Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about gun violence in America and the attempt to place blame on video games, TV shows, movies, and music.
Real talk—Quentin Tarantino has been Single-White-Female-ing Bruce Lee with his films since at least Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
This week: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, L.A.’s Finest, The Bold Type, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, Chicago Med, What/If, Doom Patrol, She’s Gotta Have It, Killing Eve
The American version of Intouchables or the movie with Kevin Hart and Walter White.
Darren Paltrowitz spoke to a mix of artists, entertainment business veterans, and high-profile friends about their favorite albums of 2018.
Mary Queen of Scots is about an OG Queen making all the folks in the United Kingdom put respect on her name.
2018 saw a renaissance in the horror genre, in terms of story writing, that makes it a bit hard coming up with the best ten films.
Senator Nikema Williams gathered at the Georgia State Capitol to announce a lawsuit against Secretary of State Brian Kemp. His office is currently blocking 53,000 voter registration applications from being processed. Williams joins to show to discuss this and her current Georgia Senate campaign. Plus, a dating app for Trump supporters only, continued 2018 Midterms coverage, and more. Sources (raw link dump): https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/carl-bernstein-trump-preparing-to-call-midterm-elections-illegitimate-if-democrats-take-power https://vtdigger.org/2018/10/16/vermont-hits-record-92-5-percent-voter-registration-ahead-election/ https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/at-least-90000-voters-purged-from-nevada-voter-rolls-voting-rights-group-claims/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-says-absolutely-positively-without-question-voter-suppression-is-ongoing/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/oct/22/trump-thinks-scientists-are-split-on-climate-change-so-do-most-americans https://www.wabe.org/voting-rights-become-a-flashpoint-in-georgia-governors-race/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/11/us/politics/georgia-voter-registration-kemp-abrams.html
It’s horror dressed up as political satire for Halloween (and we’re freaked out).
Lady Punisher feels like a far-right conservative trojan horse and it’s a waste of time.
