November 23, 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the quintuple platinum Metallica–San Francisco Symphony album “S&M”. The idea for the symphonic and metallic collaboration came from Metallica’s late Cliff Burton. Burton passed away in 1986 but his idea lived on in his bandmates and came to fruition years later when they performed on April 21 and 22 of 1999 at Berkeley Community Theater. In celebration of that epic musical contribution on September 6 and 8 of 2019, the San Francisco Symphony will be appearing with Metallica again to perform the symphonic accompaniment originally composed by late conductor… Read more »
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.
Visionary director Ang Lee has taken movies to another level with the new technology used in “Gemini Man” which lands in theaters October, 11. In the film, Will Smith portrays 2 characters, 50-year-old assassin Henry Brogan and a 23-year-old operative named Junior via cutting edge performance capture technology. The effect is mind-blowing as you watch him play opposite himself in some scenes. The action itself is next-level with hold your breath motorcycle chases and high energy fight sequences. With the outside-the-box creativity of Darren Lemke and the dark imaginings of David Benioff, the story is guaranteed to be completely captivating.… Read more »
Hulu has just given us the first look at its upcoming adaptation of Looking For Alaska!
Anthony Mackie revealed over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con that he’s already tried on his Captain America suit. Filming for the Disney+ limited six-part series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier begins October 2019 so the costume department had a fitting for the suit Mackie will wear in the show. Derek Kolstad, creator of John Wick, and Malcolm Spellman, most well known for his work on Empire, are writing the show which is slated for release in the fall of 2020. The cast includes Sebastian Stan continuing in the title role as The Winter Soldier, Daniel Bruhl as Baron… Read more »
DAY6 have dropped their new single “Time of Our Life” along with a mesmerizing new video and a brand new mini-album called The Book of Us : Gravity!
“Before I Go” is a lovely song that’s already dear to our hearts and now it’s been paired with video footage from the band’s drummer Matt Sanchez’s wedding last October.
We hate everything…except the new trailer for The Addams Family!
Get ready to smile wide ’cause there’s a teaser trailer for DC’s new film Joker.
It’s time for K-Drama-Pop the Fourth! Our Rioters talk DramaFever, their 2018 K-drama picks & what they want to see next, and what K-pop bops & OSTs they’re loving.
