What a year in rock music! There, I said it. Too much to take in. Like a rowboat taking in more water than I can bail out. I keep getting new music recommended to me by friends, publicists, old lovers, dudes on subways, songs blasting in hipster boutiques; freakin' new music was everywhere. I got tipped to U.K. acts such as punk rockers Sleaford Mods, poetry rapper Kate Tempest, and folkster Jake Bugg; there was a new pop rock opus by Dan Wilson, and soulful Brooklynite Selena Garcia, and much more. I could barely compile my "best of/favorites of 2014" list knowing that I'll probably discover even more music after I've completed it. But here goes...my ten favorite tracks from 2014, a few essential reissues, and my ten favorite albums, yes, albums, like on real heavy duty vinyl, with two sides and everything.
Singles:
"Brother" - Selena Garcia...
Singles:
"Brother" - Selena Garcia...
- 1/1/2015
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
Okay, so those of us who dig Dan Wilson's singing, songwriting, and playing know how incredibly talented he is. His first band, Trip Shakespeare, remains one of America's epic pop-rock outfits, even if they were always under the radar of mass consumer consumption. Then he went and outdid himself with his next band, Semisonic. "Closing Time" is a repeat offender on my iTunes repeat button. And if that wasn't enough -- cuz the guy's gotta pay the bills -- the Twin Cities native wrote hit songs for the Dixie Chicks, Adele, Dierks Bentley, even freakin' Taylor Swift. How I missed this song when it was released is anyone's guess. But here it is for all of you to enjoy on this chilly December weekend. Pick up his new solo CD, Love Without Fear, now. ...
- 12/13/2014
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
After handling visual effects for such blockbusters as Watchmen, Avatar and Terminator: Salvation, Dan Blank is aiming to showcase his directing chops in Invisible, a sci-fi feature that he just successfully pitched to Fox.
The story is still under wraps, but Invisible has been described as “following in the vein of superhero sci-fi thriller Chronicle.” Given that Chronicle was an exciting breath of fresh air for both the superhero and found-footage genres, it’s not hard to start getting excited for Invisible.
One aspect of this project that’s especially promising is the fact that Doug Simon, the writer behind SXSW Audience Award winner Brotherhood and a 2013 Black List script called Burn Site, is attached to pen the screenplay, from Blank’s idea.
If Blank is signed to direct, as seems likely, it won’t be his first time getting behind the camera for an idea he created. In 2012, he directed Monster Roll,...
The story is still under wraps, but Invisible has been described as “following in the vein of superhero sci-fi thriller Chronicle.” Given that Chronicle was an exciting breath of fresh air for both the superhero and found-footage genres, it’s not hard to start getting excited for Invisible.
One aspect of this project that’s especially promising is the fact that Doug Simon, the writer behind SXSW Audience Award winner Brotherhood and a 2013 Black List script called Burn Site, is attached to pen the screenplay, from Blank’s idea.
If Blank is signed to direct, as seems likely, it won’t be his first time getting behind the camera for an idea he created. In 2012, he directed Monster Roll,...
- 3/26/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Warning: Major Spoilers for the entire series will follow! You have been warned…
After five fantastic seasons, the curtain has fallen over Albuquerque, and the story of Walter White has come to a close. Vince Gilligan’s bold experiment following an average chemistry teacher’s transformation into a drug kingpin has redefined television, and will go down in history as one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Breaking Bad became a cultural phenomenon, and the internet has been wildly buzzing with excitement since the series finale. We’ve even talked about it quite a bit on this site, with Kyle Schmidlin’s review, Dan Wilson’s 10 reasons why the finale satisfies, and Joseph Dempsey’s breakdown of some leftover questions fans will undoubtedly be discussing for the foreseeable future.
Now, I’d like to take a look back not only at last night’s fantastically satisfying final episode,...
After five fantastic seasons, the curtain has fallen over Albuquerque, and the story of Walter White has come to a close. Vince Gilligan’s bold experiment following an average chemistry teacher’s transformation into a drug kingpin has redefined television, and will go down in history as one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Breaking Bad became a cultural phenomenon, and the internet has been wildly buzzing with excitement since the series finale. We’ve even talked about it quite a bit on this site, with Kyle Schmidlin’s review, Dan Wilson’s 10 reasons why the finale satisfies, and Joseph Dempsey’s breakdown of some leftover questions fans will undoubtedly be discussing for the foreseeable future.
Now, I’d like to take a look back not only at last night’s fantastically satisfying final episode,...
- 10/5/2013
- by James Garcia
- Obsessed with Film
Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame on Saturday (Aug. 10). Standing before a cheering and sold-out crowd at the team's Safeco Field, one of the team's all-time greatest players was welcomed back with open arms.
He had been missed, after all. And Mariners fans celebrate what they miss.
To understand the rapturous welcome Griffey received in Seattle when he -- along with six other Mariner greats -- made the Hall of Fame, you have to know something about baseball in that city: The Mariners get a lot of love, even when it's not deserved.
And they don't deserve it very often. When Ken Griffey Jr. made his Major League debut on the 1989 team, they needed a star. That's what the Mariners got. Quickly the standout on the team, Griffey would go on to hit 417 home runs (out of 630 in his career) for the Mariners. He...
He had been missed, after all. And Mariners fans celebrate what they miss.
To understand the rapturous welcome Griffey received in Seattle when he -- along with six other Mariner greats -- made the Hall of Fame, you have to know something about baseball in that city: The Mariners get a lot of love, even when it's not deserved.
And they don't deserve it very often. When Ken Griffey Jr. made his Major League debut on the 1989 team, they needed a star. That's what the Mariners got. Quickly the standout on the team, Griffey would go on to hit 417 home runs (out of 630 in his career) for the Mariners. He...
- 8/13/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Exclusive: Fox has made a pre-emptive pitch deal for Breaker, an original sci-fi idea by VFX wiz and commercials director Trevor Cawood. Fox-based Hutch Parker Entertainment is producing. Matt Cook, whose scripts By Way Of Helena and 999 made the Black List, will write the script. The scribe and Parker previously teamed for an untitled heist project at the studio. Dan Wilson is running point for Hutch Parker Ent, and Jason Young is the Fox exec. Parker just produced The Wolverine and is working on X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Cook and Cawood are both repped at Wme and Anonymous Content.
- 8/12/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
After half a century making music out of New Orleans, La., Preservation Hall Jazz Band is finally releasing a full-length of original material this month. The LP, That’s It! was produced by My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and Phjb’s Ben Jaffe, and promises to be some of the band’s most dynamic work yet. The new content on the album was written by band members Ben Jaffe, Rickie Monie, Charlie Gabriel and Clint Maedgen with a few collaborations that feature Paul Williams, Dan Wilson and Chris Stapleton. Listen to a track from the album, “Rattlin’ Bones,” in the player below, and...
- 6/27/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Exclusive: 20th Century Fox and Hutch Parker Entertainment have acquired an untitled heist film from screenwriter Matt Cook, whose percolating scripts include Triple Nine and By Way Of Helena. It’s the second project between the script and Parker, who is developing at FX an original prison-set drama called Keepers. Parker, who came back to the Fox lot as producer after leaving New Regency, just produced Wolverine and recently joined the producing roster for X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which Bryan Singer is directing for the studio shortly. Parker exec Dan Wilson is spearheading the heist project along with Fox exec Jason Young. Cook is repped by Wme and Anonymous Content.
- 3/21/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
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