The Impression: Kenneth Branaugh has made two of my least favorite movies of the last ten years. Match his heavy, uninspired hand with Disney’s recent need to “reinvent” their classic characters and I’d say this...
The Impression: Kirby Dick and company take on college rape and higher education’s controversial methods of dealing with the pervasive problem. Sounds like I’m leaving this one with a stomach full of rage. The Reality:...
When these grey, dreary days start to linger, you want music to match that mood and wrap around you like a blanket. Tapajenga are a band who fit that description. The songs on their 2013 (yes,...
There’s an enjoyably listless quality to Meat Market’s new single. Where in typical pop songs you might find your catchiness in sugar-sweet pop melodies, cranked to 10 and then blasted on repeat, Meat Market goes...
I don’t like Grimes. Or is it that I don’t get Grimes? Whichever it may be, I’ve never been much of a fan and I have no idea if I’ll ever truly become one. But...
Music! Enjoy. :M.I.A. – CanSeeCanDo: Over the weekend M.I.A. randomly released this track. It’s not a banger by any means, but it has a slick sound and is an entertaining effort. No official word yet...
Time for your weekly movie news update! Below you’ll find a slew of sentences meant to provide a brief glimpse of what’s been going on over the past week in movieland. If something leaves you...
From the depths of the SOTO inbox, I present to you your weekly serving of the latest and greatest album streams and videos. Enjoy. FULL ALBUM STREAMS Please note that the majority of the streams...
March is here, Spring is knocking on your backdoor and for Austin SXSW is about to get all up in you. Although many are critical of what the conference has become in recent years, I...
People are doing traditional-style reviews all over the web, so we decided to try something different. In each “breakdown” we’ll take a look at what a film’s marketing led us to believe, how the movie...
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