Month: August 2015
Victims To Be: PEARS’ Zac Quinn
The band PEARS as seemingly became an “overnight sensation.” I hate using phrases like that, but they have been a band for a year and a half and already played the main stage at Punk Rock Bowling and been signed to Fat Wreck Chords … read more
Richard Thompson @ State Room 08.13 with Morgan Snow
From his folk rock work in the 1960s with the Fairport Convention to his dozens of acoustic and electric solo records in the years since, Richard Thompson has been a driving force in guitar-based rock for his entire career. … read more
Fuck Yeah Grrl Idols: Must-See Acts of FYF Fest 2015
As soon as the FYF Fest lineup was announced back in May, I began eagerly planning my trip to the heart of downtown LA for the two-day-long festival (formerly known as Fuck Yeah Fest). … read more
Review: You Don’t Say
With You Don’t Say, Powell tells 17 different stories that mostly involve being a young, carless adolescent. … read more
Review: Game of Thrones Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers
I imagine I’ll be playing A Nest of Vipers again on a different save file, just to see how things could have ended up differently. … read more
The Unapologetically Goofy Shayne Smith
Shayne Smith is by far the nicest, most tattooed guy you’ll ever meet, and he’ll leave you debilitated with laughter after every conversation. … read more
Review: Strike Back: The Complete Third Season
Strike Back is at its strongest when it revels in the fact that it’s a cocksure action flick that liberally combines body count with boobies. … read more
Review: Legend of Kay Anniversary
Legend of Kay Anniversary Edition is a remaster of an old Playstation 2 game. While I enjoyed playing Kay in the end, I’m not sure why this game was re-made. … read more
Review: C.O.W.L. Volume 2: The Greater Good
The understated, dark, fantasy characters as normal folks thing has become a genre all on its own. … read more
Review: G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra
It’s been something like 13 years since I last consumed anything G.I. Joe–related. I missed the recent live-action films and, unfortunately, have not kept up with the comic book universe. … read more
Review: Nom Nom Galaxy
In the early ’90s, when we are all sitting around playing our Super Nintendos, I remember talking with my friends about different ideas for games—believe it or not, we never landed on the idea of a game about intergalactic soup domination. … read more
Review: Airscape: The Fall of Gravity
Airscape: The Fall of Gravity is one of my new favorite platform/indie games. Every aspect of this game is so beautiful and well done that it’s impossible not to appreciate. … read more
