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Album Review: The Wrecks – Sonder
If you’re trying to find an effective way to get yourself up in the morning, just blast The Wrecks’ new album Sonder first thing.
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If you’re trying to find an effective way to get yourself up in the morning, just blast The Wrecks’ new album Sonder first thing.
Geek Girl Riot is getting super-sized with Ms. Marvel and scoring some three-pointers with Netflix’s Hustle. But first, we’re flying our PRIDE flags high and sharing our fave queer YA reads.
BRIDEAR has kept its pop sensibility and power-metal roots but, from the get-go, this record has a more epic, cinematic feel.
“I used to put you first and always leave myself behind and I’ll admit you got real close, but I’ll be sleeping fine tonight. Sorry I don’t mean to disappoint you. You didn’t ruin my life” I’m a sucker for nostalgia (I am a millennial after all). So when I think of Simple Plan, I like to think back to the 6th grade and being introduced to pop-punk music by listening to “Welcome to My Life”; or everyone losing their minds when one of their songs came on at a high school dance. For those bands that you’ve loved for… Read more »
Danish post-punks Iceage made their way to NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on Thursday, March 10th for their second of two sold-out shows on Delancey Street. The band has been on regular tour ever since last May when they released their fifth LP, and first on Mexican Summer Records, Seek Shelter. Lead singles “The Holding Hand” as well as “Vendetta” both featured on the 15-song setlist. Earlier this month, Iceage released a one-off cover of “Pull Up,” a highlight of up and coming Atlanta R&B singer Abra’s last EP Princess. The original song is somewhat of a gothic take on traditional R&B and Iceage’s… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot is bringing you some certified trainwrecks for your delight and entertainment (and perhaps horror). We also shout out some of the BIPOC shows we’re loving.
Gather round for a Geek Girl Riot comic book shop-style conversation about Peacemaker, The 355, and the train wreck that is Joss Whedon in his New York Magazine interview.
This week I connected with YouTube guitar sensation Cole Rolland. Cole just released his first original track “Ignite” along with a music video. Cole has over 1.2 million subscribers and over 209 million views on YouTube with covers eclectic covers like Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” to Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.” Seriously go check it out!
Back again for the very first time, Dean Butterworth is on the latest episode. It’s been a couple years and a pandemic since we last talked, but the best remains steady. Dean, the rhythm peddler for Good Charlotte and Sugar Ray, was hot off the heels of the Beachlife Festival with the latter, in Redondo Beach, CA, so needless to say this epic conversation was fueled by the magic of music! Aloha
Geek Girl Riot is all about dichotomies this week: We talk about two very different fantasy series—Cowboy Bebop and The Wheel of Time—with two very different reactions.
