Articles
John Minton / Life & Times
When Life & Times by IPFW professor John Minton came across my desk I immediately feared the upturned and haughty nose of academia. The artwork was very professional and bore […]
Definitely Gary / Pleased to Meet You
Ten seconds into the first track of pleased to meet you by Definitely Gary you know there’s something just a bit different about this trio. It’s not the heavy, gritty […]
Those Who Will Remain Nameless
When it comes to choosing a name, some bands have it easy. That instantaneously catchy but meaningful label appears out of nowhere and sticks to the act and its members […]
Bryon Thompson / Get On With It
If a competition were held in which local guitarists battled to the gruesome death in a bold display of technical wizardry, my money would be on Bryon Thompson. Get On […]
Jettingham
The first song on Jettingham’s first album is called “Good Life.” The lyrics convey the frustration of someone who is tired of people telling him how he should feel about […]
CookiePuss
Jerome Schooley figures the Beastie Boys aren’t going to sue him over the name he chose to call his ska/reggae band. The Cookiepuss guitarist says he and his band mates […]
Jettingham / Stop, Rock & Roll
It was only a couple of years ago, but it seems like a different era altogether. We’re sitting at a computer in World Headquarters when a phone call comes in […]
Terry Haffner
At 50, Terry Haffner is a mature man who dominates a room. He’s a fast talker, articulate, assured, one of six siblings that include a lawyer and a former police […]
Donahue / Talking To The Man
One thing that had never occurred to me was to wonder if there was such a thing as Christian Jamaican music. Donahue Stewart, recent island transplant to Fort Wayne, affirms […]
Troolee Dangerous Blues Revue
The card he handed me said Troolie Dangerous Enterprizes, Nicholas M. Crickmore at your service. We were sitting at a corner table at Kaghanns Korner, the truck stop at Interstate […]