metal

Big deal or not? I sat down with founder Stan Gray—something of a creative rabble-rouser himself—to sort out why (and IF) we should care about the latest on Charleston's looong roster of "it" events

Style tips for aspiring musicians (from a guy with zero fashion sense): Don't go onstage looking like a roadie, what I think about bands in costume, is Charleston's "praire rock" look done? And more

My mom and I bought a bow knife off an Appalachian craftsman, then hit the Music Hall for the Living With Wolves documentary, successfully ending my longstanding hostility toward the creatures

If you've got a thing for words, if you're hot for font and a fool for the mesmerizing voluptuousness of phrases writ large and draped about, get thee to the Halsey for Leslie Dill's Poetic Visions

You need a lift on a Friday afternoon? Read this. Meet Leon, Harry, and the long arm of the law, as relayed by Cullen, likely from his lively stoop on Spring Street

Just your run-of-the-mill, hilarious, heartwarming, and frightening courtroom drama on Broad Street. It started on Spring (as my stories do) with a pair of well-intentioned wiseguys and $8 of shrimp

Hall & Oates proved it's still a solid entertainment duo decades after "Maneater," and outlaw country artist Eric Church rocked the Coliseum (amidst fans who couldn't quite hold their liquor...)

Why not draw inspiration from a single design element? Reclaimed wood is my current go-to for good-looking rooms and just-right juxtapositions (think paneled walls and sleek metal accents)

Don't like metal music? Neither do I, but don't let that stop you from seeing the hit musical (and highly irreverent) Rock of Ages at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center tonight

My mom is incredible, but she has one flaw: Airports. More specifically, the inability to operate cordially in airports (like belittling one overenthusiastic, Hawaiian shirt-wearing dad)

3-D numbers add a graphic, colorful punch to our playroom. (And on a side note, Summerville still doesn't have a craft store... gasp!)

After months of bouncing ideas between Charleston and New York, local songwriter Lindsay Holler and NYC's Michael Hanf bring their inimitable brand of music to the local stage

How disgusting, revolting, icky rock bands stay healthy. (Photo: the men's room at iconic CBGBs in NYC, now closed. Note: no door)

Saturday night was a great time to be a 90s alt-rock fan here in Charleston. A recap of Last Summer on Earth at Family Circle Stadium, including the Barenaked Ladies wearing their tennis whites

Get reading or get real? One gal wants to know if immersing herself in 50 Shades is helpful to her relationship? Carolyn's answer: Yeah, probably not...

Photos and review of the 98 Rock's 6th annual Rockfest in Ladson—a better time than expected, even for a non-metalhead...

It's too bad I already have a garage and a house filled with "deals" that I "had" to have. Some of these things are calling out my name!

Transform an ugly brass chandelier into a fun and funky light fixture for a few bucks and a can of spray paint!

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