Ben Folds – Way to Normal

Ben Folds was a nerdy teenager’s best friend and when you’re going through that awkward phase, songs like “Underground” and “The Battle of Who Could Care Less” helped get through those years with at least a little bit of joy. His band, Ben Folds Five, was a fun group who not only put out some solid albums in the late 90′s, but also put on some of the most fun concerts I’ve ever been to. They broke up as a band but Ben Folds came out strong in his first... Keep Reading...

Shiny Toy Guns – Season of Poison

I was first introduced to this band through FIFA 07′s soundtrack, featuring their single “You Are The One”. I was a pretty big fan of the song, so I checked them out on iTunes and wound up getting their aptly titled debut “We Are Pilots” as a Christmas gift back in 2006. I was impressed with the fact that this band didn’t sound like a lot of other “indie” or even pop-techno-dance-thrash music (not that there’s a whole lot of it out there). They... Keep Reading...

Changeling

One of the things I admire most about Clint Eastwood is his approach to films as an actor, and a director. As an actor, even in his most explosive roles such as Dirty Harry, he doesn’t go over the top. As a director, he mimics this by drawing a picture but not always filling in all of the colors. He knows how to shoot a film, and he knows how to let his actors tell the story while he sits back and lets the cameras roll. He did this masterfully with “Mystic River”. He did not with “Changeling”. A... Keep Reading...