The general consensus from critics regarding the release of WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR, is that we, the audience, are in for a tender hearted experience that we haven't seen on a big screen in many moons and that we should have a kleenex ready. Having just seen the film, I'm going to have to agree that the documentary on the life and work of FRED ROGERS, the creator and host of the PBS classic children's show MR. ROGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD, tugs at the heartstrings in a time when society is more divided than ever. The ordained Presbyterian minister saw the potential good in television in a time when BUFFALO BOB SMITH and CLARABELLE were taking pies to the face. His vision was for television that spoke to children in an honest way, while addressing heavy subjects such as a war, assassination, racism and death. As society has grown more cynical, the documentary points out that there is no MR. ROGERS anymore to help break down the walls that separate us. It also shows how the man's simple message was lost on some who believe that ROGERS was responsible for the entitlement of a generation where everyone gets a trophy. Hell, even the WESTBORO BAPTIST assholes showed up to picket the man's funeral.  Filmmaker MORGAN NEVILLE artfully shows the complicated man behind the smile and the cardigan and presents you with an appreciation for the man's unique legacy. Listen to the podcast for something a little less eloquent.

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2 FRiCKiN' CENTS #4 | WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

ROCK SHOW is back!!! Again!!! ROCKWIRED MAGAZINE's official weekly podcast is back after a long hiatus and while it would have been great to have RITA LOUISE in the co-host chair, ROCKWIRED editor and founder BRIAN LUSH picks up the mic and discusses the music that has been coming ROCKWIRED's way for the past few months. Along with spinning new tunes, LUSH will be presenting some exclusive audio clips of some of the interviews that ROCKWIRED has conducted in the past few months. The artists featured on today's show include TO WHOM IT MAY, HAMMER DOWN HARD, MIKE BERN, ENUFF Z'NUFF, KRASHKARMA, TIM CAPPELLO, STATION, KORE ROZZIK, NEVERWONDER, BOBAFLEX, BROKEN TESTIMONY and LORD NELSON.

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The "underrated rock album" is on the verge of becoming extinct in an age where we download a particular song that we want to hear as opposed to an entire album. And usually, for free. The LP, in general, is a lost art when things like SPOTIFY, AMAZON and iTUNES have turned music shopping into a buffet of sorts instead of the tactile shopping experience that myself and author JIM SANTORA, JR. remember. With all of that being said, SANTORA's new publication THE UNDERRATED ROCK BOOK is not just a curious read. It is a read with a sense of cultural urgency working in it's favor. In this book, SANTORA picks two hundred underrated albums from the period of 1970 to 2015 and examines each one's worth carefully, using simple, everyman language without all of the dismissiveness of a ROBERT CHRISTGAU review. This list of two hundred albums is commendable even though we're left scratching our heads over why an album is considered underrated. SAP by ALICE IN CHAINS, CHECK YOUR HEAD by THE BEASTIE BOYS and PANORAMA by THE CARS all made the cut yet those albums went gold and platinum respectively. Why are they underrated? Who cares? Going through the list and pointing things out like this is half the fun of the UNDERRATED ROCK BOOK. SANTORA may want to consider publishing multiple volumes. ROCKWIRED had a chance to speak with JIM SANTORA, JR. regarding the new book. Here is how the interview went.

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Rock Show Short #1 | Jim Santora Jr. - Author of The Underrated Rock Book

There is something to be said for the drive of a band like CORNERS OF SANCTUARY and their mission to bring traditional metal back to the forefront. Nothing has stood in their way. Not even a significant line up change. In 2016, the band had wrapped up the recording of their album THE GALLOPING HORDES but at the finish line, lead singer FRANKIE CROSS chose to walk away from the band. Due to the shake up, the band put the release of the album on hold and began the search for a new lead singer. They ended up with a female lead singer named TREESE LOGAN and the band had decreed that LOGAN would dub her own pyrotechnic voice over what had been laid down by FRANKIE. Things were looking up. CORNERS OF SANCTUARY was headed in a new direction with a female lead singer and all was going to be right with the world. At the beginning of this year. LOGAN stepped down as lead singer and when the band knocked on FRANKIE CROSS's door to ask if he would fill in for some scheduled dates, the only question CROSS had was "when?". Ever since, CROSS has remained with the band. The band's latest album THE GALLOPING HORDES was finally released and one can hear a band that has been rejuvenated in the tracks of this latest album. Oh and to top it off, the band just got done with a tour of Europe. ROCKWIRED had a chance to speak with CORNERS OF SANCTUARY guitarist MICK MICHAELS regarding the band's recent European tour and their new album. Here is how the interview went.

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