In honor of fugazi announcing this week that they would be uploading decades of live shows to streaming services, and since they never actually made “music videos” here is “The Cleveland School of Rock” aka the jazz band rejects with their truly punk as fuck version of Waiting Room. An oldie but a goody! If you want to have a better day then press play.  

By: Kayleigh Drake  After breadcrumbing us with increasingly catchy singles for the past several months, Wishy has at long last released their latest EP, “Planet Popstar.” As the name indicates, this is a step in a poppier direction than their earlier work, but it still retains the infectious hooks and sugar-sweet vocal harmonies that are characteristic to the rest of their repertoire. Wishy is a band that I’ve been HEAVILY […]

By: Kayleigh Drake If there's one central theme running through Sunflower Bean's catalogue, it's that there isn't really a central theme to any particular album. Not in terms of the music, anyway. Ever since the release of 2016’s “Human Ceremony,” each Sunflower Bean record has been an amalgamation of genres, styles and musical influences that range from neo-psychedelia to post-punk to 80s-era glam rock. And honestly, with a vocalist as […]

By: Gareth Jones For fans of Ryan Coogler+Michael B. Jordan, Vampire/Folk Horror films with layers I still remember the time that I saw Fruitvale Station at the Sundance Film Festival.  It was a devastating but extremely important film. It was definitely one of those moments where I knew I had seen the first film of a filmmaker and actor that would go on to a big career.  Ryan Coogler’s direction […]

By - Paul Cordes Wilm A Road Trip to Rebirth Okay. If you are unfamiliar with the distinctive sounds of DjRum, here is a convenient and informative rundown for you. 1. About the artist : Felix Manuel, aka Djrum (pronounced either “drum” or “dee jay rum”)  is from London, England and produces a highly ambitious form of electronic music which is a clever amalgamation of club styles such as techno, […]

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Finnish cinema, black and white boxing movies, everyday man stories I swear I am not only watching boxing movies.  My last review was of the 1972 classic Fat City, and somehow when I logged onto MUBI, I stumbled across this Finnish film from 2016.  The image used for promotion was of Olli and his girlfriend, future wife Raija joyfully laughing and frozen in […]

This Week at the Sidewalk Cinema Everything we have coming up the next seven days at the Sidewalk Cinema! Nosferatu Dir. Robert Eggers Starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse) returns with this remake of the classic horror tale starring Bill […]