Peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs, grilled cheese and tomato soup, cookies and cream, spaghetti and meatballs. There have been many great food duos discovered over the history of food pairing. Why should music be any different? I always like to say that punk rock and metal go together like salt and pepper, but…
I’ve always wondered how much of our identities stem from ourselves, and how much of them come from the world that surrounds us. Are we peerless souls encased in moonlight, shimmering ever so slightly in shades of indigo as the night wears on? Who is you? Moonlight (2016) Cast: Mahershala Ali, Alex R. Hibbert, Janelle Monae,…
Families are weird. And almost everyone thinks they have the weirdest of all, but let me assure you, they’re dead wrong. These guys are the weirdest. The Flaming Lips – Oczy Mlody released February 13, 2017 ********* 9/10 The Flaming Lips are an American rock band that loves their alternative, experimental, post-punk, psychedelic style, and I don’t…
Life is an inexplicably complex thing, which we are constantly striving to simplify for ourselves. Unfortunately this is neither realistic nor healthy for us. We have to confront our problems head on, for fear of losing ourselves to a sea of sorrows. Manchester By The Sea (2016) Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler,…
I’m not sure why this myself, is but it’s been proven time and again that familiar music is much more likely to incite positive feelings than anything else. So if you want to induce a good mood for yourself, listen to something you already love. Whether you’re on the road, cleaning house, at work or…
Sometimes artists are misunderstood, and sometimes it’s just a case of poor translators. Or maybe those artists are operating on another level of language? A love language if you will. Oooh foreshadowing… I personally would like to think that our attempts to understand the alien are important and when a film does well at the box…
We gotta cut the strings sometime baby. We can’t rely on our mothers to coddle us forever, growing up just won’t happen otherwise. This week’s album review salutes those movers of culture. Mother Mother – No Culture released February 10, 2017 ******** 8/10 Mother Mother are a Canadian rock group from Vancouver Canada. Yay for Canadian content!…
Sometimes its the long and silent fights which are the most beautiful and real ones. Tales of genuine masculine tenderness and feminine resilience which best showcase what love and humanity should aspire to. This is loving. Loving (2016) Cast: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Michael Shannon, Marton Csokas, Sharon Blackwood, Nick Kroll Director: Jeff Nichols…
The difference between one band who is heavily influenced by the past and emulates heroes successfully versus one which merely walks in the shoes of giants is… Risk. How willing that band or act is in taking a risk will often dictate their trajectory much more quickly than one which mires about in mediocrity. It’s…
Movies are an endlessly interesting way of storytelling. Because, much like oral storytelling, they rely heavily on the narrator to deliver a perspective in time. Regardless of what the details of the story are, colour choices, setting, actors, and dialogue can all aid in creating a distinctive rendition of what has been delivered before. …