photos & words by Austin Spruill As the blistering summer of 2022 winds down into the cooler weather of fall, musicians and fans alike are treated to a number of high-profile festivals raging across the country, from Welcome to Rockville and Inkcarceration to Rocklahoma and Louder Than Life. However, few were as highly anticipated as this year’s incarnation of Blue Ridge Rock Festival, taking place from September 8–11. Hosted at the world-renowned Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA, hopes were high for the relatively young festival, as the successes and challenges of 2021 propelled the event further into the spotlight… Read more »
The Sanderson Sisters from the first Hocus Pocus movie return to terrorize the town of Salem—it’s up to a young girl and her best friend to try and send them away once again.
The Lord of Dreams steps out of the comics to explore the twists and heights of the human landscape.
Today we talk about the ongoing Gabby Petito case, Angelica Ross making Broadway history, and Palaye Royale’s tour announcement. The Gabby Petito Case Continues It’s been a bit since the media has discussed the Gabby Petito case. After her body was found, along with Brian Laundrie’s apparent confession and suicide, the case seemed to wrap itself up. However, people remained skeptical of the story told in his—now-released—notebook entry. Among the skeptics are Gabby’s parents. In the notebook, Laundrie confessed to killing Gabby only after she had been badly injured and wanted to die. He claimed to have felt like it… Read more »
Today we talk about A Day to Remember’s new single, Billie Eilish making us emotional, and the new House of the Dragon trailer. A Day to Remember’s “Miracle” A Day to Remember is back with new music for the first time this year. Their new song “Miracle” dropped today and the gut punching song is paired with a music video that goes just as hard. We invite you to spend your day getting all of your stress out by screaming along with the band: “If you could only see the way that I see / You could find the faith… Read more »
Today we talk about Travis Barker’s hospitalization, a tragic mass death in San Antonio, and Taco Bell’s latest experiment. Travis Barker Has Been Hospitalized Yesterday morning Travis Barker was hospitalized, but very little information has been released. Before going to the hospital, the blink-182 drummer tweeted, “God save me” (which is uncannily also the title of a song he did with MGK). According to TMZ not too long later, Travis arrived at West Hills Hospital with his wife Kourtney Kardashian. All we know from there was that he was transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Most people close to… Read more »
Properties featured: Prehistoric Planet, Somebody Feed Phil, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stranger Things
Nick Major is joined by YouTuber/Twitch streamer Damon Fizzy to chat about the recent lawsuit brought on by the guys who, as a baby, was photographed for the iconic cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album ‘Nevermind’, Tommy reviews the new horror film ‘Candyman’ and ‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera makes headlines again while claiming director Jeff Tremaine is keeping money from his child after kicking him off the production… which doesn’t seem to be entirely true.
Properties featured: Reservation Dogs, Motherland: Fort Salem, Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang, Untold, The Kissing Booth 3, What If…?, Bake Squad, Titans, Grown-ish, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild, Modern Love, CODA, Brand New Cherry Flavor, Spin
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the first sentencing over the Capitol riots.
