Month: September 2024

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Music Review

Slithery When Wet * Being Dead – Eels

a review by Paul Cordes Wilm Oxymoron : noun, a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings; “old news”, “organized chaos”, “deafening silence” etc. Oxymoron the first word / idea that pops into my head when I try to describe not just Being Dead’s brilliant new work Eels, but also when i try to describe the band itself and it’s quirky, childlike, minimalistic beauty. First of all, […]

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book review

A Punkhouse In The Deep South – The Oral History of 309

By - Jackie Lo The title of this book alone hooked me. Living in the South and having a love of counterculture, art, punk rock music, and having grown up in a small town searching for like-minded folks to share these interests then made me appreciate the contents within. The book is about a punkhouse in Pensacola, Florida called 309. It became a punkhouse in the 90s and is arguably […]

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Film Review

Rebel Ridge

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Jeremy Saulnier, Aaron Pierre, Rambo action films with a strong message Every once in a while you see a film with a new actor and instantly you know this person is going to be a huge star. I had that feeling when I watched Winter’s Bone with Jennifer Lawrence, and I had the same feeling the minute I finished Rebel Ridge and Aaron […]

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s.i.c. picks

SIC PICKS September 23-29

Gareth's Picks   The Book of Life (2014) Ten years old now and it is safe to call this a classic.  Astonishing animation and story combine as we get a tale/education about Day of the Dead and the Land of the Remembered.  Fantastic voice work by Diego Luna, Zoe Saldano, and Ron Perlman.  Fun for the whole family. Available to stream on Roku for free Selena (1997) Great biopic about […]

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Film Review

Sylvia Scarlett

By - Gareth Jones For fans of Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, George Cukor, and early Queer Cinema George Cukor was still at the beginning of his career as a Hollywood director when he directed Sylvia Scarlett, but it starred for the third time Katherine Hepburn.  They would go on to work together on 10 films.  Even before he had directed the film The Women, Cukor was already being labeled a […]

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Music Review

Colin Stetson – The love it took to leave you

a review by Paul Cordes Wilm Love Hurts : Colin Stetson’s the love it took to leave you Gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching … and on a primal, instinctive level, soul-wrenching. That’s how I would describe my first, my second and all of my successive listens to Canadian-American Colin Stetson’s new masterwork, The love it took to leave you. Stetson’s intense alto saxophone work has provided the soundtrack to an impressive list of […]

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