Film Review
Film Review: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a visual feast that tries too hard to make a statement while still being peculiarly colorblind.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a visual feast that tries too hard to make a statement while still being peculiarly colorblind.
It’s episode seven of the Gone Fishkin podcast! Tune in this week to hear all about Fish’s trip on the Vans Warped Tour, from being bullied by Set It Off to receiving a soccer jersey from State Champs!
Since 1993, the world has been torn in two over the greatest wonder in cinema: When do you watch The Nightmare Before Christmas? The question has puzzled the creepiest of minds, and the merriest of souls.
Panic! At The Disco have unveiled more details about their second album – which is due out next March. Guitarist Ryan Ross said that the follow-up to their 2005 debut, ‘A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out,’ will draw more from the band’s live sound than their previous album. “We just wanted the record to sound like four people playing a song,” Ross told Billboard. “A lot of the songs are definitely more geared toward playing live; we didn’t think about that on the last record.” Ross, who also writes the band’s lyrics, said that the band have been “working backwards”… Read more »
Casey Calvert, guitarist for post punk/ rock band Hawthorne Heights, was found dead early Saturday morning. Calvert was 26-years-old. According to several accounts Calvert appeared healthy on Friday night while spending time with friends before going to sleep for the night. Those same reports indicated that Calvert passed away at some point while sleeping. Calvert’s sound played a big role in Hawthorne Heights and its highly successful second album If Only You Were Lonely which debuted at #3 on the Billboard charts and produced the hit single “Saying Sorry.” Hawthorne Heights had a show in Detroit, Michigan on Friday night… Read more »
If his bubble burst and all else failed, Benji Madden is sure there’d be more than a few regular jobs waiting for him. Flipping burgers, working in department stores, tending cash registers, living in small towns. That’s what Madden and his Good Charlotte bandmates were used to before rock stardom. “One thing I never worry about is money. Because I have my health and my family and I can always go back to work,” Benji said. “We’ve all had a million day jobs,” the 25-year-old guitarist/vocalist said during an interview at a Manhattan hotel. “We got by fine then. If… Read more »
Buying holiday gifts of music can be a tricky business. Sure, you know what discs you’d like to see in your stocking, but what do you buy your little sister, your dad or that cousin you only see twice a year? ChartAttack rounded up some of Canada’s top musicians to give their recommendations on what cool records to buy for those picky people on your gift list. We’re calling it our Holiday Gift Guide – stay tuned for new submissions every day until we go on our Christmas break on December 23. Today’s subjects are the always couth Craig and… Read more »
Metalcore icons Killswitch Engage have announced a headlining tour spanning North America in the winter and spring of 2025. This is the band’s first North American tour since late 2022. They will be joined by Kublai Khan TX, Fit For A King and Frozen Soul. “Excited is an understatement for the way that I feel about this tour,” says vocalist Jesse Leach. He adds, “We will be playing a solid amount of new songs, as well as old. That alone makes me very stoked. I feel like the band is firing on all cylinders and the timing for this tour… Read more »
After announcing the forthcoming deluxe edition of her debut album falling for robots & wishing i was one, LØLØ has dropped the first track from the LP titled “DON’T.” Additionally, the new release arrives with an accompanying music video. “‘DON’T!’ is a really fun song to scream at yourself when you’ve been thinking about that ‘toxic special someone’ for way longer than you should be (or even at all),” she shares. “It’s an anthem for any mistake you might make at 3am when you’re drunk and lonely, or anytime you let that devil on your shoulder into your mind. That… Read more »
Your New Music Friday playlists are in for a treat! Marianas Trench has surprise-dropped another single, “Down To You,” from their forthcoming LP Haven, due out on August 30 via 604 Records and Warner Music Canada. Talk about a band that’ll keep you on your toes! Preceded by tracks “Lightning And Thunder,” “A Normal Life,” and “I’m Not Getting Better,” “Down To You” is an electrifying song with soaring falsetto, cinematic sonics, and more. “And everything all come down to you/I just don’t work, not without you/I twist and turn, all around you/And in the end, it all comes down to… Read more »