STREAMING: Pottsville’s Crobot is ‘Not for Sale,’ making their own luck with new single
With the band originating from Pottsville, we’ve dug the groovy old school heavy metal of Crobot long before the release of their debut full-length album, “Something Supernatural,” in 2014 and their skyrocketing international fame after touring with bands like Clutch, Chevelle, Black Label Society, Volbeat, and Anthrax and playing festivals like SXSW, Rock on the […]
Yuengling named No. 1 craft brewing company in the country, beating Samuel Adams
From a press release: To locals, it’s simply ordered as “lager.” But, across the country, Yuengling is much more. The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers, released its annual lists of the Top 50 craft and overall brewing companies in the United States, based on beer sales volume, last […]
New book digs up dark secrets of Sheppton mine disaster, NEPA’s ‘greatest urban legend’
Mocanaqua author signing books in Berwick, Wilkes-Barre, and Pottsville
As a lifelong resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, music journalist and author Maxim W. Furek has always been interested in finding out what really happened during the Sheppton mine disaster. And since he didn’t see anyone else delving into the mystery of the August 1963 disaster, he decided to take on the subject himself. Furek, a […]
Centralia, the Pennsylvania town that inspired ‘Silent Hill,’ getting NBC TV show pilot
The creepy Pennsylvania town that inspired the psychological horror movie “Silent Hill” may be getting its own television show. After competing with multiple bidders, NBC has ordered a pilot for a new drama based in the nearly empty ghost town, where a mine fire has been burning underground since 1962 and only a handful of […]
VIDEO: Crobot tells ‘Legend of the Spaceborne Killer’ on Yahoo
Pottsville hard rockers Crobot premiered their new video for “Legend of the Spaceborne Killer” on Yahoo Music today – one that captures the spirit of their frenetic live performances and vintage vibe. It can be viewed above. The single is the first track on their self-titled EP, which is available now, and their debut full-length […]
