The Witches: Salem 1692 | Author: Stacy Schiff | Rating 9/11 | In any American history course, there are certain dates that take precedence: July 4, 1776 (Independence Day). April 12, 1861 (The beginning of the American Civil War). Salem 1692. That last date is one that is shrouded in mystery. Aside from Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, which is […]
Ah America, the land of the free and the home of the many various cultures who have settled on this great land over the last couple centuries. And while America has progressively become more and more diverse, American television feels as though it is stuck in the past. On shows like HBO’s Girls, and CBS’s Criminal Minds, both of which […]
Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology | Authors: Leah Remini & Rebecca Paley | Rating: 10/11 | For most Americans, Scientology ranks among other pseudo-mythical cultural oddities, like The Illuminati, the Lunar Landing or reports of alien abductions. Tom Cruise jumping up and down in an ecstatic (and, let’s face it; creepy) declaration of love for Katie Holmes on Oprah Winfrey’s […]
El Rey Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | November 23, 2015 | Photo Credit: ZB Images | “My name is James Bay.” declared Garrett Borns. As identity crises go, there are worse ones for BØRNS to suffer from as both he and Bay had simultaneous extraordinary runs at this year’s South By Southwest. But even if he lacked self-recogniton, the full house […]
Young Rising Sons | Club Bahia (Los Angeles, CA) | October 29, 2015 | Photo Credit: Kristen Coveleskie | It’s a case of then versus now. The last time we saw Young Rising Sons live was post-SXSW: In March at the Troubadour in Los Angeles as they kicked off their national tour with Halsey. And even though frontman Andy Tongren’s […]
Photofantasm Soundgarden: Nudedragons to King Animal | Authors: Jaye & Mike English | Rating: 11/11 | Fact: Nostalgia, particularly that of the rock n roll kind, can be a sad sack of a thing. We’re talking downright, put-it-out-of-its-misery pitiful (looking at you The Doors of the 21st Century and Jackson Unity Tour just to name a few) particularly if there’s just not […]
The Delta Saints | Bones | Rating: 9.5/11 | Whatever it is that you’ve come to expect from the Delta Saints, be like Frozen and let it go. No, the Nashville band has not abandoned their jones for gritty blues and howling rock for unfortunate ventures into dub step or selfie pop. But anyone can make a blues/rock record and […]
