of The Queers's Move Back Home," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(1) (November, 1995):71
"Review of Down's Nola," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  22(2) (December, 1995):78  
"Review of Lunachicks' Jerk of All Trades," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (January, 1996):46-47 
"Review of AC/DC's Ballbreaker," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22 (4) (February, 1996):60 
"Review of Hempilation," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February, 1996):64
"Review of The Supersuckers' The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(5)(March, 1996):69 
"Review of Bad Religion's The Gray Race," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22 (6)(April, 1996):72 
"Review of Sepultura's Roots," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(6) (April, 1996):74  
"Review of The Tailgators's It's A Hog Groove!" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(7) (May, 1996):74 
"Review of Pantera's The Great Southern Trendkill," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(9) (July, 1996):69-70 
"Review of Slayer's Undisputed Attitude," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 22(9) (July, 1996):66 
"Review of Kelly Deal 6000's Go To The Sugar Altar," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER, (1996, August):69-70 
"Review of Timothy Leary's Right to Fly," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER, (September 1996 ):66 
"Review of Suicide Machines' Destruction by Definition," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (September 1996):64 
"Review of ZZ Top's "Rhythmeen" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER 23(1) (November 1996):62 
"Review of Manowar's Louder Than Hell," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (January 1997):62 
"From the Vault: Review of Judas Priest's Sad Wings of Destiny," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (January 1997):63 
"Review of Frontier's Live at the Empty Bottle," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February 1997):55 
"Review of Corrosion of Conformity's Wiseblood," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (February 1997):51-52 
"Review of Pat Boone's In A Metal Mood: No More Mr Nice Guy," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (April 1997):63 
"Review of Body Count's Violent Demise: The Last Days," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (May 1997):58,60 
"Review of Hot Stove Jimmy's Salute," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER(May 1997):60,63 
"Review of Broken Hope's Loathing, Napalm Death's Inside the Torn Apart and Obituary's Back From the Dead," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 1997):64 
"Review of Carl Perkins' Go Cat Go," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (March 1997):64 
"Review of Pennywise's Full Circle and the Riverdales' Storm the Streets," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (October 1997):75 
"Review of Emperor's Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (November 1997):67 
"Review of Deicide's Serpents Of The Light," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (December 1997):69 
"Review of Two's Voyeurs," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February 1998):30
"Review of Motörhead's Snake Bite Love," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (April 1998):67 
"Review of The Suicide Machines' Battle Hymns," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (June 1998):63 
"Review of Blackmore's Night's Shadow Of the Moon," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 1998):65
"Review of Nashville Pussy's Let Them Eat Pussy," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 1998):70
"Access All Areas: MetalFest July 24-25," SUBCULTURE (August 1998):13 
"Review of Deicide at House of Blues August 4, 1998," SUBCULTURE (September 1998):11 
"Review of Norm Rejection's, Deconform," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (September 1998):68-69 
"Review of Cradle of Filth's Cruelty and the Beast," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (October 1998):77  
"Review of BR5-49's Big Backyard Beat Show," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (December 1998):72 
"Take Cover: Metallica's Out of the Garage," NEW YORK PRESS (December 2 1998):30
"Review of Metallica's Garage Inc." ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February 1999):30. 
"Review of Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (March 1999):64.
"Review of Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper," NEW YORK PRESS (March 10, 1999):A&L-29  
"Review of Lungbrush's Old School, New School," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (May 1999):70 
"Review of Manowar's Hell on Stage Live, Motorhead's Louder Than Everything Else and Built For Speed: A Motorhead Tribute," ILLINOIS                    
                ENTERTAINER (June 1999):68-69 

"Review of Loud, Fast & Out of Control (Rhino)," NEW YORK PRESS (June 9, 1999):28
"50 Great Albums, A Rock Time Capsule: Metallica Kill 'Em All," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER  (July 1999):36
"Motörhead and Nashville Pussy at the House of Blues October 16, 1999." ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER On-Line
"Mercyful Fate and Nevermore at the House of Blues October 19, 1999." ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER On-Line
"Review of In Extremo's  Verehrt Und Angespien," IILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (April 2000):73
"Review of Venom's Reseurrection," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 2000):75,90
"Review of Queens Of The Stone Age's Rated R" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (August 2000):32
"Review of Slayer's God Hates Us All," ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (July 2000):30
"Review of Roger Waters In the Flesh" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (February 2001):32
"Review of Electric Wizard's Dopethrone" ILLINOIS ENTERTAINER (March 2001):36
"Review of "We Sold Our Souls for Rock'N Roll," Illinois Entertainer Online  (June 2001)
"Review of Slayer's God Hates Us All," Illinois Entertainer (July 2001):30
"Review of Timeless and Good Rockin' Tonight," Illinois Entertainer (December 2001):31-2
"Review of "Sodom's M-16 and Kreator's Violent Revolution," Illinois Entertainer (January 2002):38
"Review of Motorhead's HAMMERED," Illinois Entertainer (May 2002):26
"Review of Metalfest XVI  U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee July 26‑27, 2002. Illinois Entertaineron‑line (July 31, 2002)
"Review of Boulder's REAPED IN HALF Illinois Entertainer (August 2002):78
"Review of Snapcase's END TRANSMISSION," Illinois Entertainer (October 2002):28
"Review of Guns N'Roses at the Allstate Arena November 18, 2002," Illinois Entertainer On‑Line (November 20, 2002)
"Review of The Allman Brothers' HITTIN' THE NOTE," Illinois Entertainer (April 2003):32
"Review of Voivod's Voivod," Illinois Entertainer (May 2003):30-31
"Review of NOFX's, The War on Errorism, Illinois Entertainer (July 2003):31‑32
"Review of Amon Amarth's, Versus The World," Illinois Entertainer (August 2003):38
"Review of Metallica's St. Anger," Illinois Entertainer (August 2003):28
"Review of Tora! Tora! Torrance!'s A Cynic's Nightmare," Illinois Entertainer (September 2003):31
"Review of Dimmu Borgir's Death Cult Armageddon," Illinois Entertainer (November 2003):71
"Review of Review of Cannibal Corpse's The Wretched Spawn," Illinois Entertainer (February 2004):35
"Review of God Forbid's Gone Forever," Illinois Entertainer (May 2004):36-37
"Review of Bad Religion's The Empire Strikes First and the Vandals's Hollywood Potato Chip," Illinois Entertainer (August 2004):31
"Review of Rush's Feedback," Illinois Entertainer (September 2004):29
"Review of Cradle of Filth's Nymphetamine," Illinois Entertainer (December 2004):39
"Review of Behemoth's Demigod," Illinois Entertainer (March 2005): 38
"Review of Judas Priest's Angel of Retribution," Illinois Entertainer (June 2005): 39
"Review of Sounds of the Underground July 8, 2005,"(July 14, 2005)http://illinoisentertainer.com/
"Review of The Raveonettes' Pretty in Black," (July 2005):36-37
"Review of Black Dahlia Murder's Miasma," Illinois Entertainer (September 2005): 60
"Review of Bob Dylan's No Direction Home: The Soundtrack - The Bootleg Series Vol. 7," Illinois Entertainer  (October 2005): 58
"Review of In Flames' Come Clarity," Illinois Entertainer (March 2006): 59.
"Review of Hayseed Dixie's A Hot Piece of Grass," Illinois Entertainer (April 2006): 60.
"Review of Against All Authority's The Restoration of Chaos & Order," Illinois Entertainer (June 2006): 59.
"Review of Sounds Of The Underground - First Midwest Parking Lot, Tinley Park - July 9, 2006." http://Illinoisentertainer.com, July 2006.
"Review of Motörhead's Kiss of Death," Illinois Entertainer (September 2006): 51.
"Favorite album: Slayer's Live: Decade of Aggression," Illinois Entertainer, November 2006, 26.
"Review of "Vee-Jay: The Definitive Collection" (Shout! Factory)," Illinois Entertainer, September 2007, 53.
"Review of Mountain's Masters of War (Big Rack)," Illinois Review, October 2007, 57.
"Review of Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn," Illinois Entertainer, November 2007, 58.
"Review of Ayreon's 01011001," Illinois Entertainer, February 2008, 53.
"Review of Catastrophic's Pathology of Murder," Illinois Entertainer, March 2008, 51.
"Review of Ihsahn's angL," Illinois Entertainer, July 2008, 60.
"Review of Motörhead's Motörizer," Illinois Entertainer (October 2008): 60.
"Review of Cradle of Filth's Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder," Illinois Entertainer (November 2008): 51.
 "Review of Slank's Anthem For the Broken Hearted," Illinois Entertainer (January 2009): 47.
 "Review of Ross the Boss's New Metal Leader," Illinois Entertainer  (February 2009):  48.  
"Review of Absu's Absu," Illinois Entertainer  (April 2009):  55. 
"Review of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Covers the Classics and The Concert," Illinois Entertainer (August 2009): 52.

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Concert Reviews

"Izzy Stradlin & the Ju Ju Hounds," U.S.ROCKER 4(6) (April 1993):9
"Body Count, Exodus, D.R.I. and Pro-Pain, Dec. 28  Vic Theatre, Chicago," U.S.ROCKER 4(4) (Febuary 1993):8
"Fear and Skatenigs at Chicago's Metro, January 30, 1993,"U.S.ROCKER 4(5) (March 1993):8
"Pantera and Sacred Reich at the Aragon, Chicago March 28, 1993," U.S.ROCKER 4(7) (May 1993):11
"Fight/ Cathedral November 27, 1993 Vic, Chicago." U.S.ROCKER 5(3) (January 1994):9
"Rattlebone, with Voodoo Rain and Wolfgang at the Avalon, Chicago, January 20, 1993," U.S.ROCKER 4(5)(March 1993):8
"Nik Turner's Hawkwind and Sleep, Lounge Ax, Chicago, February 4, 1994," U.S.ROCKER (April 1994)
"Gwar/Ex-Cops May 27 The Vic, Chicago," U.S.ROCKER (July 1994)
"Green Day and the Riverdales at the Pavilion in Chicago November 21, 1995" ROLLING STONE ON-LINE 
"Motörhead and Nashville Pussy at the House of Blues October 16, 1999." Illinois Entertainer On-Line October 20, 1999
"Mercyful Fate and Nevermore at the House of Blues October 19, 1999." Illinois Entertainer On-Line October 27, 1999
"Milwaukee Metalfest, Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee July 28-29, 2000" Illinois Entertainer On-Line(August, 2000) 
"Milwaukee's Metalfest," Metal Hammer-Israeli (September 2000):32-33
"Wire at the Metro, May 10, 2000," Illinois Entertainer On-Line
"Vans Warped Tour, Sunday, July 15, 2001," Illinois Entertainer On-Line
"Milwaukee Metalfest XV, August 10-11, 2001 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee," Illinois Entertainer (August 2001)
"Slayer at the Aragon, Chicago, November 21, 2001," Illinois Entertainer Online (November 2001)
"Review of Metalfest XVI  U.S. Cellular Arena, Milwaukee July 26‑27,
2002. Illinois Entertainer on‑line (July 31, 2002)
"Review of Guns N'Roses at the Allstate Arena November 18, 2002," Illinois Entertainer On‑Line (November 20, 2002)
"Review of Sounds of the Underground July 8, 2005,"Illinois Entertainer On-Line  (July 14, 2005)
"Review of Gigantour  (Megadeth, Children of Bodom, No Job for a Cowboy) Aragon Ballroom May 6, 2008," Illinois        
                 Entertainer On-Line (May 14, 2008)

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