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Welcome to the final installment of The 30 Scariest Film Scenes Of All Time. Be sure to read Part 1 and Part 2 to see what’s been covered before checking out the Top 10. If you’d like to buy one of these films on DVD or Blu-ray from Amazon, just click on the movie box image. I’ll […]
‘The 2nd Law” proves Muse can make you dance. It just takes a while to learn the steps. [rating=4] At long last the new Muse album ‘The 2nd Law‘ is upon us. So how does it stack up against their back catalogue? Part of a band’s staying power is keeping their inherent sound while expanding their sonic […]
Haunted Halloween Sale! Up to 35% off Welcome to Part 2 of the The 30 Scariest Film Scenes Of All Time. Be sure to read Part 1 to see what I’ve already covered. If you’d like to buy any of these films from Amazon, just click on the Blu-ray/DVD cover image. I’ll also be sure to note titles available […]
Blu-Ray Review: DC Animated gets it right with their release of ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns’ Part One. [amazon_image id=”B008RV5K5E” link=”true” target=”_blank” size=”medium” ]Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 [Blu-ray][/amazon_image] [rating=4] ***UPDATE: I just reviewed part Two which you can see by clicking here. Expectations have been high for the animated adaptation of Frank Miller’s iconic […]
The Season 7 première of ‘Dexter’ gets the series back on track, feeling fresh and revitalized. 20% Off One Single Item from Spirit Halloween (*Restrictions Apply)! Use Promotional Code: SPOOKY [rating=4] Spoiler Alert; Watch the Season Premiere before reading this. You’ve been warned. The last season of ‘Dexter‘ was by far the weakest. It seemed […]
30 years in, Swans make their masterpiece with ‘The Seer’. ‘The Seer’ (Young God Records) [rating=6] Rare is the band that’s still at their creative peak 30 years into their career. But Swans new album ‘The Seer’ is their best work to date. Founding member Michael Gira and co. seem brimming with purpose and demonic […]
Dell and YouTube to Stream ACL Festival The ACL Festival has been sold out for months, but for those who are ticketless, Dell is offering a live stream of the Festival via YouTube. They’re also running several contests, one of which would entitle the winner to a 3 day pass (and travel expenses for out-of-towners) […]
David Lynch guest stars on ‘Louie’ with sublime results. The 3-part ‘Late Show‘ storyline on FX’s ‘Louie’, has been brilliant, with our miserable hero vying to take over ‘The Late Show‘ from a retiring David Letterman. But things went into comedy nirvana when film director David Lynch appeared. It’s been a lot of fun seeing Chris Rock and […]
Welcome to 40 Bands That Should Have Been Bigger Part 3, where we celebrate bands who never got as big as their talents. Make sure you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2 so you see who I’ve already covered. If you want to preview or buy any of these lost treasures, click on their name (highlighted […]
Welcome to 40 Bands That Should Have Been Bigger Part 2, where I’m looking back at bands that had awesome songs but couldn’t sustain success. Be sure to catch part 1 to see what artists we’ve already covered. If you want to rediscover these bands, clicking on their name (highlighted in blue) will let you peruse their […]