“This is the weirdest night of my life,” said Nicole Atkins, mid-song, as two nearly six foot tall males pranced ballerina style in front of the stage. As Atkins nailed the alternating croons and belts of her emotional powerhouse “A Little Crazy,” the bearded men sashayed back and forth, legs extended, arms reaching toward the sky,…
“The Shazam of album covers” is here! The new app called Record Player, designed with Glitch by Patrick Weaver, automatically recognizes album artwork and immediately directs you to the album on Spotify. Record Player is the perfect shopping accessory to have while rummaging the crates because vinyl enthusiasts can now easily preview any album…
As audience members, we sometimes take for granted what directors can accomplish with proper financial backing for a film. For contemporary studio fare (Andy Muschietti’s IT, for example), having a bigger budget often indicates a studio’s faith in the filmmaker or project, and in the best cases, that confidence translates to the screen, whether in…
Dead Cross, the SoCal hardcore outfit featuring Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk), Justin Pearson (The Locust, Retox) and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer), have just surprise-dropped a self-titled, four-track EP via Ipecac Recordings. “I think part of Dead Cross’ motives are to bridge gaps between useless…
The lights went black and The Black Angels’ backdrop lit up like a kaleidoscope, the perfect counterpart to the house’s array of yellows and purples. When the band took the stage at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, a no-frills aura encircled them as they dove head first into bluesy garage riffs peppered with psychedelic…
Third wave ska-punks Mad Caddies have teamed up with Fat Mike (NOFX) for a new album called Punk Rocksteady that showcases reggae, ska and dancehall covers of punk favorites. On the docket are tracks like Misfits’ “Some Kind of Hate,” Descendents’ “Jean Is Dead,” Against Me’s “Sink, Florida, Sink,” Bad Religion’s “Sorrow,” and Green Day’s “She,” which you can hear now…
Garbage has announced a U.S. tour in support of the recently announced 20th anniversary edition of their legendary second album Version 2.0. The tour, which kicks off on September 29th in Seattle, Wash. and wraps on October 27th in Brooklyn, N.Y., will see them perform the classic album in full, as well as a number of B-sides from the reissue. Tickets will…
As if Prince’s death could get any worse, it turns out he didn’t even know he was taking the fentanyl that killed him. Prince’s death was deemed an accidental overdose after he took counterfeit Vicodin pills that were laced with fentanyl. If that doesn’t suck enough, no criminal charges will be filed in the star’s…
The Funny or Die series Zack Morris Is Trash puts an insightful spin on one of the 90s’ most beloved Saturday morning shows: Saved By the Bell. Back in the day, boys wants to be Zack and girls wanted to date him. He was the epitome of cool, a master of charm. He was a devious prankster…
Rampage is out in theaters and I really have zero desire to see it. However, thanks to the hype behind the movie, the classic Rampage arcade game is available to play online for free courtesy of Warner Bros. Debuting in 1986, Rampage was the first release starring George, Lizzie and Ralph, the abnormally freakish gorilla, dinosaur and wolf that players controlled to destroy city after…