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Review: Saving Brinton

May 18, 2018 by Douglas Davidson

For many, going to the movie theater is all about escapism. Whether by some space odyssey, gut-busting comedy, biopic, family drama, or adventure historical, the movie theater is a place to depart the seriousness of life and embark on a journey of a different sort. Even with growing audience fallout, the theatrical experience remains a reprieve from the trials of the day-to-day, whether enjoyed in a proper cinema house or at home. For some, cinema is more than a series […]

Categories: REVIEW • Tags: Andrew Sherburne, George R Willeman, Georges Méliès, Greg Prickman, John Richard, Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, Michael Zahs, movie history, movie review, REVIEW, Rick Altman, Saving Brinton, Serge Bromberg, Tommy Haines

Watch: Excuse the Beauty by Latrice Royale

May 12, 2018 by Shelia

Season 4 RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE and RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS fan favorite, LATRICE ROYALE, has gifted fans and dance clubs a fun and groov-a-licous track and an eye-popping Alice in Wonder themed video. Self proclaimed, Chunky yet Funky, Bold and Beautiful, LATRICE ROYALE is joined by EPIPHANY MATTEL on the single and the video features an all star cast of Drag Race queens. Can you spot them all without looking at the credits? My favorite is MANILLA LUZON. She manages to steal every […]

Categories: WATCH • Tags: Latrice Royale, RuPaul's Drag Race, WATCH

Review: Terminal

May 11, 2018 by Douglas Davidson

Appearances can be deceiving. Always be the smartest person in the room. There’s no such thing as coincidence. These may be rote clichés, yet the failure to adhere to them will get you killed in Vaughn Stein’s feature debut, Terminal. Before you harangue me for a spoiler, part of the brilliance of Stein’s script is everything is laid out for the viewer from the jump. Our femme fatale (Margot Robbie) makes a wager with a mysterious man to pit two […]

Categories: REVIEW • Tags: Alice in Wonderland, crime thriller, Dexter Fletcher, Lewis Carroll, Margot Robbie, Max Irons, Mike Myers, movie review, noir, RLJE Films, Simon Pegg, Terminal, thriller, Vaughn Stein

INTERVIEW: Glen Perkins

May 6, 2018 by Shelia

GLEN PERKINS is a man that is always making music. Be it his own or behind the scenes producing, music flows through his veins. We sat down with Glen to catch up on what he’s been doing. What has Glen Perkins been up since our last interview in 2014? I’ve been doing a lot more acting the past 4 years. I’ve starred in several obscure “true crime” shows like Ice Cold Killers, Fame Kills, Monsters & Mysteries In America, FBI […]

Categories: INTERVIEW • Tags: Glen Perkins, INTERVIEW, Singer Songwriter Producer

LISTEN: “Mercy Me” by Zander Bleck

May 5, 2018 by Shelia

New Jersey native, ZANDER BLECK, tasted success with his band MONUMENT, caught the ear of producer RED ONE (LADA GAGA), landed a deal with Interscope Record and got shuffled to Capitol Records, but the music industry being the ever changing organism it is spit Zander out with no major label album and moved on. Not one to give up, ZANDER BLECK, did what smart artists do nowadays…turn to social media With an instantaneous connection to his audience, he found a newfound […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: LISTEN, Zander Bleck

LISTEN: Dead Sara

May 4, 2018 by Shelia

L.A.’s DEAD SARA released a double whammy of rock with their singles “HEAVEN’S GOT A BACK DOOR” and “UNAMERICAN” from their forthcoming EP titled TEMPORARY THINGS TAKE UP SPACE (Available June 8) It is the much needed injection of fucking rock that the music world deserves. Front woman, EMILY ARMSTRONG, is unabashed and brutally honest with her voice and lyrics while guitarist SIOUXSIE MEDLEY and drummer SEAN FRIDAY provide an orgasmically heavy, loud and downright dirty bed of music that is as catchy […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: Dead Sara, Heaven's Got a Back Door, Temporary Things Take Up Space, Unamerican

LISTEN: Disgraceland Podcast

May 4, 2018 by Shelia

True crime music podcast, DISGRACELAND, started is still in it’s first season is 7 episodes deep and still growing. It is about musicians and their crimes of murder and such. The opening always gives the number one song at the time of the story in the podcast followed by the real life facts you may or may not know about music’s greatest, craziest, memorable or not so memorable artists. DISGRACELAND kicked off it’s first season with JERRY LEE LEWIS. Jerry’s […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: Disgraceland, LISTEN, Podcasts

LISTEN: Miles Away by Phil Cook feat Amelia Meath

May 3, 2018 by Shelia

Last week, AMELIA MEATH of SYLVAN ESSO and MOUNTAIN MAN shared that she had recorded a duet with friend PHIL COOK for his forthcoming album PEOPLE ARE MY DRUG (June 1, 2018). The track is bluesy and breezy as a North Carolina spring day. Amelia’s voice is as delicate as it is seductive and a sensual companion to the bass and drum of the song. Her voice compliments Phil’s soulful voice as the two lovers pass in night. Listen below. More PHIL COOK: […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: Amelia Meath, LISTEN, Phil Cook

WATCH: Just a Fool by Jim James

May 2, 2018 by Shelia

Have to thank one of my creative idols, CAMERON CROWE, for turning me onto JIM JAMES. He tweeted he was now playing “JUST A FOOL” and of course I had to go listen. I will be honest, this was another artist that wasn’t on my radar, but I’m glad he is now. When Jim starts singing, “JUST A FOOL”, I am instantly reminded of BOB DYLAN but that is forgotten within moments as the guitar brings you back. “JUST A FOOL” is […]

Categories: WATCH • Tags: Jim James, Just a Fool, WATCH

LISTEN: I’ll Always Be in Love With You by Rituals of Mine

May 1, 2018 by Shelia

I cannot say I knew RITUALS OF MINE even existed before I listened to her amazing cover of BRENDA LEE‘s “I’LL ALWAY BE IN LOVE WITH YOU”. But I’m gland I know of her music now. RITUALS OF MINE (formerly SISTER CRAYON) is from the master mind of TERRA LOPEZ. “I’LL ALWAY BE IN LOVE WITH YOU” is a breezy and delicate rendition and a departure from RITUALS OF MINE‘s album DEVOTED, but Terra’s love of the classics shine through and her […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: Brenda Lee, Cover Song, LISTEN, Rituals of Mine

REVIEW: twentyseven by LANKS

April 30, 2018 by Shelia

After teasing fans with small tasty EPs, Melbourne native and current Sydney local, LANKS, has finally released (April 27 2018) his debut full length album titled twentyseven. It is 14 delectable tracks that includes “BITTER LEAF” and “HOLLA” from his 2016 EP VIET ROSE and previous single releases “COMFORTABLE” and “MY OWN MYSTERY” featuring NGAIIRE. Leading the path is “MAN”, a rhythm laden gem that inserts itself into your ear and lodges itself there. The drumming is so enticing that one will […]

Categories: REVIEW • Tags: LANKS, REVIEW, twentyseven

WATCH: Now or Never by Blair St. Clair

April 29, 2018 by Shelia

Sweet as molasses and picturesque as a Hollywood starlet ANN-MARGET, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE Season 10 contestant, BLAIR ST. CLAIR, has gifted Drag Race fans an empowering dance tune, “NOW OR NEVER”, that showcases her beauty and singing ability while delivering a message that declares you can pull yourself together even if you have come undone. In Episode Six, BLAIR ST. CLAIR, speaks her truth about being raped and how it became one of the driving forces of why her drag is […]

Categories: WATCH • Tags: Blair St. Clair, RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10, WATCH

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