Humans. We, as a species, tend to be ruled by three things: the heart, the mind, and the loins. Lord help you when all three start arguing with each other. This is the root of the 1973 Dutch cult film, ...

“Tell me how you want it. And that’s how we’ll play it” “Up From the Deep”-The Tubes In the wilds of the United States, in the middle-of-the-back-road small cities, the big towns, and even the little burgs, there’s always a ...

Social media is a vessel of communication that is often both a blessing and a curse. It’s all in the motion of the virtual ocean and if a positive connection with our fellow humans is the vibrant sea life that ...

A wooden head and a broken heartUsed, abused and torn apart I gave you my best and you gave me the rest It’s time to die, time to die. “Mind of a Toy” – Visage A common criticism of music ...

Expression is a rhythm, with every creator becoming their own conductor and conduit. This is one of many reasons why adapting the written word to the language of cinema is a tricky one and depending on the work and author ...

Love songs can be some of the worst things on Earth. I’m talking pure grade schmaltz. Solo love in an elevator, which will only end in tears and a possible police arrest. Is that any way to live life? No. ...

I’ve got spies. They’re coming to get you. From Berlin to Rome, Bangkok, Germany. – Spies, Roni Griffith It takes a lot less to end the world. – The Soldier If ever there was a downright halcyon time for the ...

Few figures in Western culture possess such knee-jerk, ookie-spooky clout as the Devil. Excuse me. THE Devil! Christian believers get nervous, metalheads get excited, and if you’re that one goblet wielding Dapper Dan from Sam Dunn’s incredible 2005 documentary, Metal: ...

Depression. The ole emotional ebb and flow. Sometimes it’s due to a string of bad luck, personal past trauma, a tricky assortment of chemical imbalances, a mix of all of the above, and something that may even feel hard to ...

Serendipity. It’s defined by Merriam-Webster as, “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” It’s also a force that takes you through an unexpected back road that leads to some of the best and most ...