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Genre: Emo, Pop Punk, Rock About: Ireland’s alternative emo darlings Greywind are finally back with new music – and a story to tell. The Killarney-based brother and sister duo of Steph and Paul O’Sullivan have experienced a lot in their career. The bands formative years saw the two struggling to navigate the juxtaposition of some remarkable highs…
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: Apple Premise: A couple on a backpacking trip discovers a magical town in which everyone acts like they’re in a classic musical. Creators: Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul Cast: Keegan-Michael Key, Cecily Strong, Fred Armisen, Dove Cameron, Jaime Camil, Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Ann Harada, Jane Krakowski, Martin…
TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Free: Starz. Subscription: YouTubePrimetime, Hulu Premium, Sling TV Pemium, Roku Premium, Amazon Prime. Rent/Buy: Google Play, Apple, Fandango at home Premise: In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century. Cast: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Ned…
I do not like being recommended music. Maybe by friends, but not by a computer or algorithm. It is why I never understood Pandora. But recently, the Instagram algorithm has really recommended some great bands to me and I wanted to showcase some of them. Genre: Pop Punk, Emo. About: Good Hangs is a love letter to…
I do not like being recommended music. Maybe by friends, but not by a computer or algorithm. It is why I never understood Pandora. But recently, the Instagram algorithm has really recommended some great bands to me and I wanted to showcase some of them. Genre: Synth, Indie pop, Alternative About: Moxy the Band is the combined…
I do not like being recommended music. Maybe by friends, but not by a computer or algorithm. It is why I never understood Pandora. But recently, the Instagram algorithm has really recommended some great bands to me and I wanted to showcase some of them. This first one ois one of me and my girlfriend’s…
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: ABC, Hulu Premise: The show focuses on Nell Serrano, an accident-prone American newspaper reporter who left her last job five years ago to move to the United Kingdom with a lover. She returns to the US when the relationship ends and tries to resume her journalism career as a…
TV show or Movie: Movie Where to watch: Amazon, Paramount Plus. Premise: A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Cast: Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Cameron Diaz. What it reminds me of: Black Mirror, What Dreams May Come, Inception….
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: Netflix Premise: A chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles. Cast: Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Mathew St. Patrick, Jeremy Sisto, Rachel Griffiths, James Cromwell, Justina Machado. What it reminds me…
TV show or Movie: TV show Where to watch: Netflix Premise: From virtually nothing to virtual reality, Cunk comically tells the story of our greatest inventions such as the wheel, the Mona Lisa, and nuclear power. Along the way, she asks experts hard-hitting questions about humanity’s progress, as well as standing near impressive old ruins…