Monthly Archive: December 2017

Movie Breakdown: Call Me By Your Name

Pre-Screening Stance: I haven’t seen anything but enormous praise for Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name.  Here’s hoping it really is one of the year’s best films. Post-Screening Ramble: Is it weird to want...

Movie Breakdown: All The Money In The World

Pre-Screening Stance: I no longer know what to expect from Ridley Scott.  It’s either forgettable stuff like Exodus and Alien: Covenant, or something award-worthy like The Martian.  All The Money In The World worries me...

Movie Breakdown: Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Pre-Screening Stance: Despite having a cast I generally like, I scoffed when Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was announced.  No one wants that!  Then I saw the first trailer and actually found myself chuckling.  Maybe...

101X Homegrown Podcast

Here’s part two of my favorite local releases of 2017. Enjoy! Matthew Logan Vasquez – Same Emily Wolfe – Holy Roller Big Bill – Stand Still Growl – Date With Satan Wiretree – JF Sebastian...

Movie Breakdown: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Pre-Screening Stance: The teasers for The Last Jedi have been great, the early reviews have been very positive, and Disney supposedly liked it so much that they felt comfortable enough to give director Rian Johnson...

101X Homegrown Podcast

Here’s the first part of my favorite local releases of 2017! Part two will air on 101X this Sunday at 9pm! Enjoy. Sweet Spirit – The Power Spoon – Do I Have To Talk You...

Movie Breakdown: The Shape Of Water

Pre-Screening Stance: I’ve been anxiously awaiting Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape Of Water ever since that first teaser rolled out way back when.  It looks like it has somewhat of a Pan’s Labyrinth vibe, and...

2017 SOTO Staff Picks

Here’s your chance to take a look at what the SOTO staff dug in 2017!  Enjoy. CHUCK LOESCH (Happy Metal Fun Time) Mors Principium Est – Embers Of A Dying World (AFM) Igorr – Savage...

Top 25 Albums Of 2017

Here are the albums I listened to the most this year.  Enjoy. 25) Alvvays – Antisocialites Antisocialites is a catchy, occasionally infectious collection of tunes from Alvvays.  Definitely a worthy follow-up to their self titled...

Top 50 Songs Of 2017

Well look at that, here are my Top 50 Songs of 2017.  Enjoy. 50) Jamiroquai – Automaton Jamiroquai still got it, man. 49) Matthew Logan Vasquez I jammed this Matthew Logan Vasquez (of Delta Spirit...