Rock on the Wire

  • The Diarrhea Meter: Punk Rock Summer Camp at Four Chord Music Festival

    The Diarrhea Meter: Punk Rock Summer Camp at Four Chord Music Festival

    Full Four Chord Music Festival Analysis – Overall Rating: 4.5/10 On September 13th & 14th, 2025, Chewing on the Wire took to the Four Chord Music Festival in Washington, Pennsylvania, held at EQT Park, the home of the Frontier League’s Washington Wild Things Baseball Team. The festival featured bands like Bowling for Soup, Jimmy Eat… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” –  Ultimum Coro (Imagines ritus)

    Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Ultimum Coro (Imagines ritus)

    The Final Chapter of our time on Ghost’s Skeletour: 2025 World Tour – an irregular brand of art and photography, meticulously crafted to fit the band’s unique style and aesthetic. Much like the anonymity of the performers, these photos were taken to evoke a sense of mystery and wonder. Portraying a very large spectacle, but… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 5 (Nashville, TN)

    Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 5 (Nashville, TN)

    Tonight, I stepped out of my comfort zone in a major way, in the name of fan engagement, as well as covering every aspect of the experience of the show, as I promised I’d always try to do. You see, I’m very used to and comfortable (as much as one can be) in prosthetics and… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 4 (Louisville, KY)

    Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 4 (Louisville, KY)

    There’s never a dull moment at a Ghost concert – even if that moment is Papa V’s Mic dying, and getting a super cool instrumental & backing vocal only version of “Majesty” (yes, that happened tonight) – in front of a sold-out crowd at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, which, side note, will… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 3 (Detroit, MI)

    Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 3 (Detroit, MI)

    After missing out on the best Cheesesteaks in the universe in Philadelphia, because a large man fell on me at the Pittsburgh show (again, Long story), I was able to enjoy the best fluffy pizza in the universe, as we rejoin the “Skeletour” on Thursday night (July 24th) in Detroit, Michigan, at Little Caesars Arena.… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 2 (Pittsburgh, PA)

    Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 2 (Pittsburgh, PA)

    If you aren’t already scared off by the Authentic Pittsburgh cuisine (i.e. Diarrhea), the worst piece of architecture in sports arena history (PPG Paints Arena), or the fact that there’s an anime convention going on at the same time down the street, tonight’s haunting main event may do you in.  With hundreds of the thousands… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 1 (Cleveland, OH)

    Rock on the Wire: Ghost’s “Skeletour” – Night 1 (Cleveland, OH)

    On July 17, 2025, Ghost brought their “Skeletour World Tour” to Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, for a spectacular and theatrical performance. The band, fronted by the newly debuted Papa V Perpetua, delivered a two-hour show (with no opening act) packed with visual grandeur and a diverse setlist. The evening began with a shroud of… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: The Found Rush Pinball Machine

    Rock on the Wire: The Found Rush Pinball Machine

    Hidden in the Industrial sunshine right outside of Chehalis, Washington, is a fancy little bar by the name of “McFilers”. After being presently surprised by a “Rush Golden Ale” poster (as avid fans of the band Rush), leaning toward some of the band’s themed line of brews on the menu, we were even more surprised… Read more

  • Rock on the Wire: Kurt Cobain’s Seattle Home

    Rock on the Wire: Kurt Cobain’s Seattle Home

    Nestled in Seattle’s affluent Denny-Blaine neighborhood, the house at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East holds a somber place in music history as the final residence of the “Nirvana” frontman, Kurt Cobain. It was within the greenhouse above the garage of this Queen Anne-style home, that Cobain was found dead on April 5, 1994, marking a… Read more

  • Rock On The Wire – Green Day’s “Saviors” Tour Behind the Scenes – Detroit, MI (9/4/24)

    Rock On The Wire – Green Day’s “Saviors” Tour Behind the Scenes – Detroit, MI (9/4/24)

    For the third & final Installment of our “What it Takes – “Saviors” Tour edition”, I wanted to get into the different types of Tour & local Crew members it takes to make the show what it is, as well as the process they go through in order to get the show ready inside of… Read more