Monthly Archive: May 2016

Movie Breakdown: A Bigger Splash

Pre-Screening Stance: Luca Guadagnino, who directed the well received I Am Love, is back with A Bigger Splash.  In tow she’s got Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson and Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead).  Sounds like a...

Show Of The Week

Do yourself a favor and head to 3TEN, the slick new spot underneath ACL Live, on Friday for Cross Record.  The duo’s sophomore effort, Wabi Sabi, is one of the year’s best albums, and now...

Movie Breakdown: The Angry Birds Movie

Pre-Screening Stance: Years and years ago I was pretty addicted to the Angry Birds game.  Then it drifted from my mind and I haven’t actively thought about it since.  I assume that most of you...

Peter Bjorn And John

I’ve decided that it’s time for all of us to get excited about Peter Bjorn and John’s upcoming full length (their seventh overall).  So, for your listening pleasure, I’ve assembled the LP’s three singles down...

Chvrches

I recently realized that when it comes to Chvrches, I’m at a point where I can no longer tell which songs are which until the chorus arrives.  They all sound the same!  But somehow I...

Raised Eyebrows: The Jazzmaster (Randy)

It’s May! Given the wonderful weather expected by this emerald month, I thought I’d investigate one of my favorite guitars, the Jazzmaster, and the music created by it. Making its debut in 1959, the Jazzmaster...

Tobacco

Sweaty, distorted, indistinguishable, catchy, oddly danceable.  That’s pretty much how I would describe the music made by Tobacco (the fella that fronts Black Moth Super Rainbow, not the product).  Below is his latest single.  I...

Movie Breakdown: The Meddler

Pre-Screening Stance: Despite having one of those this-is-surely-a-bad-romantic-comedy type titles, I have faith in The Meddler.  The cast is great – Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne and J.K. Simmons – and I’ve liked a couple of...

Show Of The Week

Make sure that on Saturday you head to ABGB for A. Sinclair’s album release party.  It’s FREE, the always rad Otis The Destroyer will be opening and, of course, you’ll have a chance to grab...