Month: May 2024

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News

Beach Boys Maestro Brian Wilson Placed Under Conservatorship by Court Order

  Brian Wilson, the creative genius behind The Beach Boys, has been placed under conservatorship by a judge's ruling. This landmark decision, unveiled recently, thrusts the renowned musician into a legal arrangement where members of his management team will now oversee his personal and professional affairs. The decision comes in the wake of a February filing citing a dementia diagnosis, which has undoubtedly raised concerns about Wilson's well-being and ability […]

todayMay 13, 2024 34

Film Review

Disappear Completely

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Mexican cinema, folk horror, allegorical horror How do you curse someone who has no sense of morality or ethics?  Well, in the case of Disappear Completely the curse is one where the protagonist loses a sense each day.  This well-structured film puts a new twist on the subgenre of horror.   One of my favorites before this was Stephen King’s Thinner and like […]

todayMay 10, 2024 253

Song Of The Week

Shellac – The End Of Radio

This week we lost a legend of the music scene.  A real individual.  What I consider a true punk.  This song seems to fit us at Substrate well, so enjoy THE END OF RADIO by SHELLAC! RIP Steve, you were one of the best of us!

todayMay 10, 2024 94

News

Tom Morello Hails Macklemore’s “Hinds Hall” as a Resonant Anthem of Social Justice

Tom Morello, the renowned guitarist of the iconic band Rage Against the Machine, has lent his unequivocal support to Macklemore's latest track, "Hinds Hall," heralding it as a spiritual successor to the politically charged anthems of his own band. Speaking exclusively to The Guardian, Morello expressed his admiration for Macklemore's bold foray into the realm of social commentary, asserting that "Hinds Hall" encapsulates the raw energy and unapologetic defiance that […]

todayMay 7, 2024 165

s.i.c. picks

SIC PICKS MAY 6, 2024

Gareth’s Picks The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006) Sorry, no pornography here. Join the always entertaining Slovanian philosopher Slovoj Zizek as he walks us through his psychoanalysis of film history in this documentary series. His take on films is always sure to be different and may even change your own understanding of a film or two. Available on Kanopy     While We Are Young (2014) Noah Baumbach's take on […]

todayMay 7, 2024 44

Music Review

Snarls – With Love

By - Jason Hamric Columbus, Ohio's Snarls has been ripping through the scene since 2018, serving up some serious fuzzy, guitar-driven pop that'll hit you like a ton of bricks. But it's not just noise—each release they've dropped has been a step up from the last, and let me tell you, they've hit the jackpot with their latest offering, "With Love." Their 2021 EP, "What About Flowers?" That thing was […]

todayMay 3, 2024 69

Music Review

Blushing – Sugarcoat

By - Jackie Lo If you like Ride, Lush, Smashing Pumpkins, DIIV, Wisp, Elastica Blushing, from Austin, Texas consists of two married couples Christina and Noe Carmona and Michelle and Jacob Soto.  Since forming in 2016 they’ve released their EPs Tether (2017) and Weak (2018), and the band partnered with Ringo Deathstarr’s Elliott Frazier to produce their self-titled 2019 debut LP and their 2022 followup, Possessions. With Frazier and Ride’s […]

todayMay 1, 2024 164

Film Review

Captain Miller

By - Gareth Jones For fans of over the top action, semi-historical revenge narratives, fans of Kollywood The term for Indian cinema has become synonymous with Bollywood. However, there is great diversity now in where films are made and what they are about.  This is true of this week’s film, Captain Miller which is from the Southern region of India.  Films from this region are in another language Tamil and […]

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