Film: Contracted: Phase II Starring: Matt Mercer Directed by: Josh Forbes Two years after Eric England’s Contracted took the world of body horror by storm, IFC Midnight has released a clunky sequel with no input from England that struggles to find a single original beat. Opening with the same sequence that ended the first film, […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Contracted: Phase II’ Is Another Bad Horror Sequel
September 3rd, 2015 
James Shotwell 
Posted in Features, Movies, News, Reviews 
Tags: body horror, contracted, Contracted 2, Contracted 2 Review, Contracted Phase 2, Contracted Phase II, eric england, film, horror, ifc midnight, Josh Forbes, Matt Mercer, movie review, movies, phase 2, review, Reviews 
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Day Wave Shares New Single, “Come Home Now”
September 3rd, 2015 Kyle Florence Day Wave, A.K.A. Oakland’s Jackson Phillips, has teamed up with NME Magazine to premiere a brand new single titled “Come Home Now.” Give it a listen after the break, and share your thoughts wth us below. The rising one-man-band’s latest offering is taken from his impending 7-inch of the same name, which will act as […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: "Come Home Now', Day Wave, House Arrest Records, Jackson Phillips 1 Comment »
The Weekend Classic Stream “Shattered Glass”
September 3rd, 2015 James Shotwell Indiana pop-punk favorites The Weekend Classic are continuing to carve a path all their own with the release of a new single titled “Shattered Glass.” The first song to surface from the group since their early 2014 split with Before The Streetlights, “Shattered Glass” is an aggressive ode to coping with heartache. There are bruised […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: .mp3, 2015, Indiana, pop punk (genre), review, Shattered Glass, stream, The Weekend Classic, Weekend Classic 1 Comment »
Vanna Cover Manson’s “The Beautiful People,” Announce New EP
September 3rd, 2015 James Shotwell Boston post-hardcore legends Vanna have announced plans to release a covers EP titled Alt in early October. The five-track release finds the band covering some of the biggest rock songs of the last twenty-five years, and earlier today the first cut from the record found its way online. Marilyn Manson’s “The Beautiful People” is a […]
Posted in News, Streams Tags: 2015, alt, Beautiful People, covers, covers ep, fuel, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Pure Noise Records, release date, vanna 1 Comment »
‘Finders Keepers’ Trailer Teases One Of 2015’s Best Docs
September 3rd, 2015 James Shotwell Two men. One amputated leg. What’s the worst that could happen? There are many wonderful documentaries being released in 2015, but none will be more fun or original than Finders Keepers. The film tells the story of a man who found another man’s leg in a used grill, and the ensuing battle for ownership that […]
Posted in Movies, News Tags: Finders Keepers, Leg In Grill, release date, review, The Orchard, trailer 1 Comment »
Back For Another Year: A Decade Of ‘Everything In Transit’
September 3rd, 2015 John Bazley Fun fact about me: I’ve never left the eastern seaboard. I’ve traveled all the way up to Maine and down to Florida, but I always find myself glued to the longitudinal area upon which I entered this world. When I was looking at colleges in high school and so many of my friends were ready […]
Posted in Editorials, Features, News Tags: andrew mcmahon, decade, Everything In Transit, jacks mannequin, retrospective, something corporate 2 Comments »