Monthly Archive: September 2017

In Review: Fantastic Fest 2017

Hey friends, here’s what I saw at Fantastic Fest.  I caught 20 films!  I actually wanted to see 30, but I got hit with a sinus infection and it totally derailed me for most of...

Hip Hop Hooray (Leah)

How nice of you to stop by in between debating how the NFL got linked with the military, donating to Puerto Rico, Houston, Florida, and Mexico, and wondering how our government is going to be...

Protomartyr

The new Protomartyr album, Relatives In Descent, will be out tomorrow, and to get you further jazzed for its release the band has just put out a new single.  It’s a straight up rocker, which...

Show Of The Week

There’s a couple of big shows that I’m really excited about later this week.  One is The War On Drugs on Saturday (that’s night 1 of 2 at Stubb’s), and then SZA on Sunday at...

LIV

Every time a new LIV song gets released I think there’s also going be word on when to expect an actual album, but it never happens.  Will we just get singles forever?  Perhaps.  Things could...

101X Homegrown Podcast

Check out the latest 101X Homegrown!  Enjoy. Zoltars – Sincere Otis The Destroyer – Van Rosita Slomo Drags – Going Out Of Business Max Frost – Withdrawal Lomelda – Interstate Vision Monk Parker – Prom...

Screaming Females

I cheered last week when I saw that Screaming Females had a new single.  However, I then followed that up with a frown when I realized it was limited-run 7″ (like way limited – 24...

Angel Olsen

You know what sucks?  Waking up with a fever.  You know what doesn’t suck?  Waking up to an email with details on an Angel Olsen collection of B-sides, rarities, and demos from the past several...

Movie Breakdown: Kingsman – The Golden Circle (Noah)

Pre-Screening Stance: I’m still smarting from the distasteful end of the mostly enjoyable original flick. I know, I know, it’s just one line about anal sex, but I’m a sensitive old man. Post-Screening Ramble: Matthew...

Movie Breakdown: Kingsman – The Golden Circle

Pre-Screening Stance: If you ask me, Matthew Vaughn has never directed a bad film.  With that being said, there’s something about Kingsman – The Golden Circle that seems off.  Here’s hoping that its flat trailers have...