DVD Review: Motivational Growth

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Horror, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews |

One of my favorite movies is a film from 1968 called Symbiopsychotaxiplasm. It is the cinematic definition of “meta.” A film crew is making a film in Central Park. They are being filmed by another film crew. Somewhere across town, a film class is critiquing the film as it plays out. Meanwhile, a flamboyant group of Central Park weirdos interrupts the filming of the original film. If it sounds like madness, it’s not. Sure, it’s experimental as Dr. Jekyll, but it’s an utterly fascinating watch.

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Music Review: Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, Ionia

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Current Faves, Feminism, Music, Music Reviews, Reviews |

By Melissa Bratcher

While they’re marketed as a roots ensemble and a string band, Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys have a seriously jazzy vibe to them. They play mandolins, dobros, stand-up bass, steel guitar, and take those instruments to an interesting place: playing them percussively, angularly, expressionistically. Lead vocalist Lindsay Lou’s voice isn’t a rootsy voice, either. There’s a dusky richness to her voice, and her slides from chest voice to upper register are elegant though she makes it sound incredibly easy.

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Comedy Review: The Audio AdventureBook of Big Dan Frater, Vol. 1

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Comedy, Comedy Albums, Current Faves, Reviews |

By Jeffery X Martin

Big Dan Frater (Brian Howe), Dutch “The Swede” Annacrombie (Dan Conroy), and plucky town librarian Millie Healey (Allison Martin) were all characters in a movie called Trail of the Screaming Forehead, written and directed by Larry Blamire. They were an amusing onscreen trio, certainly strong enough to carry an entire movie on their shoulders, but their triumphant return to the screen never panned out.

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Music Review: Various Artists, The Magical Mystery Psych Out – A Tribute To The Beatles

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Current Faves, Music, Music Reviews, Retrovirus, Reviews |

By Melissa Bratcher

It must be more than a bit daunting to cover the Beatles. They’re The Beatles for the love of Pete, the alpha and the omega, the ones from whom everything good sprung, the band that changed everything. (True fact: I once was friends with a woman who said, “I don’t really like the Beatles.” I realized from that moment that she was a horrible person and I couldn’t be friends with her anymore. And I wasn’t.)

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Music Review: Dick Diver, Melbourne, Florida

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Music, Music Reviews, Reviews |

By Tyler Hodg

Returning with their third LP, Melbourne, Florida, Dick Diver looks to further prove themselves as an up and coming group to watch out for. The Australian band’s sound is pop at its core, with all the fixings that make up an indie band nowadays: slower, spacey songs with way too much reverb. Although Melbourne, Florida has a current style to it, unfortunately it isn’t up to the quality of what else is out there at the moment.

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Music Review: Will Butler, Policy

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Current Faves, Music, Music Reviews, Reviews |

By Tyler Hodg

One year after the release of Arcade Fire’s Grammy-nominated, Juno award-winning album Reflektor, bassist Will Butler momentarily slips away from the band to release his debut solo album titled Policy. Venturing out on your own musically is sure to be a difficult—and possibly terrifying—task, but Will Butler was able to successfully pull it off. Saying that Policy is better than most of Arcade Fire’s music would be false, but it holds its own when compared to the critical darlings.

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Music Review: Joe Pug, Windfall

Published on March 13th, 2015 in: Current Faves, Music, Music Reviews, Reviews |

By Melissa Bratcher

Austin-based indie folkster Joe Pug has weathered a lot of comparisons to Dylan in his career: his lyrics; the unusual timbre of his voice; his gently strummed, chiming guitar. All of the necessary ingredients are here, though on his latest, Windfall, vocally he sounds surprisingly like Jakob Dylan (which, let’s face it: Bob sings like a rusting hinge).

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Music Review: Moon Duo, Shadow Of The Sun

Published on March 6th, 2015 in: Music, Music Reviews, Reviews |

By Less Lee Moore

Although they’ve been releasing music since 2009, I only became turned on to Moon Duo recently. Their fetching single “Animal,” and its hilarious video, quickly won me over. Yet Shadow Of The Sun opens with the minimalist, psychedelic wash of “Wilding,” full of Hammond organs and tambourines. The jewel-toned guitars throughout add a bit of recklessness to an otherwise fairly straightforward drone.

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Music Review: Marilyn Manson, The Pale Emperor

Published on March 6th, 2015 in: Current Faves, Music, Music Reviews, Reviews |

By Less Lee Moore

For many, Marilyn Manson is synonymous with the ’90s, even though he has continued to make music well into this new millennium. That’s been both a blessing (he redefined “shock rock” on his own terms) and a curse (he hasn’t had a hit single since 1998 and his record sales have decreased with each subsequent release). Confession time: I lost interest in him not long after Mechanical Animals so I had some homework to do before writing this review of The Pale Emperor, his ninth studio album.

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Blu-Ray Review: Poker Night

Published on March 6th, 2015 in: Blu-Ray, Current Faves, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Horror, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews |

By Brad Henderson

Who the hell approves artwork for DVDs and Blu-rays for XLrator Media? I will slap the shit out of them for slapping together this bullshit for Poker Night.

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