Charlie Dorf I have, even since I was a little child, never been a big fan of Disney movies (not to be confused with Pixar
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SafetySuit’s Life Left to Go
The Moment: “I need to let go of the things I see that have always let me fall/ And I cannot find my way home no because I’m already home.” Somehow this song is like a sarcastic slap in the face, hence why it’s my favorite. Instead of taking the normally bitter and sad route for a break up song SafetySuit uses their words to express emotions while playing guitar that makes Tim Brantley look emo.
A present from Vedera
I wrote this blog post about Vedera’s song Satisfy a few weeks ago, and what do you know, some one saw it. That someone was Amanda, a marketing intern from Baebel music who sent me the wonderful present of music…
The Crazies: A satisfying remake that should serve as an example for future zombie flicks
Charlie Dorf
Over the past several years, a number of zombies have come to the bog screen in films ranging from hilarious (“Zombieland,” “Shaun of the Dead) to scary and well-done (“28 Days Later”) to down-right awful (“Dawn of the Dead”).
Going into “The Crazies” I was pretty sure it would fall under the latter category. Like 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead,” it was a remake of a George Romero film (the father of zombie films), and I feared “The Crazies” would be equally brutalized. However, I was happy to have been proven wrong…
Shark in the Water
Whitney Gulden
Shark in the Water by V V Brown probably played on the radio five times on the car ride to Washington D.C. over break before it was stuck in my head. Looking at the lyrics I have no idea what the message of the song is, but take a shot at interpreting what “That is right, rules are rules, this is what I get for just winding you up. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, please don’t make too much of it, it ain’t that serious. Baby there’s a shark in the water, there’s something underneath my bed. Oh please believe I said, Baby there’s a shark in the water…. I caught them barking at the moon…