As the calendar keeps marching forward, it seems appropriate to take a look at what’s coming up for this month. October brings many things: a change in the leaves, more football, and the holiday that allows people to live out their childhood dreams by playing dress up one more time. It also brings a slew [...]
Sweet GUT. You should hit the gym, the gut is totally not a scenester thing. Anyways, it’s time for the final little installment of this get to know you with indie music. The last two weeks have been building up to this final one which will showcase some bands and albums that are a little [...]
I would be remiss writing a pop culture blog and not acknowledging the passing of a great Hollywood star and by all accounts a great man. With the countless dollars and efforts Paul Newman put forth for charity his death is truly a sad moment. It offers a time to reflect on a great career [...]
As the Fall Television Season gets underway in earnest, I think it’s time to remember those that have fallen before us. I’m talking about the shows you loved, but were canceled after a short run without having a chance to play out their story. You all know the story: Fall comes, you try a new [...]
Alright, you’ve been on the training wheels for a bit now, you probably know whether you are into it or not. But you’re also finding out there is nothing to fear. Well I’m back to put the fear in ya- BAM!- training wheels GONE. It’s time to give this sweet new 10 speed a real [...]
So I’m writing today to tell you of a fantastic new trilogy coming down the cinema pipeline. This has a ton of hype surrounding it after displaying the above posters at the Ottumwa Film Festival. In what is probably one of the boldest moves ever regarding a franchise, Fakeout Films will be releasing all three [...]
Growing up my family did not have cable, so I was subject to the whims of the big networks. One of these whims was Sunday Afternoon Movies on the local Fox affiliate. I can remember distinctly the introduction sequence for this program. It featured some pretty classy animations of a retro theater, car, and what [...]
I would like to think by now some of you have fallen in love with the show Veronica Mars, but realize that her charms are not effective on everyone. And by “everyone” I mean “people who haven’t watched the pilot yet.” So I’m going to offer up another taste of what you’ve been missing, a [...]
I often find myself in musical discussions, suggesting bands or albums or both, for friends to check out. I have tried endlessly to bring folks over to the light side, to good music. This will most likely be the first of 3 posts detailing bands and their albums that will turn you into a tight [...]
Well as we now enter the awkward teenage stage of the movie year sandwiched between the exciting fun of childhood (summer blockbusters) and the mature thought-stirring of adulthood (oscar buzzed flicks), I figured it was probably time to look back at what the summer brought in movies. So we’ll take a look at what I [...]
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