The Hunter
“The greatest metal band of their generation”, Mastodon returned in September with their fifth full-length album. Since coming together 12 years ago this hairy 4-piece has effortlessly spanned a slew of metal sub-genres creating a sound that’s as unique as it is timeless. This latest release, titled The Hunter [in tribute to vocalist Brent Hinds’ … Read more
In Some Way, Shape Or Form.
It’s been 10 years since a group of bearded, shouty, magnificent bastards first came together in Massachusetts to for Four Year Strong. It’s a major milestone which has been marked by the release of the bands fourth studio album: In Some Way, Shape Or Form. The changes are clear from the start, with The Infected … Read more
X Factor
I’ve been hearing a lot of grumblings of late concerning the often lambasted X Factor. Primarily through Twitter [because that is my life], but I’m sure no-one’s escaped the stories splashed on the front of the tabloids concerning the return of auditionee Ceri Rees. I haven’t been keeping abreast of the story, but it seems … Read more
FREE PUNK ROCK PILE-UP!!!
Brooklyn bad-asses, Cerebral Ballzy just released the follow up to their Griptape mixtape, creatively titled The Griptape Vol. 2. Once again the reigns have been taken up by Brighton’s own Mumdance, the 26 year old producer extraordinaire who’s taken the DJing circuit by storm with his eclectic tastes, effortlessly spanning almost every genre in the … Read more
Burning At Both Ends.
The third album from San Franciscan pop-punk five peace Set Your Goals dropped last month. Read on for Cub’s thoughts on Burning At Both Ends.
My Best Friends Birthday.
My Best Friend’s Birthday is the first student film directed by Quentin Tarantino, and although QT didn’t write it, you can still see some pretty rad foreshadowing of his professional work. There’s some really good dolly work around the halfway point, and a great little action sequence; involving some pre-SLJ blaxploitation. It’s probably also the … Read more
Idyllic as fuck.
Giethoorn is a small village in the east of the Netherlands, with a population of less than 3000 and up until recently was completely car free. Historically, navigating the the village was only possible by boat, cruising through the shallow canals excavated from the peat that the village was built on in the 13th century.
Being A Dickhead’s Cool.
If you’re one of those people who hasn’t seen every viral video floating around the darker recesses of the internet then, firstly: why are you reading this blog? There’s nothing here for you. But more importantly, go and check out the official video for The Grand Spectacular‘s internet-hit/only-work-of-note, Being A Dickhead’s Cool. Read on to … Read more
Lest we forget…
…what wondrous times we live in.Go forth, and indulge in the myriad of Rock Paper Scissors based japery available to you. Or if you’re feeling adventurous, Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock. This seems as fitting a start as any.
