Reviews

It is not often that a soundtrack gets every song right. Usually I’ll like a few selections, skipping over others, but this time around I can honestly say that I loved every single song on the In Your Eyes soundtrack. With its combination of Read More

The movie Walk of Shame has released not one, but two soundtracks. For those that didn’t get enough from the regular release, this short collection features seven more songs to help you get into the party mood. As an addition to the movie, or your Read More

I feel like it’s been a really long time since I’ve posted. It’s been a busy last couple of weeks with the end of the school year, but now I’m officially off until August. So assuming there’s more geek music released in the next couple of months, which Read More

So I’m running behind on reviews, but I wanted to get something up this week so there are only three fairly short reviews this time. I should have more next week, but we’ll see. It’s almost summer vacation time for me, so I’ll be able to get caught up Read More

A mix of Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter and Tom Hanks in Castaway, Astronaut Mark Watney is stuck on Mars. However, unlike A Princess of Mars, The Martian isn’t an incredulous or frivolous example of science fiction. While Read More

Are you having Doctor Who withdrawal after the awesomeness of last fall’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, or feeling stuck in the doldrums of the long wait until new episodes come along? If so (or even if not), it’s the perfect time to check Read More

Not much to say by way of introduction for Part Two of the new releases, so let’s just get to the music, shall we? Read More

I love Welcome to Night Vale. It’s just hard for me to keep a constant interest with only two podcasts a month. A week ago I decided to catch up. What I really was interested in was the live recording featuring Mara Wilson and the new voice of lovely Read More

This month I’m doing something a little different than I’ve done in the past. In addition to several mini-reviews, I’m also including a couple of previews of upcoming releases for which I’ve received press releases. Read More

A show like BBC’s Sherlock must have a soundtrack to match the quirkiness of the show. Season three was full of twists and turns and the music suits the craziness. Most of the music on the OST is fast-paced and full of dark beats. Songs like “Lazarus Read More

Bear McCreary, the composer of Knights of Badassdom’s soundtrack, would like you to think he was inspired. Here’s how he describes his process: “In the darkest hours of a cold winter night, I read a script chronicling adventurous LARPers, an evil curse, Read More

Thirty years ago, on Feb. 28, 1984, “Weird Al” released his second album, In 3-D. I remember listening to that album many, many times until I had all of the lyrics memorized. I recently decided to pick up a vinyl copy just for the heck of it. It’s still Read More