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Joy Oladokun – Observations From a Crowded Room (Album Review)

Scout HinsonScout HinsonNovember 14, 2024

Working hard as a young singer-songwriter for many years, following a breakthrough in 2020, Joy Oladokun has become a well-known act on the music scene. Touring with Hozier in 2024, Oladukun has also recorded with the likes of Mt. Joy (“Friends”), Manchester Orchestra (“You At ... Read More

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Laced (Movie Review)

Jackie KnightowlJackie KnightowlJanuary 11, 2024

In search of a Chiller Thriller to bring in the New Year? If so, there is Laced; set in a remote chalet smack in the middle of a frigid blizzard and is the “just perfect’ brew for a gristly cup of murder mystery. Slated for ... Read More

Story Of The Year – Tear Me to Pieces (Album Review)

Lauren HopkinsLauren HopkinsDecember 4, 2023

Making a significant impact on the Emo and Pop Punk Rock scene in the early 2000s, Story Of The Year’s history goes rather deep. Originally formed around 1995 out in St. Louis, Missouri, they first went under the name 67 North, which became Big Blue ... Read More

Mascarpone (Movie Review)

Day HeathDay HeathMay 6, 2022

Like the titular cheese, Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment is bringing audiences a little treat from Italy. Mascarpone is a romcom by directors Alessandro Guida (Pupone 2019, Ritoccàti series) and Matteo Pilati (The Italian Jobs 2017, De Cataldo presenta Maigret 2018), who also wrote ... Read More

The Vinyl Revival (Documentary Review)

Day HeathDay HeathApril 6, 2020

Who would have thought that vinyl records would make a comeback in the 21st century ? They were seemingly written off after the rise of CDs in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Then MP3s added the last nail to their coffin once they caught ... Read More

Interview – Jordan Wright of City of Sound

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 3, 2018

In music, there is sometimes a stagnancy where everything starts to sound the same. The result of following the wave of whatever is popular at the time, identities are lost, originality is thin, and the people yearn for something new. That is where a completely ... Read More

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Joy Oladokun – Observations From a Crowded Room (Album Review)

Laced (Movie Review)

Story Of The Year – Tear Me to Pieces (Album Review)

Mascarpone (Movie Review)

The Vinyl Revival (Documentary Review)

Interview – Jordan Wright of City of Sound

Joy Oladokun – Observations From a Crowded Room (Album Review)

Laced (Movie Review)

Story Of The Year – Tear Me to Pieces (Album Review)

Mascarpone (Movie Review)

The Vinyl Revival (Documentary Review)

Interview – Jordan Wright of City of Sound

This Week In Horror Movie History – Stigmata (1999)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Flash Gordon (1980)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Visiting Hours (1982)

Developing Artist Showcase – Vipërwitch

Developing Artist Showcase – Vermilia

Developing Artist Showcase – Black Smoke Trigger

Interview – Clayne Crawford & Summer Shelton

Interview – Bishop Briggs

Interview – Henry Thomas & Sarah Lind

The Native Howl – Sons of Destruction (Album Review)

The The – Ensoulment (Album Review)

Blood Star (Movie Review)