To the Academy Is …, the name “Santi” means many things, none of which make very much sense. “Adam [Siska], our bass player, had this enemy in high school whose last name was Santiago, but everyone called him Santi, and he had associates called, like, Panti, Canti and Fruscianti or something,” drummer Andy “the Butcher” Mrotek explained. “Adam always hated the name Santi, so to annoy him, we all started saying it instead of ‘thank you’ or ‘cheers’ or anything. So it started out as this incredibly stupid thing, the kind of stupid thing you do in a band on… Read more »
The Academy Is… and Plain White T’s recently announced a series of dates with Days Away and June: July 6, 2005 – Des Moines, IA – House of Bricks July 7, 2005 – Minneapolis, MN – The Ascot Room July 8, 2005 – Freeport, IL – Freeport Convention Center July 9, 2005 – LaCrosse, WI – The Warehouse Nightclub July 10, 2005 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection July 12, 2005 – Toledo, OH – Headliners – 650 July 13, 2005 – Columbus, OH – The Basement at Newport Music Hall July 14, 2005 – Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club… Read more »
Our Rioters get into Emily in Paris, The Umbrella Academy, Blink Twice, and Alien: Romulus.
While Vera Farmiga may be known for being a horror icon on the silver screen in ‘The Conjuring’ film franchise and ‘Bates Motel’ TV series, she also has a deep-rooted passion and connection to the music industry. Farmiga’s husband, Renn Hawkey, rose to prominence as the synthesizer player of the nu-metal group Deadsy in the mid-90s. The group worked alongside several major players within the genre including a feature with KORN’s Jonathan Davis on the track “The Key to Gramercy Park” as well as Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst directing the music video for the same single. Read more: Looks Like… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot has got everything you need to know for your next binge-watch. Our Rioters talk: The Rings of Power, Vampire Academy, and The Woman King. They also shout out some of their fave soothing toons, including Bee and PuppyCat!
— Today we talk about the fourth season of The Umbrella Academy, PINKSHIFT’s new single, and Barbie Ferreira leaving Euphoria — The Umbrella Academy Renewed Let’s all celebrate together because The Umbrella Academy has been renewed for a fourth and final season! Netflix and showrunner Steve Blackman announced today that the fan favorite series will be back. Blackman said, “I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago. But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing… Read more »
They’re back and they’re bad at it but they’re saving the universe anyway . . . we hope.
Today we talk about the artists performing at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert, Harry’s newest single, the trailer for Hulu’s new XXXTENTACION documentary, and The Umbrella Academy S3 trailer. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert History is being made as Queen Elizabeth gets ready to celebrate her 70th year on the throne. What better way to celebrate than to bring together some of the most iconic artists of all time. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert will take place on June 4th at Buckingham Palace, with 22,000 in attendance, and will stream on BBC One and Radio 2. Queen, Diana Ross, Elton… Read more »