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House Party, Awards Season, Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space with Tracy Heather Strain


Geek Girl Riot has a lot to celebrate this week: We raise a solo cup to House Party, before getting into Awards Season. We also chat with Tracy Heather Strain all about her film Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space. House Party The legendary House Party franchise has a fresh reboot with some familiar faces in 2023—and Sherin and Julian are here to get you hyped for it. Sherin says, “House Party is the movie you watch at a kickback. Gather a big group of friends, get your snacks ready, and prepare to talk back to the movie, but not… Read more »

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News Flashes 01.17.22: Death Cab’s Visualizer, Beach Weather’s Album, and Marianas Trench Gives Back


— Today we talk about Death Cab for Cutie’s new visualizer, Beach Weather’s debut album, and Mariana Trench’s charity concert. — Death Cab’s Pepper Comes to Life Even during their busy schedule, Death Cab for Cutie has managed to release a visualizer for their song “Pepper”. Teaming up with Frequent Visual and Juliet Bryant, they’ve created a tale straight out of the storybook of your dreams. During this piece of art, you feel like life is coming off of pages for a story of the lost love you’re longing for. It perfectly matches Ben Gibbard‘s solemn voice and the band’s… Read more »

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idobi’s Most Punk AF People of the Year: It Was Never A Phase


— WILLOW As we’ve said before: WILLOW is a woman of growth. She may have started her music career in 2010, however, 2022 is the year she has come into her own. What has that entailed? Becoming the pop-punk princess she was born to be. Her latest album, <COPINGMECHANISM> released and blew us all away. WILLOW spent her year shredding the guitar on stage, teaming up with Yungblud and Camila Cabello, and pouring her heart out on Red Table Talk. She has completely laid out who she is on the table and we want to embrace all that she has.

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News Flashes 12.14.22: The Loss of Stephen Boss, Fall Out Boy’s Mail, and The 1975’s Announcement


— Today we talk about the tragic loss of Stephen Boss, Fall Out Boy’s message to fans, and The 1975’s show announcement. — Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ Passing Family, friends, and fans of Stephen “tWitch” Boss are shocked over the news of his passing. The 40 year old entertainer was found dead on Tuesday morning in a LA hotel room, according to TMZ. His wife Allison Holker went to LAPD when she discovered he was gone but had not taken his car. It was in their search that they discovered he had passed, due to an apparent gunshot wound. An autopsy… Read more »

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B-sides, Books, and (Princess) Brides with Bad Suns


Over the last two years, most of us have had a lot of extra time at home. Some people chose to learn something new (I downloaded Duolingo and now hablo español), some people spent a lot of time on TikTok or Netflix (or both), and some people helped score a recreation of the cult classic The Princess Bride. Or at least that’s what Christo Bowman, lead singer of indie-rock band Bad Suns did.  “I’ve never even seen the [original] movie,” says Bowman when I ask him about the experience. We’re chatting via Zoom—he’s in the green room at the Rialto… Read more »

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