Ohhhh, I’m pretty excited! The last time White Reaper put out a new album it was pre-pandemic and I also missed seeing them open for The Killers at a free show for MLB’s All-Star Weekend. Beyond bummed. But, it’s a new year and the band have just released their fourth full-length album, Asking for a Ride. And, oh yeah, I get to see them twice this year!
Read moreMonth: January 2023
Sundance Film Festival 2023
It’s that time of year again! Even though the Sundance Film Festival is finally taking place in person again, I am thankful that they’ve kept an online component. Sure, a lot of the films in the Premieres category weren’t available for online viewers, but I still managed to stuff my schedule with nine options for one weekend. I even found something worthwhile to get an Explorer pass this year! Take a look at all the treasures from the festival I got to enjoy (mostly).
Read moreBook Review: Girls of Brackenhill by Katie Moretti
I believe I bought this book on a discounted whim probably over a year ago. In an effort to work through books I own, Katie Moretti’s Girls of Brackenhill intrigued me the most on my shelf.
Read moreAmerican Rust – Season 1 Review
With my black Friday deal of Showtime coming to a close, I decided to squeeze in another show. I remember at the time thinking that American Rust was Showtime’s attempt at Mare of Easttown. It might have been, but it sure didn’t live up to it.
Read moreFan Art Friday: Panic! at the Disco
It’s the end of an era, folks. The other day, remaining and sole (?) member of Panic! at the Disco, Brendon Urie, announced the band’s end as he chooses to focus on his family. I wasn’t too surprised that this once dominant four-piece finally puttered out. Sure, the pop masses still ate up anything he offered, but I tapped out a few albums ago. There were decent songs here and there, but nothing can match the brilliance that was their debut into the world, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. I remember hearing “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” at thirteen and just getting the coolest feeling. I immediately sought out the record, and luckily my parents didn’t investigate too far into it and bought it for me. I’ve seen them live at least four times over the course of my life and I just hope that if someday the band gets resurrected that we get the lineup of that era, but for now, I will reflect and be happy.
Read moreManeskin – Rush!, Album Review
It’s seems like it’s been a hot minute since I’ve listened to a new album in full, but Maneskin’s latest is the first in the 2023 queue that’s piqued my interest. I was curious to see how Rush! was going to shake out. More English language or Italian songs? Guess you’ll have to read and find out!
Read moreBook Review: Pay or Play by Howard Michael Gould
In the most recent Charlie Waldo offering, Pay or Play, Waldo is still straddling the line between his old and new life and he just can’t decide how things should end up.
Read moreAmerican Gigalo – Miniseries Review
Having never watched the Paul Schrader movie of the same name, I really have nothing to compare the American Gigalo miniseries to. But that’s okay! I think that just lets me give it a fair shake!
Read moreWeekend Movie Review
I wish there would have been more time for movies this weekend, but I’ve got a week full of Sundance features coming up, so I suppose I’ll make up for it. While there were a couple new titles this weekend, I went for some re-watches, as well. I know, who has time for that?! Well, sometimes I make time.
Read moreBook Review: Below the Line by Howard Michael Gould
I suppose it comes as no surprise that I’ve already read the next novel in Howard Michael Gould’s Charlie Waldo series. Below the Line offered up a similar mix of intricate crime in sunny LA as its predecessor.
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