Movies based on celebrities are often hit or miss and movies based on literary celebrities even more so, so it’s quite an impressive feat that actors Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg were able to turn in a beautifully engaging movie in The End of the Tour out of what was essentially a profile piece for Rolling Stone magazine.
Today, we are speaking with Alchymie. Can you give us a little background information about yourself? Pretty basic beginning….started piano at the age of 6. I studied the piano through my school years under classical training and eventually realized that music had chosen me rather than the other way around. My mother played piano in the house when I was very little, the radio was always on in the house…
St. Paul’s Summit Brewing Company has created a delectable barleywine that is the perfect thing to stay warm through the increasingly-colder end of autumn. This ruby / dark brown colored-effort hits imbibers over the head with a strong malt backbone, to which dark fruits, a decent alcohol burn, and sugar (Caramel, toffee) elements can all be discerned. There is a decent amount of off-white head that sticks around as one…
The Kiss That Took A Trip released Electroforest in 2014, creating a unique sound that touched upon atmospheric, electronic, and ambient styles. During the recording of these songs, there were a few tracks did were crafted that did not make it onto the full-length album. Fast-forward a few months and these tracks have been collected into a comprehensive EP. Bad heavens is a fuzzy bit of electro-pop that includes a…
L.P. by New York’s Martin Del Carpio is a powerful atmospheric track that deftly blends together electronic and organic elements into an effort that provides listeners with incredible depth. The tender compositions of L.P. ebb and flow, with minor shifts and changes in the output providing more than enough fodder to replay the track and hear something wholly new.
Los Angeles’ Valley Shine has just released their LOCA EP; the release begins with Sugar Dream. Sugar Dream is a poppy rock track that glitters with hints of alt-country, folk, and a sunny disposition. While this track works in the current period, there is a timeless sound to this track that ensures listeners will find something that they can appreciate.
The titular single from No Room For Bullies is a track that meshes together a wide array of different music styles, with hints of Macklemore, Linkin Park, and Bon Jovi. The narrative weaved through this introductory track has a positive message; one should be empowered by their experience rather than be hurt by bullies.
HIT Entertainment is back at it with their latest DVD release, Playtime Pals. Playtime Pals is another in the line of compilations that provide children and their parents a number of different snippets of shows. This time, viewers can take on Bob the Builder, Kipper, Thomas & Friends, Barney, Fifi and the Flowertots and Fireman Sam in the course of an hour. Throw a bonus episode – Roary the Racing…
A Pale Mosaic is an India Pale Ale (IPA) from Austin, TX’s Hops & Grain brewery. The beer pours with a hazy yellow to goldenrod coloration. The nose of A Pale Mosaic is floral with hints of grass and citrus elements. There is a spotty lacing that makes an appearance variously in one’s glass. With the initial sip, imbibers will be hit with strong pine and lemony, orange-heavy flavors.
Blue Point Brewing Company’s (Long Island, NY)’s Winter Ale pours with a dark, rich brown coloration and a small amount of tannish head that disappears quickly. The initial nose of this Winter Ale is sweet, heavy with dark fruits, and with just enough grain and malt to invite imbibers in. The first pull that one will take from the Winter Ale links together brown sugar and a bit of bitterness…
