Alice Cooper is positively shocking
They refer to him as The Prince of Darkness, but the first glimpses beneath the surface will uncover an extraordinary gentleman behind the mask of the master of shock rock…
Paradise Lost?
Out of the box British metal masters gave me the definition of progression, a classic book, a cherished visual artist, my first international interview, my favorite instrumental album, an unforgettable friend…
Tankcsapda: Light Is My Armor
Tankcsapda is the biggest punk-rock-metal band in Hungary. Singer, songwriter, bass player László Lukács founded the trio in 1989, and his memorable melodies and his lyrics’ social sensitivity made him a local legend…
Dream Theater – Learning to Live
Dream Theater provided me with the first real keytrack that defined my life forever. Even its title became a mantra for me some thirty years before, and I got a tremendous reading experience from them as well.
From the Bedlam to Be a Nomad
Only the initiated fans of Hungarian rock music know the genius of Szabolcs Jánosi, aka Cicó, who was born in a small city called Kazincbarcika on 29 November 1970.
Lil Peep: The Loneliness of the Short Distance Runner
21 years and 14 days.
This much was given to Gustav Elijah Åhr on this life on Earth. Tragically little time. You cannot comprehend how short, if you have not lost your child so young.
Shawn Smith, Seattle’s Hidden Treasure
It is a very uncomfortable, heart-wrenching feeling to write about somebody who had not received the appreciation in his life his art deserved.
Bence Barkóczi, the Science Driven Guitar Wizard
When Sony Music obtained the rights to work on the Jimi Hendrix catalog back in 2010, I came up with the New Guitarist contest’s idea to link past and future guitar enthusiasts.
Sieges Even: Music and Literature
Since my adolescence, I am convinced that every healthy person can evolve until the end of his/her life. We talk. We read. We write. We learn. We observe. We meditate. We remember. Our psyche is working.
Leonard Cohen Fills My Heart
I was 24 years old when I started to work for Sony Music, which is when Leonard Cohen registered in my mind forever. My first task at the Hungarian affiliate as an external staff member was to prepare the company’s first-ever printed local catalogue for retailers.