For today’s installment for The Blues Roots of Metal, we're stepping away from Chicago and Chess to look at John Lee Hooker. Hooker was from Mississippi and wound up in Detroit. He played in rough ba… (View Post)

Today’s installment of The Blues Roots of Metal take us back to the source, Howlin’ Wolf, born Chester Arthur Burnett. Wolf took the old Delta blues of Charlie Patton and Son House, built a band arou… (View Post)

Today’s installment for The Blues Roots of Metal take us to another artist who recorded for Chess Records, Koko Taylor. She first recorded in her late 30s and was probably the last significant signin… (View Post)

Not based on some people I’ve known ... (View Post)

Oh, and consider darts, especially for Jaheira. They get a base of three attacks a round, making them good for spell disruption; they are cheap; they let you use a shield; and magic ones are quickly … (View Post)