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WEEKLY DISS: CYBERBULLY

Posted on February 21, 2012 by ALEX SCHAB

So it goes with the latest Lifetime installment to be released on DVD, Cyberbully. The name says it all, and while cyberbullying might be a real issue, the movie isn’t helping. Dealing with the social network woes that have been unfolding since the days of MySpace, Cyberbully is much like the tragedies you’ve already seen in the news, only the tragedy is somehow warped into hilarity. Keep ‘em coming Lifetime! Continue reading →

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WEEKLY DISS: HANGOVER PART II

Posted on January 6, 2012 by ALEX SCHAB

The wolfpack is back… with the entire movie. Continue reading →

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ATLAS SOUND: PARALLAX

Posted on December 13, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

Bradford Cox continues to just get better and better. Continue reading →

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IN THE TUBES: JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK

Posted on November 23, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

FENTONNNNNNN!!!!!!! Continue reading →

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ICELAND OUT WITH INNI

Posted on November 8, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

If the first two things you think of when you hear “Iceland” are Sigur Rós and woolen sweaters, you’re in luck! Continue reading →

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THE FIELD: LOOPING STATE OF MIND

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

Something not quite ambient, not quite techno and not quite normal, Looping State of Mind is cool, weird and arresting. This is the single most aptly named album in human history. Continue reading →

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WEEKLY DISS: THE ZOOKEEPER

Posted on October 20, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

Questions as to the nature of it quickly arose: Would it be a romantic comedy about a loser and a hot girl? Would the animals talk? Would it suck? Continue reading →

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FAT HISTORY MONTH: F*CKING DESPAIR

Posted on October 18, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

This vinyl surfaced from the local underground without warning, but the effect was nothing short of Christmas morning multiplied by discovering your chub for the first time. Continue reading →

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TRENTEMØLLER: REWORKED/REMIXED

Posted on October 10, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

If the new double album by prolific Danish electronic artist Trentemøller is anything, it’s definitely ambitious. With 22 songs that cover nearly as many electro styles, it’s actually hard to describe it as anything but. Continue reading →

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WEEKLY DISS: TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

Posted on October 3, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

Transformers: Dark of the Moon isn’t just bad. No, Transformers: Dark of the Moon is enraging. Continue reading →

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WEEKLY DISS: STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ALEX SCHAB

6,416 people have viewed one random guy unboxing the “Star Wars Complete Saga” on blue-ray on Youtube … there are 8 separate videos of this. You have got to be kidding me. Continue reading →