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Bobby Benedict

Album Reviews and Comedic Opinions

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DS Album Review: Vampirates “#trending”
This album pissed me off. Vampirates spent 2024 releasing monthly singles leading to the December 13th, 2024 album release of #trending, something every music marketer will tell you is necessary in the digital age. The album’s sardonic title holds up thematically to the lyrical content of this nearly 18-minute squall of Zappa-violence. The intro track […]
Vampirates tackle the digital age with a barrage of new singles leading up to new album “Trending”
Chris Fox (Guitar/Vocals), Pat Mayfield (Bass/Vocals), and Dave Masud (Drums/Vocals) are the Zappa-violence road dogs known as Vampirates. Starting in December of 2023 with the first of many new songs, “WTF?” is a d-beat ripper that blasts you with immediate questions, “What the fuck were we thinking? Rarely opened our mouths to say something ornate. […]
Boss’ Daughter A May Zing Journey 2024 West Coast Tour Announced
Bossy D is hitting the coast and will be seeing many corners of Oregon and California as they continue to support Bouts with Bummers. Straight from the guys themselves: Tour! May! Oregon! California! Party! Bossy D is hitting some West Coast dates on our A May Zing Journey! Check the dates below and find full […]
DS Album Review: Noise Brigade – “The Mess Inside Of Me”
To say that I’ve been following this band for a while would be an understatement. Once upon a time, I was a drummer for an awful pop-punk band from Anchorage, Alaska fronted by Noise Brigade’s own vocalist/guitarist Nathan Nelson. I had a breakdown in a random Qdoba and broke up the band, but luckily Nathan […]