sockii is just your typical Jane-of-All-Trades who never has enough time in her day for all of her projects. She has written for many websites online including Squidoo, Zujava, Yahoo! Contributors Network, HubPages and Wizzley. She has been attending and vending at science fiction and media conventions for over 15 years, and for several years ran an art gallery and jewelry store in Philadelphia. Today she is happy to be living in South Jersey with her partner David and their 6 cats. Sockii is a member of several affiliate sales programs including Amazon Associates and Viglink. Products from these services may be advertised on her posts and pages to generate sales commissions.
In Review: Linkin Park’s “A Thousand Suns”
November 2, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
This record, in the works since 2008 and finally released in September 2010, takes the band in new directions with its daring “concept album” approach, focusing on heavy issues of nuclear armageddon, warfare, technology and humanity. While the album’s concept approach occasionally loses focus…
Review: Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
November 2, 2010 | Posted in MUSIC | By sockii
Radiohead is not an easy band to cover as their sound is so distinct, in large part due to Thom Yorke’s unique vocals. Some of their songs, when stripped bare of their original complex arrangements and his singing, can come across as too simplistic and monotonous…
Roger Waters: The Wall Live at Madison Square Garden, October 5 2010
October 6, 2010 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, LIVE MUSIC | By sockii
Roger Waters has triumphed at bringing Pink Floyd’s The Wall back to life, thirty years after the legendary concept album’s release and brief associated tour. Waters’ current presentation of The Wall Live came to Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 5, 2010…
10 Great Stewart Copeland Drum Tracks
October 5, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
Modern drummers quite frequently cite rock legend Stewart Copeland as one of their influences. His innovative, personality-filled approach to drumming was a large part of what made The Police one of the most successful bands of the late 1970s/early 1980s…
The Hoosiers’ Record-Length Single “Stop Giving Me Verses”
October 4, 2010 | Posted in POP | By sockii
English pop-rock band The Hoosiers recently released a special treat for their fans with the 45-minute long new single, “Stop Giving Me Verses”…
Tama Day Featuring Jeff Seitz at Dale’s Drum Shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
July 17, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
July 17, 2010 was “Tama Day” at Dale’s Drum Shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. To celebrate the event, not only was the president of the U.S division of Tama Drums, Bill Reim, at Dale’s Drum Shop, but Jeff Seitz held a drum clinic and Q&A session. Jeff is most well-known for being Stewart Copeland’s drum tech for over thirty years…
Sexual Harassment and Assault at Dragon*Con 2010
July 15, 2010 | Posted in CONVENTIONS, COSTUMING & COSPLAY | By sockii
Following the 2010 Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia, disturbing reports of sexual harassment and other assaults suffered by convention attendees have begun surfacing on the internet.
The Foo Fighters: More Than Everything You Ever Needed to Know
June 22, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
The Foo Fighters as a band exists today as the brainchild of multi-talented musician/songwriter Dave Grohl, and was formed in 1995. Coming out of the grunge scene of the 90s, the Foo Fighters’ music has been labeled as “post-grunge,” “alt-rock,” “modern rock,” among other things, but can be difficult to truly pin down…
Fiction Plane Tries to Unleash “Sparks” with Their Third Full-length Album
June 15, 2010 | Posted in ROCK | By sockii
I have to confess, I’m a little bit mad at Fiction Plane right now. And that may be coloring my reaction to their new album release, Sparks…
Les Claypool with Hot Head Show at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 6, 2010
June 10, 2010 | Posted in LIVE MUSIC, ROCK | By sockii
Les Claypool played Showboat’s House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 6, 2010. Scheduled against Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Chicago Blackhawks, turnout for the show was rather sparse to be generous…
