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Month: June 2021

Tribeca 2021: “Werewolves Within” (Review)
22Jun By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
Film, Reviews

Tribeca 2021: “Werewolves Within” (Review)

It takes a very careful balance to create a successful horror comedy film. If you want to expand beyond genre lovers, you need a strong cast of characters and a way to still have some impactful scares and enough laughter to lighten the mood along the way. Mishna Wolff (with her first screenplay) and director Josh Ruben have very loosely adapted a multiplayer Ubisoft VR game from 2016 where a town is being attacked by a werewolf and the players have to figure out if one of their own is the culprit. The residents of Beaverfield are a motley crew and they don't seem to get along too well. A proposed gas pipeline coming through town is only dividing them further. Enter Finn (Sam Richardson, "Veep," "Detroiters") - a forest ranger who is brand new to the community. He is a genuinel...
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A Day To Remember Top Rock Charts With ‘Everything I Need’
21Jun By SimonNo Comments
Music

A Day To Remember Top Rock Charts With ‘Everything I Need’

Florida rockers A Day To Remember have grabbed the top spot on the rock chart this week with 'Everything I Need'. While they've had a number of successful songs over the course of their 15+ year career, this marks a first for the band. The track is featured on ADTR's seventh studio album, You're Welcome, which is available now. The project is their first release with Fueled By Ramen after leaving Victory Records. https://twitter.com/adtr/status/1379456530689499137 A Day To Remember formed out of Ocala, Florida in 2003 and are putting out some of the best music of their career. For updates follow the band on Twitter and/or Instagram. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDxOo7kt5Wc LYRICS: At a certain speed on the interstateEverything looks the sameThe blurry green help...
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Tickets On Sale Now For Coheed & Cambria/The Used Tour
19Jun By SimonNo Comments
Events, Music

Tickets On Sale Now For Coheed & Cambria/The Used Tour

Sure to be one of the hottest tickets of the summer, Coheed & Cambria are teaming up with The Used on a co-headlining tour. The tour kicks off August 27 with a show in Los Angeles and continues through September 24th in Florida. Meet Me @ The Altar or Carolesdaughter will open up most of the shows on tour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H49TZB_qs1k Coheed and Cambria last released an album in 2018, Vaxis - Act 1: The Unheavenly Creatures. Fans are anxiously awaiting the sequel. The Used dropped Heartwork at the height of the pandemic in April 2020. This will be the first time Coheed & The Used have toured together since the early 2000s. Have you picked up your tickets yet? https://twitter.com/Coheed/status/1405903995130945541 Tour Dates: FRI, AUG 27 - LOS A...
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Edgar Wright’s Fandom Pays Off in “The Sparks Brothers” (Review)
18Jun By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
Film, Music, Reviews

Edgar Wright’s Fandom Pays Off in “The Sparks Brothers” (Review)

First things first: you don't need to be familiar with the band Sparks to have a great time with Edgar Wright's fantastic new documentary. Before watching it, the extent of my musical knowledge about them came from enjoying their 1983 single "Cool Places," a duet with Jane Wiedlin of the Go-Go's. Hell, I didn't even know they were brothers or from America. https://youtu.be/WNKIba_yZJo Ron and Russell Mael have been making music together since the late 1960s and have bounced around to so many different record labels over the decades, but never found much chart success here in the U.S. They have been decidedly more successful in Europe, although still experienced a wide range of highs and lows when it has come to critical reception and sales. British filmmaker Edgar Wright (...
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New York’s Junket Drops New Single ‘MakeWaves’
18Jun By SimonNo Comments
Music

New York’s Junket Drops New Single ‘MakeWaves’

Junket's rebirth continues with their third single new song of 2021. As of today, 'MakeWaves' is available everywhere you like to listen to music. The track was produced by Sean-Paul Pillsworth at upstate NY's Nada Recording Studios. The Junket lineup consists of Chris Wicher (vocals), Mike Miller (guitar), Kyle Hallenbeck (bass) and Chad Babcock (drums). Wicher stated recently that the song is about a positive catalyst for change. This is a tune about hitting that low point in your life and then someone or something is introduced, totally changes your point of view, and helps you right the ship. In this case, it’s a girl, but it could literally be anything that has a positive impact.-Wicher The band just recently started playing shows again so keep your eyes peeled for more con...
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Em Beihold Released “Groundhog Day” At The Moment We Needed It Most
17Jun By KaylaNo Comments
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Em Beihold Released “Groundhog Day” At The Moment We Needed It Most

Summer has begun and for most of us recent graduates, a looming question of “what now?” comes to the surface. Em Beihold, a 22-year-old singer-songwriter, is able to relate to every single person feeling stuck after this enormous change in their lives through her on-point lyricism and catchymelodies. She experienced tremendous success after her debut EP release, which included a song titled “Not Who We Were”, which went on to be featured in the indie film I’m Not Here starring the talented J.K. Simmons. Em continued to grow and attract many listeners as she released “City of Angels” in July 2020, which went viral on TikTok. Her music is now receiving millions of streams and a little over 480K listeners each month. Her most recent single, “Groundhog Day”, exploded after she posted the f...
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‘Quantum Physics’ Is An Ode To Potential Love And All That Comes With It
16Jun By KaylaNo Comments
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‘Quantum Physics’ Is An Ode To Potential Love And All That Comes With It

If falling in love was painless and easy, then we would let ourselves do it more. Ruby Waters released her album “If It Comes Down to It” in 2020, featuring her most-streamed song “Quantum Physics” and many other gems. With over 210,000 monthly listeners, Ruby is definitely an artist to keep an eye on. Her music is streaming over 3 million on Spotify and her music videos are story-driven and mesmerizing. “Quantum Physics” is a story about letting love in and feeling all of the pain and fear that comes with it. Through beautiful lyricism, Ruby conveys the good and bad emotions that arise from being vulnerable and open to another. Her lyrics are somewhat abstract in nature and in combination with her melodic choices go straight into the listener’s heart. This is the type of single that y...
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Tribeca 2021: “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” (Review)
15Jun By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
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Tribeca 2021: “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” (Review)

Anthony Bourdain rose to fame after his bestselling book "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" was released in 2000. By that point, he had already spent over two decades working in restaurants all over New York City. As a celebrity chef he was reluctant, but it did open the door to opportunities he previously could have only dreamed of. News of his death by suicide in early June of 2018 was simply shocking and still hard to fathom. No matter how famous or how rich you become, addiction and depression can feel insurmountable. Director Morgan Neville ("20 Feet From Stardom," "Won't You Be My Neighbor?") never had a chance to meet Bourdain. When this project was conceived, the one thing that made it simultaneously easy and overwhelming to tackle was the fac...
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20 Years Of Stone Temple Pilots Shangri-La Dee Da
15Jun By SimonNo Comments
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20 Years Of Stone Temple Pilots Shangri-La Dee Da

Stone Temple Pilots' fifth studio album and final before their first breakup was released 20 years ago. Shangri-La Dee Da would also be the bands' final work with renowned producer Brendan O'Brien. Released on June 19, 2001, it would go on to be certified as gold with sales of over 500,000 copies. The lead single 'Days of the Week' had a solid run at radio. However, the song was rarely heard as part of their live set. 'Hollywood Bitch' was the follow up and while it didn't get as much airplay, found it's way into the bands live performances with much greater frequency. The Break-up & Reunion Two short years after the release of Shangri-La Dee Da the band went their separate ways. It wasn't until 2008 the band would reunite and release any new material. The result was a self ...
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Rescheduled Dropkick Murphys/Rancid Tour Dates Released
14Jun By SimonNo Comments
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Rescheduled Dropkick Murphys/Rancid Tour Dates Released

Two punk rock icons are teaming up for an epic jaunt across the country. Dropkick Murphys and Rancid will embark on the Boston to Berkeley II tour this August. The co-headlining run was supposed to take place last year but the world stood still in the face of the pandemic. Tickets are on sale Friday and will surely sell out across the country. Both Dropkick Murphys and Rancid last toured together in 2017 and will be taking The Bronx on the road with them this time around. And if you're going to complain that the tour is called Boston to Berkeley but they don't have any dates in either of those two markets specifically, Dropkick Murphy's would like to clear that up. …yeah we know the tour doesn’t play in Boston or Berkeley specifically but this is part 2 of the tour and those ar...
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