Author Archives: steviehimself

Well we are into October. Weren’t we just sweating a bit ago? Every year I seem to say the same thing: “Where did the time go?” This was the fastest summer but was the best one for me personally. Now it gets darker earlier, which admittedly bums me out. I love the Fall, don’t getContinue reading “IN THE FOURTH QUARTER…”

Thursday night after teaching many students, I came home to wolf down some dinner. Leftover pasta to be exact. And what happens during my time of munching? A song comes to me. Inspiration is a funny thing, as I always way. But for the muse to come to me during dinner, what do you do?Continue reading “THE MUSE DURING DINNER”

A strange feeling washed over me this morning. And we haven’t had much rain this summer either.. I only pick up a guitar when giving lessons or recording little demos. Normally I would be here in the basement (“my corner of the universe”), grabbing one of my guitars and riffing away. But so far, nothing.Continue reading “SATISFIED?”

Late last July, I did a phone interview with Jason Buice for his podcast called Hear For The Music. Despite battling allergies, it was definitely one of the most interesting Q&A’s that I’ve ever been a part of. Here is the link but I have to alert you all to one thing I talked aboutContinue reading “SOMETHING FROM MY PAST I NEVER TALKED ABOUT UNTIL NOW…”

Has it been a year already? You know what I’m talking about, right? On August 21, 2021 the album MOOD SWINGS was released. It is still the fastest-selling cd in my catalog. Read that again because it’s true. The cd has received airplay in parts of United States, as well as Canada, Belgium, Italy, Germany,Continue reading “HAS IT BEEN A YEAR ALREADY?”

Had a great conversation with a friend today on the phone (what? no text?) and one thing that she brought up was how heavy metal has/had these rules that you had to adhere to, in order to fit in that tribe. I never got the memo apparently. She said “When you do something different, you’reContinue reading “HEAVY METAL (WITH NO) RULES!”

The ISSA Awards show happened yesterday. After many months of wondering who will take home the top prizes, the results were announced on their website. No I did not win Male Album Of The Year. But that’s okay! As I have been saying, being nominated was a win, and then being a finalist was theContinue reading “AND THERE YOU HAVE IT…”

All of us want to fit somewhere. Some find their tribe early on. Others think they found their cool kid’s table but then they move on (or people move on without them). For years, I grappled with “Where do I belong?” The answer hit me a few years ago yet I still tried to convinceContinue reading “WHERE I BELONG”

Should I be having this much fun at 52 years old? Yes. Yesterday’s show at Debonair Music Hall (Teaneck, NJ) for NJ Metalfest 7 was off the rails! Eleven bands, each bringing their own heaviness to the stage. And then there was my trio. Were we going to be accepted by people who worship atContinue reading “MY HAIR HURTS”

They say there’s a first for everything. So here’s one for the books: I played in Pennsylvania for the first time ever. Why is this such a big deal to me? For one thing, I enjoy getting out of Dodge for a few hours. I am proud to be a New Jersey resident but let’sContinue reading “SCREAM FOR ME, PENNSYLVANIA!”