Category: Music

• June 13, 2012

  Music, Werewolf Wednesday

  Werewolf Wednesday: Soundtrack of the Apocalypse

  For those who don’t know, Jason McKinney is an author who has tackled zombies (Memoirs of the Dead), werewolves (Dog World and Dog ‘Verse) and both at the same time (Werewolves of the Dead).  One thing I really wanted to know, since his latest novel deals with the  (inevitable) werewolf apocalypse, was what would make his playlist?…
• May 28, 2012

  Metal Monday, Music

  Slash and burn: former Gunner’s solo album scorches

  SLASH / Apocalyptic Love (Universal) MUSIC fans may well wonder why a band like Guns N’ Roses gets inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, when the lineup that made them famous hasn’t played together in roughly 20 years. Then you hear what just one of them can do on an album…
• April 19, 2012

  Music, The coolest stuff, Writing

  Guest post: Armand Rosamilia, author of Dying Days 2

  Today I’m very pleased to host the second blog tour to stop by As You Were, and it happens to be from another zombie writer, Armand Rosamilia.  Don’t try to pigeonhole him to flesh-eating undead, though. While he’s currently on tour supporting his new zombie novel Dying Days 2, Armand is also the founder of horror…
• April 18, 2012

  Music, The coolest stuff, Werewolf Wednesday

  Werewolf Wednesday: Tunes to wolf out to

  As I work on my own interminable werewolf work-in-progress, I think often of what would be on its official soundtrack. This is one of those tricks authors use to avoid writing. We call it brainstorming, or world-building, or visualizing. But it’s not.
• April 16, 2012

  Music, Uncategorized

  Coming soon: Werewolf tunes and Metal Queens

  Hoo boy, it’s going to be a busy week here at As You Were.  We will of course be celebrating Werewolf Wednesday on said day, but we have another guest post coming up, this time courtesy of prolific horror writer and editor (and metal fan) Armand Rosamilia. On Wednesday, we’ll be looking at the top…
• March 31, 2012

  Fiction, Music, Writing

  Guest post: Julianne Snow, author of Days With the Undead

  Today, hot on the heels of my interview with Julianne Snow on her new zombie novel, Days with the Undead, Julianne has kindly agreed to write a guest post for As You Were.  She touches on a subject near and dear to my heart, the influence of music on an author’s writing. Without further ado,…