As some of those familiar with my alter-ego know, I’m not a fan of horror movies at all. I get too anxious and nervous when facing suspense and gore. The first V/H/S, which you can catch on Netflix Instant, was a fan favorite in 2012 film festivals. The premise of the two films revolve around the discovery...
Wow. Just as I was going on about how I greatly dislike music festivals, the first wave of bands were announced for this year’s Riot Fest. For those that don’t know, Riot Fest was started in 2005 as a way to help put together a seemingly dream lineup of various punk bands. Since its initial...
While IMAX theaters have been around since 2002, it wasn’t until 2008 when a film shot scenes natively on IMAX cameras when The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan decided to shoot some of the wide-angle skyline shots of Batman and Gotham City/Chicago. The 70mm IMAX print showed a level of quality and detail that truly separated The Dark...
It’s been almost a decade since the last Chronicles of Riddick film (and five years since Vin Diesel has played a character not named Dom Toretto), but coming this fall, Diesel is set to don the goggles again with the third film in the franchise, Riddick. Written/directed by franchise director David Twohy, the film finds Riddick’s power...
A lot of anticipation has been growing for Tree’s next mixtape. Since Sunday School came out last year, the Chicago MC has been upping his game and visibility, including being featured as a Red Bull Sound Select artist. With Sunday School II: When Church Lets Out, Tree has escalated to the next level, complete with backing from...
“I told [Calez] he gotta be the coldest motherf*cking rapper in the city ’cause I’m already the hottest DJ, man,” DJ Oreo says at the end of Calez’ first track, “Ready or Not.” This bravado is what helped Calez’ emergence in the Chicago hotbed of up and coming rappers. His latest mixtape, G-Unit Bundle Pack, finds...
The hype continues growing for Chicago’s own Alex Wiley and his debut mixtape, Club Wiley. Our homies at Closed Sessions released this hot new track, “Creepin,” just now. Featuring Freddie Gibbs with production by Hippie Sabotage, “Creepin” is a great song to help us bide our time while we await the full mixtape release. Club Wiley is coming...
Chicago rapper YP just released this new track, “Black Sheep.” The song, which won’t be on the upcoming Restless, is produced by Xcel. YP goes in on the song with a smooth vocal delivery. Be careful, though: the track is infectious and is guaranteed to get stuck in your head for awhile. Listen to the track...
The film adaptation of Max Brooks’ World War Z is shaping up to be a huge blockbuster for Paramount Pictures with a reported $125m-$200m budget. Starring Brad Pitt (Moneyball), the film follows Pitt’s character across the United States as he attempts to find a way to stop the zombie outbreak, known colloquially as the titular “World...
One of my favorite songs of last fall was “Runaway” by Chandler London and Blakkass Westley featuring Cadillac Duke. The beat, produced by Savier of Animuse/TBO fame, was haunting and atmospheric that was able to complement each rapper’s vastly different rap styles. Savier has some production chops, and thankfully, we got some new work from...
