10 THINGS I HAVE DONE...

...that you probably have not. (Inspired by this list.)

1) Eaten chocolate cake with Ornette Coleman in his apartment.
2) Interviewed Lemmy in front of a live audience. (Video.)
3) Had my picture taken with Ozzy Osbourne backstage at Madison Square Garden.
4) Been a guest on live radio with Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and host Jim Breuer.
5) Received a phone call at home from Tony Iommi.
6) Nearly been thrown out of a Manhattan deli with Abel Ferrara.
7) Lived with a weird eco-militant/hippie cult.
8) Written liner notes for two CDs (one of which hasn't been released as of this writing).
9) Been flown to Stockholm to hear the last Opeth studio album and interview the band.
10) Self-published a book, and (as of this writing) three issues of a magazine.

DECEMBER AMG UPDATE

After the Burial, In Dreams
Aux 88, Black Tokyo
Embryonic Devourment, Vivid Interpretations of the Void
Furze, Reaper Subconscious Guide
Grave, Burial Ground
haarp, The Filth
Killing Joke, Absolute Dissent
Phobia, Unrelenting
Various Artists, Bimexicano: Nuestros Clasicos Hechos Rock
Various Artists, Worth the Weight: Bristol Dubstep Classics