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9. March 2010

Indie-pop band’s new album sounds too ‘safe’

Vampire Weekend’s sophomore album “Contra” continues the band’s already considerable indie-pop reputation but doesn’t quite display much growth from the band. “Contra”, from independent label XL, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 list, beating out Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream” and Lady Gaga’s “The Fame”. This makes Vampire Weekend one of only [...]

9. March 2010

Battlefield Bad Company 2: A Weekend at War

I am a sucker for war sims. It is probably fair to say that shooters in general, are among my favorite video game genres. I preface many of my reviews with my opinions of the specific genre to make sure you, the reader, are aware that I may or may not be biased to said [...]

9. March 2010

An Indie Artist Interview With Philip Hunter

The staggering amount of talented artists out there these days is something, if you have been a fan of Battlemouth{DOT}com for a while, you know I celebrate. In addition to the countless comic book artists I talk about frequently, I am also a fan of many other forms of art from photography, to more [...]

8. March 2010

MV & EE’s Psychedelic Supernova

With a musical collaboration as prolific as MV & EE, it’s somewhat strange not to have heard of them before now. This Vermont pair have worked with a number of artists to accumulate over 30 releases over the past decade, and now bring us their fourth major release Barn Nova under Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace! label. Combining [...]

8. March 2010

This Is No Substandard Fare

Standard Fare may be named after a sign spotted on a bus, but their effect is anything but pedestrian. Sounding like the perky younger siblings of the Arctic Monkeys, the power trio’s uncomplicated lyrics of life and infectious beats make for a rollicking good time, and now Emma Kupa, Danny How, and Andy Beswick are set [...]

5. March 2010

Griffey’s Oscar Picks and Wish List

This is the big weekend for all of us cinephiles. The biggest and most prestigious awards ceremony in the film kingdom, the Academy Awards. While I have a love/hate relationship with the Academy, one thing is certain, I always tune in for the Oscars. So today, I would like to take a minute to create [...]

5. March 2010

New Holland Days Page 9

Here you go, have some Page 9 of New Holland Days. You all deserve it. CLICK THE IMAGE FOR LARGER VERSION

2. March 2010

Don’t Go Where The Wild Things Are

If you were a child post-1963, then you most likely read and loved Where The Wild Things Are. A short picture book about a boy who goes to a far-off land inhabited with wild creatures. If you are a movie goer in 2009, then you may have seen and probably didn’t or won’t like its [...]

2. March 2010

Top Five White Guys Playing Other Races

There are many decisions that have been made by Hollywood over the years that leave people scratching their heads. I think perhaps the most puzzling decisions that continue to plague movie goers, are the decisions to cast white guys in the roles of other races. As recently as Tropic Thunder, we have seen a white [...]

2. March 2010

Dead Snow: Nazis + Zombies = Fun

I can’t think of a film in recent history that hooked me with a trailer as much as Dead Snow. A group of teens in a snowy cabin, nazi zombies, and lots of blood. It is as if the marketing people had peered into my soul and pulled this trailer out. With Dead Snow finally [...]

1. March 2010

Symphonic Serj Tankian

In mid-March 2009, a one-off special concert was performed at New Zealand’s majestic Auckland Town Hall. At this concert, System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian performed songs from his critically-acclaimed solo debut album Elect the Dead, along with some previously unreleased songs, accompanied by the well-regarded Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Thankfully for those unable to be part of [...]

1. March 2010

Cop-Out: Not Too Fat To Fly

I don’t think most people knew this movie had anything to do with Kevin Smith when the trailers started popping up on TV. Now that the movie has been released, and critics everywhere are rating it anywhere from Caligula the cartoon to The Passion of the Christ 2 (Back in Black), it is being called [...]

26. February 2010

The Crazies Is An Underachiever

What would happen if your friends, neighbors, and even family suddenly became psychopathic killers focused on your demise? This is the question asked by The Crazies. This film really thrives of of this nightmare scenario, but doesn’t really back it up with the rest of the flick. The Crazies takes place in a small town [...]

26. February 2010

Black Dynamite Is Out Of Sight!

It seems to be a new trend in Hollywood to make films that pay tribute to seventies era exploitation genres. Black Dynamite is not only and homage to Black and Kung Fu exploitation genres, but a hilarious film. Black Dynamite is the baddest brother in town. A former military, and CIA tough guy, Black Dynamite now [...]

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