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Watch This Week – 3/30/20
This week: Ozark, 9-1-1, Nailed It!, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, Motherland: Fort Salem, Siren, Harley Quinn, Future Man, Tales From the Loop, Westworld
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This week: Ozark, 9-1-1, Nailed It!, The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show, Motherland: Fort Salem, Siren, Harley Quinn, Future Man, Tales From the Loop, Westworld
This week: 9-1-1, This Is Us, Motherland: Fort Salem, Little Fires Everywhere, Chicago Med, The Bold Type, Feel Good, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, The Letter for the King, Westworld
There’s something inherently off-putting about clowns—the creepy over-exaggerated smiles, the unnatural make-up—but they’re generally supposed to be a sign of fun and happiness. Which is why indie band Circa Waves decided clowns would be the perfect symbol for their upcoming release Sad Happy. “A clown was always an image we thought represented [the album] quite well,” says vocalist/guitarist Kieran Shudall. “Sad Happy is two stark emotions stuck together—I find clowns ultimately terrify people or make them really happy.” When I catch up with Shudall he’s sitting in his Liverpool home with a fresh cup of tea. “It’s very British of… Read more »
This week: Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis, Chicago Med, Twenties, Grown-ish, The Bold Type, Ugly Delicious, Hillary, Spenser Confidential
Monsta X is making it a very Happy Valentine’s Day. Winter ain’t coming this February, monbebes, because the Monstas already rule the throne.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the 2009 battle for UK Christmas no. 1.
A lot can change in ten years: personalities, tastes, relationships. For Mayday Parade the last ten years have been a chance to grow as a band, explore new ways to entertain, and to connect with their fans. Which is why—almost exactly a decade after seeing them live for the first time—I’m sitting on a tour bus in Chicago, chatting with frontman Derek Sanders. We’re at the back of the bus. On one side of Sanders, guitarist Brooks Betts is fiddling around on a laptop, on the other, bassist Jeremy Lenzo pre-signs a stack of Sunnyland CDs. The window is cracked… Read more »
Legends who are born in blood still have beating hearts…
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the new UK prime minister Boris Johnson.
Stranger Things meets Independence Day but with no Fourth of July fireworks.
