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‘The Shining’: Scenes That Scare the $%&* Out of Me
Who knew two little girls in matching blue dresses speaking in unison could induce such a spine-tingling reaction? The brilliant Stanley Kubrick, that’s who. From blood pouring out of enormous elevators to an a seductress emerging from a bathtub to the horrifying discovery that the same sentence has been repeatedly typed over and over again […]
5 Fabulous Songs to Celebrate National Coming Out Day
Wave your rainbow flags, (no, not you, Chick-fil-a or Newt Gingrich) and show your pride: October 11th marks the official internationally observed National Coming Out Day, which celebrates individuals in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and raises awareness of the civil rights movement. As a Hollywood/West Hollywood resident, I’ve discovered that there are certain […]
7 Songs More Likely To Induce Clapping Than the Song In the VW Commercial
The omnipresent Volkswagen 2012 Beetle commercial that features the highly catchy “Clapping Song” (‘3-6-9, the goose drank wine’) got me thinking about hand claps in music. From The Game’s “How We Do” intro to Billy Idol’s “Dancing With Myself” to The Black Keys’ “Howlin’ For You,” hand-claps inject a lively punch wherever they spring up […]
Reason #7 Why I Miss Having Cable: Brickleberry
Brickleberry is a new animated series that premieres this Tuesday, September 25th, on Comedy Central. It centers around a crew of dysfunctional forest rangers who work at a second-rate national park that might be shutting down, unless a new ranger can inspire them to save it. Daniel Tosh (Tosh.O) produced the show and is also […]
Black Monday: Dragsters In the Punk Lane
If you haven’t heard of Black Monday yet, you will. This fueled-up band emerged from the Los Angeles punk rock scene, playing with such legends as Fear, The Adicts, Agent Orange and The Dickies. Since reuniting last year, they’ve been booking shows throughout SoCal. They also got a brand-spankin’ new frontman, Brian Christensen. And their “Black Hell EP” […]
15 Ways to Celebrate Labor Day When You’re Unemployed
A three-day holiday weekend is a welcome reward, especially when you’re unemployed. All of that sitting around can be exhausting! Just because you are currently between jobs doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate like the rest of the working class. So, get out there and enjoy it. You deserve it. And in case you are at […]
What’s the Saga? It’s Called ‘Songs For the Deaf.’
Yesterday marked the 10-year anniversary of Queens of the Stone Age’s third album Songs For the Deaf. From its 40-second intro, which featured the sound of a key going into an ignition, a car door slamming and an engine running, you knew that you Joshua Homme, Nick Oliveri, guest drummer Dave Grohl and the rest […]
Heartbroken and Attractive, A Sad, Sloppy Mess
SubPop, Matador, Kill Rock Stars, Merge Records… During the early ’90s, these independent record labels were amongst indie rock royalty. From these labels, low-fi, noise and sludge rock pioneers like Sonic Youth, Guided By Voices, Slint, Six Finger Satellite, Pavement, Bikini Kill and many more emerged. Their songs were gloomy, angst-ridden, distorted masterpieces that resonated with […]
Romance, Bloodshed and Evil, Exploding Birds
If you like horror films that are so bad they’re good, you’ll love this… The official trailer for Birdemic 2: The Resurrection, written and directed by the Master of Romantic Thrillers™ James Nguyen (yes, he trademarked that), can now be viewed exclusively here on imdb.com In this sequel to cult favorite Birdemic: Shock and Terror, […]
How I Celebrated Shark Week
Holy mackerel, what a week! Every news and pop culture site I perused had a story about The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week. Friends posted about it on Facebook. Twitter was abuzz with Shark Week tweets. People were hosting Shark Week 25th Anniversary parties. It even found its way onto Pinterest. Apparently, last week promised to […]
Daffodils & Devil Horns 