Three of the scariest horror films from the past 30 years deeply affected audiences for radically different reasons.
Continue readingArchive for the Features Category
Doppelgängers: ‘It Follows,’ ‘Hereditary’ and ‘In the Mouth of Madness’
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Ari Aster, David Robert Mitchell, Hereditary, In the Mouth of Madness, It Follows, John Carpenter on 01/31/2023 by korzeckGuilty Pleasures: Dez Dare Digs Grand Funk Railroad, More
Posted in Features, Guilty Pleasures, Lists with tags Dez Dare on 01/12/2023 by korzeck
Dez Dare is up to something. Scratch that: psych/punk/garage vet Dez Dare is always up to something.
Starting on the first day of this year, the indefatigable U.K.-based punk-rock vet posted five cryptic Instagram posts piquing fans’ interest. Each post alluded to a big announcement that Dez — a.k.a. Darren Smallman — plans to make imminently.
Dez promises “records a plenty + weird videos + odd touring + a slick new website” in the posts.
Continue readingBad Penny of the Year: Nicolas Cage
Posted in Essays, Features with tags Nicolas Cage on 12/17/2022 by korzeck
If you check out this website, you probably know it’s almost exclusively focused on music. But we’re making an exception here, because Nicolas Cage is about as rock and roll as they come. (And, for the record, his characters actually do sing sometimes, too.)
When Cage legendarily shelled out millions, as if he were allergic to money, he bought dinosaur skulls, a two-headed snake, a haunted house and shrunken pygmy heads.
That’s pretty metal, in our book. Plus, if Cage can be a presenter at Revolver‘s Golden God Awards, he’s allowed to be part of the Bad Penny family.
Continue readingTop 10 Songs With the Same Titles as Great Novels
Posted in Lists, What You Readin' For? with tags Coolio, David Bowie, Deep Blue Something, Led Zeppelin, Lucinda Williams, Metallica, New Kids on the Block, Overkill, Queen, Tigers Jaw on 07/07/2022 by korzeck
1. “1984” by David Bowie (book by George Orwell)
2. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” by Metallica (book by Ernest Hemingway)
3. “The Right Stuff” by New Kids on the Block (book by Tom Wolfe)
Continue readingMemento: A Spellbinding Set List From Bewitcher
Posted in Concert Reviews, Features, Mementos, Reviews with tags Bewitcher, Brain Tourniquet, Cloak, Infernal Magus of Nocturnal Alchemy, Shredder, Unholy Weaver of Shadows & Incantations on 07/04/2022 by korzeck
Bewitcher, Portland’s most scintillating speed-metal band since Toxic Holocaust, blew the garage doors off the Shredder in Boise once again on Friday night. It was an exhilarating set played by the band that played the same venue with Nile in mid-April, and with Exhumed and Creeping Death in November 2021.
The 50-or-so attendees danced and rubbed knocked elbows during each song, before and after which Bewitcher’s gracious frontman — who goes by the tough-to-memorize moniker Unholy Weaver of Shadows & Incantations — frequently expressed his appreciation for the crowd.
Bob Odenkirk’s New Memoir: 20 Key Takeaways
Posted in Comedy, Lists, Reviews, What You Readin' For? with tags Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, David Cross on 05/03/2022 by korzeck
Thanks to his breakthrough role as Saul Goodman a.k.a Jimmy McGill in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk finally got his due in mainstream culture starting in 2009. Landing the part was a game-changer for the actor/writer/director/sketch-comedy icon who had spent more than a decade toiling on dozens of projects that never saw the light of day.
Continue readingCover Story: Lord Huron
Posted in Features, Interviews on 07/15/2018 by korzeck
I recently interviewed Ben Schneider about his rock band Lord Huron for the July cover of Music Connection. Check out the full article here.
Cover Story: Thirty Seconds To Mars
Posted in Features, Interviews, Sound Off with tags Ben Schneider, Lord Huron on 06/11/2018 by korzeck
I recently interviewed Jared Leto about his rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars for the April cover of Music Connection. Check out the full article here.
Woods Of Ypres’ David Gold And Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts: Doppelgängers
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features with tags Brad Roberts, Crash Test Dummies, David Gold, Woods of Ypres on 03/21/2012 by korzeck
Since David Gold is no longer alive, we’ll never get to hear him sing Crash Test Dummies’ “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.”
But that shouldn’t stop Brad Roberts of fellow Canadians CTD from tackling Woods of Ypres at some point.
Long live the bass-baritone.
My City Rules: Exray’s On San Francisco
Posted in Features, Interviews, MP3s, My City Rules with tags Evangelista, Exray's, the Decemberists, the Fresh & Onlys on 10/27/2010 by korzeck
You say your band has a big following on Facebook? Well, San Francisco’s Exray’s can do you one better: One of their songs is featured in David Fincher’s related movie “The Social Network,” which appears well on its way to a Best Picture nomination. The experimental lo-fi group just released its debut EP; here’s a downloadable song from it – along with one of the bandmembers’ contribution to “My City Rules,” a new Bad Penny series. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 