Movie Review: “Tusk” (2014, Rated R)
Smith melds classic horror pacing with modern torture porn tropes. Yes, this is a Kevin Smith film. Yes, it appears to share DNA with “Human Centipede.” Yes, it is being marketed as a horror movie. No, you should not let any of these facts inform your exp ...
Now Playing: Movie Review: “The Zero Theorem” (2014, Rated R)
Terry Gilliam, director of “12 Monkeys,” “Brazil” and “The Brothers Grimm,” returns to theaters this month with his science fiction film “The Zero Theorem.” Written by Pat Rushin, "The Zero Theorem" follows Qohen (Christoph Waltz, "Django Unchain ...
Ty Segall is too cool for this world
Ty Segall is the type of person you knew in high school who smoked weed in the bathroom before class and who you shunned yet admired from a safe distance. He is so fucking cool. He is too cool to have a Twitter presence. He is too cool to have a Faceboo ...
CD Review: “The Return” by Nonpoint
Nonpoint is the machine that keeps on going. The group's eighth album, appropriately titled The Return, is rife with the band's signature no-nonsense riffing along with a few surprises. The opener “Pins and Needles” is a nice groove that switches gears in ...
Dave Lombardo’s PHILM streams another new track “Train” via DRUM! Magazine
New Album “Fire From The Evening Sun” Out Today Performing at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, CA on October 16th! “They’ve definitely nailed it on Fire From The Evening Sun… Packed full of ideas and sounding like nothing except PHILM, the trio – Lombar ...
Live Review: Flow Tribe
I am the type of strange, southern female that you hear about that doesn’t care about organized fighting a.k.a. football a.k.a. every time I look up at the television men in sports pads are standing around doing nothing a.k.a. what ruins my friendships ev ...
Performance contracts – Why artists really need them
Basic performance contracts, ready to copy or customize, can easily be found on the web. You should utilize these free resources, but first, read on so you'll have some ideas about what you're looking for. For many bands and performers, a very simple con ...
Finding the SCI in Dragon Con 2014
by Glenn Robelen It’s Thursday, and Labor Day Weekend 2014 is less than 24 hours away. I am in the Atlanta Westin Hotel, riding down on a full elevator, heading to the lobby. Joining me are a few Star Trek characters, a couple of Science Fiction personas ...
Cary Elwes talks “The Princess Bride” at Dragon Con 2014
Cary Elwes, best known to his fans as Westley in the 80’s cult classic The Princess Bride, sat down at a press conference at Dragon Con to discuss his new book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, to be released on Octo ...
Photos from Dragon Con 2014
Dragon Con 2014 Parade Voltaire Ken Spivey Band Battlestar Galactica Panel Guests of Middle Earth Panel Emerald Rose New Star Trek Panel Stargate Panel