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Taylor T Carlson

Taylor T Carlson Assistant Editor/Senior Staff Writer Taylor T. Carlson was born August 17, 1984, and has called the Vegas Valley home his entire life. A die-hard fan of classic rock and metal music, Taylor has been writing album and concert reviews since he was 16 years old, and continues to do so, having done well over 1,000 reviews. He is also a fan of video gaming and cinema, and has reviewed a number of games and films as well, old and new alike. His thorough and honest (some would say brutally honest) reviewing style has won him the respect of hundreds of music fans and musicians alike, both local and abroad, and the ire of just as many others. Despite being one of the youngest attendees at classic hard rock/metal shows around Vegas, he is also one of the most knowledgeable, having gained the unofficial nickname of “The Eddie Trunk of Las Vegas.” In addition to reviews, Taylor has written and self-published three books on classic hard rock bands, and is a regular participant in rock and roll trivia contests. Taylor also holds a masters degree in special education from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), and has appeared on the hit History Channel television series Pawn Stars. His dream is to be able to one day make a living from writing music books and reviews.
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HALLOWEEN ENDS movie review

HALLOWEEN ENDS is directed by David Gordon Green; it’s the third in a trilogy of HALLOWEEN films he directed. The movie stars Jamie Lee Curtis, James Jude Courtney, Andi Matichak,…

KISS OFF THE SOUNDBOARD: LIVE IN DES MOINES 1977 album review

KISS has been rocking the world in various incarnations for five decades. That’s not a misprint. With a band has been touring for damn near 50 years, it’s no surprise…

PINOCCHIO (2022 film) movie review

PINOCCHIO is directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film is a live-action/CG hybrid remake of Disney’s animated 1940 film, itself an adaptation of a story by Carlo Collodi. The film stars…

ACCEPT/NARCOTIC WASTELAND concert review

Accept played Count’s Vamp’d on Sunday, October 9, 2022, with support act Narcotic Wasteland. Accept have long been greats in the heavy metal world. While best remembered for their classic…

ALICE COOPER/ACE FREHLEY concert review

Ace Frehley and Alice Cooper played The Dollar Loan Center on Saturday, October 8, 2022. All good things must come to an end, and that’s what we saw with the…

STEVE VAI concert review

Steve Vai played House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Since his coming into the public eye in the 1980s as part of Alcatrazz, David Lee…