The War On Drugs
Here’s the latest single from The War On Drugs. It’s really damn good. Someone give me their upcoming album, A Deeper Understanding (due August 25), already. I need it. Enjoy. PS – The band is...
Monthly Archive: July 2017
Movie Breakdown: Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
Pre-Screening Stance: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets looks like Luc Besson trying to reproduce what he did with The Fifth Element, and that’s totally fine by me. Post-Screening Ramble: Right from the...
Show Of The Week
Here’s a nice summer treat for you, Cymbals Eat Guitars are playing the inside stage at Stubb’s this Friday! The band is out in support of their most recent release, Pretty Years, which landed a...
Tobacco
“Tobacco has an album of old stuff.” That’s what the press release for today’s meaty track notes, so that’s what I’m passing to you. Look for the effort, which is titled Ripe & Majestic (Instrumental...
101X Homegrown Podcast
Listen to the latest 101X Homegrown! It’s my mid-year best of Austin list. Enjoy. Sweet Spirit – The Power Spoon – Do I Have To Talk You Into It? Matthew Logan Vasquez – Same The...
Jenny O
Jenny O has announced a new album, Peace & Information (due August 4), and today I’m sharing its 90s-enthused lead single. I think it’s great. By the way, those of you in Austin can her...
Movie Breakdown: A Ghost Story
Pre-Screening Stance: I loved what writer/director David Lowery did with Pete’s Dragon. A Ghost Story, I imagine, is not going to be similar in any way, but because he’s attached and it’s an A24 film,...
Raised Eyebrows: NMASS 2017 (Randy)
The dog days of summer are here in Austin, TX folks. It’s HAF. Overwhelmingly so. And though there may not be a way to beat the heat, there is a way to profoundly radiate over...
The Blow
“I’m inside your head right now, good luck getting me out.” That’s a line in today’s track from The Blow, and it’s so true. The song, which is called Get Up, is a weird, rambly...
Movie Breakdown: War For The Planet Of The Apes
Pre-Screening Stance: I never would have guessed it when the James Franco-led Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes was first announced, but there’s a real chance that it and the films that have followed...
