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Sad news Ministry fans; guitarist Mike Scaccia has passed away. As Blabbermouth.net reported, he died on Dec 23rd while playing at the Rail Club in Ft Worth, Texas with the band Rigor Mortis. Death was determined to be a heart attack brought on by heart disease. Scaccia originally started off with the band who he played his last […]
As Syfy’s Twilight Zone New Year’s Marathon approaches, I ponder what makes this show as timeless as infinity, and The Best Show Ever. From the first time I saw it, The Twilight Zone cast its spell upon me. I never saw the world the same way again. With Syfy’s Twilight Zone New Year’s Eve Marathon […]
My Bloody Valentine’s long in the making follow-up to 1991’s Loveless is finished. Now how to match those sky-high expectations? Stereogum just posted the news that My Bloody Valentine have just completed mastering their new album. I shall repeat that; My Bloody Valentine just completed mastering their new album. It’ll be their first new album in almost 23 […]
Submitted for your approval… 7 Forgotten Twilight Zone episodes. Over the July 4th Syfy Twilight Zone Marathon, I did a list of the 20 Best Twilight Zone Episodes. (Click here to read Part 1, and click here to read Part Two). But there are some obscure rarely seen episodes that won’t be on the New Year’s Syfy Marathon (click […]
It’s been a big year for films, so it’s time for the SLIS list of the Best Movies of 2012. Rather than doing a traditional TOP 10, I’ll be judging films based on their respective genres, and noting the best performances, actors, scenes, effects and musical scores! I have Amazon links for films available on Blu-ray […]
Celebrate the End of the World with the 20 Best Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Movies. We’re almost upon December 21st…the day the Mayan calendar ends and supposedly we do too. What better way to wait for the end of the world than by watching movies about that topic? Besides some might be educational about how […]
2012 was a year full of amazing television. Here’s the SLIS list of the Best TV Shows of 2012! 2012 brought lots of good TV shows. So much, that picking the best of the bunch is a challenge, but we now have our list. (For those looking for TV related holiday presents just click on the title […]
SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read this until you’ve seen the Dexter and Homeland season finales. You’ve been warned! Catch your breath yet? Showtime just gave me insomnia tonight, because my adrenaline is rushing from two awesome season finales. Up first is ‘Dexter‘, with the finale ‘Surprise Motherf—-r!’ When the episode started, things looked bad for Dex. […]
Looking back at the Top 10 Best Albums of 2012…. 2012 is almost at an end, so now’s the time to look back at the best in entertainment over the past year. Here are our picks for the Top 10 albums of the year! I’ll have links to the full reviews I did for […]
The Master Of Suspense gets an entertaining biopic, but still remains the most enigmatic of directors. [rating=4] Alfred Hitchcock was a seismic cinematic force, so legendary that the adjective ‘Hitchcockian’ is used to describe a film done in his style. But as this enjoyable biopic rightfully asserts, his legacy is due in large part […]
