Month: November 2021

Coheed & Cambria Unveil New Single “Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)”
1Jan By SimonNo Comments
Music, Reviews

Coheed & Cambria Unveil New Single “Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)”

On the heels of their highest-charting single to date, innovative rockers Coheed & Cambria have just released the uplifting new single "Rise, Naianasha (Cut The Cord)". The bands' most recent effort Vaxis I: The Unheavenly Creatures was released in 2018 and was a return to the Amory Wars concept album series. Speculation grows that we could see an announcement on Vaxis II sometime soon. In the meantime, we have the high-energy "Shoulders" which has gone top 15 on the active rock charts along with "Rise, Naianasha". The accompanying lyric video features the stunning visual imagery we've come to expect from Coheed's music videos. According to frontman Claudio Sanchez the track, "explores the reach of love and loyalty and the reality that sometimes you need to be more than...
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Jessica Chastain Dazzles in Otherwise Average “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Review)
12Nov By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
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Jessica Chastain Dazzles in Otherwise Average “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Review)

For nearly two decades, Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband Jim were televangelists, preaching to the faithful on TV screens all around the world. Director Michael Showalter ("The Big Sick") and screenwriter Abe Sylvia have taken the documentary of the same name that was released in 2000 (streaming now on WOW Presents Plus) and used it as a springboard for this biopic on the controversial couple. The end result is overlong and a little tedious if you've seen the documentary before, but it's worth watching simply because of how marvelous that Jessica Chastain is portraying Tammy Faye. She is simply unrecognizable under all that makeup and the outrageously fake eyelashes, often clinging to a can of Diet Coke and becoming one with the character. Chandler Head portrays Tammy Faye as ...
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Judah & The Lion Announce Line-up Evolution and New Single
1Jan By SimonNo Comments
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Judah & The Lion Announce Line-up Evolution and New Single

Judah & The Lion is back with new material to help celebrate 10 years as a band. The announcement of the new single "Find Another Reason Why" comes on the heels of a bittersweet announcement that a founding member is leaving the band. In a message posted to the bands' social media pages, it was announced that founding member Nate Zuercher is stepping down to spend more time off the road. The split comes on good terms as all parties are supportive of his decision. Zuercher stated that like many, he's experienced a challenging 18 months. That forced rest helped him appreciate the fact that things in his life needed to change. His departure comes as frontman Judah Akers and mandolinist/vocalist Brian Mcdonald will continue on with work on their new album. https://twitter.com/...
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New Dashboard Confessional Album Set For February Release
10Nov By SimonNo Comments
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New Dashboard Confessional Album Set For February Release

Dashboard Confessional fans are buzzing after a new single release and album announcement. All The Truth That I Can Tell will be the ninth studio album for the Chris Carrabba-led outfit and will be available on February 25th. "Here's To Moving On" is the lead single from the new project. According to a recent post on social media, Carrabba alludes to the theme prevalent throughout the song, moving on. https://twitter.com/dashboardmusic/status/1458072130877337600 In the spring of 2020, Dashboard's 20th-anniversary tour was cut short by the onset of COVID. Just a few months later Carrabba was in a serious motorcycle crash. His recovery was complicated by the pandemic and ultimately had to relearn to walk and play guitar. As a long-time rider, this wasn't Carrabba's first fall...
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“Passing” Elegantly Examines Friendship and Race in 1920’s New York (Review)
9Nov By Matt ShiverdeckerNo Comments
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“Passing” Elegantly Examines Friendship and Race in 1920’s New York (Review)

Shortly after premiering at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the directorial debut of actor Rebecca Hall ("The Night House") was acquired for release by Netflix in a worldwide deal. Based on the groundbreaking 1929 novel of the same name by Nella Larsen, "Passing" tells the story of two childhood friends who run into each other as adults, intersecting with each other again at very different places in their lives. https://youtu.be/mPlr-E_xKlU Tessa Thompson stars as Irene, a woman living in Harlem with her husband Brian (André Holland) and their two children. With Brian working as a doctor, they live comfortably enough for Irene to spend her time charitably. While stopping for a drink on a blisteringly hot summer day, she runs into Clare (Ruth Negga) in a hotel bar. The ...
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13 New Albums That Should Be On Your Radar For 2022
8Nov By SimonNo Comments
Music

13 New Albums That Should Be On Your Radar For 2022

2022 is shaping up to be a great year for new music. A wide variety of musicians have channeled the challenges of the last eighteen months into new albums. Contemporary artists like Kid Cudi, The Lumineers, and Bastille will return with highly anticipated follow-ups. Rockers Guns N' Roses and Stabbing Westward will shine a light on guitars & angst while heritage acts like Elvis Costello and Tears for Fears try and remind people why they were on top of the heap at their peak. Then there are all the projects that are still in the wind that we're not even in the loop on yet. Let's take the Red Hot Chili Peppers for example. They've got a world tour coming up and dropping a single to coincide with those dates just makes sense, doesn't it? What new musical project are you m...
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Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Set To Host 12th Annual Dear Jack Benefit Concert Saturday Night
18Jul By SimonNo Comments
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Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness Set To Host 12th Annual Dear Jack Benefit Concert Saturday Night

Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with Leukemia at just 23 years old. He's spent the years since then raising funds to help support those affected by this terrible disease. Carving out a successful career across two+ decades and three projects, McMahon recently chronicled his story with the release of his memoir Three Pianos. His teen years into his early 20s saw the meteoric success of Something Corporate. From there he moved on to Jack's Mannequin before launching Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and breaking out with "Cecelia and the Satelite" in 2014. Camp Wilderness Fan Access We've seen sold-out tours and popular follow-up albums ever since and McMahon shows no signs of slowing down. His newest project is a fan access platform called Camp Wilderness which aims to offer f...
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