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Paul Rudd To Play Ant-Man in Edgar Wright Marvel Movie: Actor will offer comedic take on Marvel hero. Marvel fans have heard for years that World’s End director Edgar Wright has been fast tracked to make a movie about Hank Pym, also known as Ant-Man. And now its been announced that actor Paul Rudd will […]
Gary Numan Announces 2014 U.S. Tour: Synth rock pioneer readies North American tour in support of new album Splinter: Songs For A Broken Mind, including an appearance at SXSW. Following great press and public reception for his new album Splinter: Songs From A Broken Mind, electronic music legend Gary Numan has announced world tour dates, […]
Best TV Shows of 2013: Serving up our list of the best television of the year. 2013 was jammed pack with lots of great television. So much so, that its been hard to keep up, Why must every great show be on Sunday night? I feel like I’m cramming for exams watching endless hours of shows […]
Homeland Season 3 Finale Review: ‘The Star’ proves the most poignant and game-changing episode of an uneven season. [rating=5] SPOILER ALERT: I’ll be discussing MAJOR plot reveals during my recap/review. Don’t read until after you watch the finale! When last we left Homeland, it seemed an impossible scenario for troubled Brody. Yes he’d fulfilled his […]
Primal Scream Announce North American Tour Dates, Release ‘Goodbye Johnny’ Video Slicing Up Eyeballs has announced that Scottish alt-rock band Primal Scream will be headed to the U.S. and Canada for a short tour to promote recent album ‘More Light.’ The tour is set for Spring of 2014. Click here for my recent review of […]
Best Movies Of 2013: Celebrating the most interesting genre films of the past year. 2013 wasn’t a watershed moment in cinema, but there were some notable films in both the blockbuster and indie world. To commemorate, I’ve made the list of my favorites of the year. It’ll look quite different from a lot of best […]
Best Rock Songs Of 2013: Celebrating the best rock tunes of the year (sorry no Blurred Lines here). Recently I covered the best rock albums of 2013 (click here to read). But now it’s time to celebrate the best songs of the year. Some of the album’s listed produced many great tunes, but as we […]
10 Best Dimebag Darrell Riffs, Remembering Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell, 8 years after his passing. Sunday, December 8th, 2013 marks a tragic anniversary; it marks 9 years since the untimely death of Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell. His death ranks among the most shocking in rock and roll; the victim of a crazed mass shooter at a […]
SLIS’s 15 Best Albums Of 2013: 2013 proved a particularly strong year for rock albums. Here’s our list of the 15 best. After several years of anemic rock releases, along comes 2013, which has boasted an impressive array of music. Last year I struggled to come up with a top 10, but this year it […]
Monster Magnet Red 7 Concert Review: Stoner rock pioneers deliver a blistering, psychedelic onslaught to rabid fans in Austin, TX. [rating=5] The last time Monster Magnet played Austin TX was 1998, alongside headliner Rob Zombie. After years of semi-obscurity, they were riding a wave of hype for their breakthrough album Powertrip. But that fame would […]
