Videos: BBQ Pope: "Pool Hall"
BBQ Pope have released a video for their new song “Pool Hall”. The video was directed by Sean Hackl. The song is off their album UNFURL which is available now. Check out the video below.
Spanish Love Songs: "Heavenhead" (ft. Illuminati Hotties)
Spanish Love Songs have released a new song called “Heavenhead” which features Illuminati Hotties. The song is off their upcoming EP A Brief Intermission In The Flattening of Time which will be out on November 21 via Pure Noise Records. Spanish Love Songs are currently touring Europe and released their album No Joy in 2023. Check out the song below.
Boston Thriving: Homegrown artists bring sparks to ‘Love Is Blind’
<p>Editor’s Note: “Boston Thriving” is an ongoing series from Vanyaland highlighting and honoring the national and global success of Boston- and New England-based bands and artists. The quality of Netflix series Love Is Blind is largely dependent on the poor judgement of its delusional cast members (do you actually watch the show with the hope of seeing people get married? What are you, sick?). But it turns out the producers of the show made some top-notch choices for Season 9, […]</p>
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The V List: Five of our favorite Gary Gulman ‘Verbal Gymnastics’
<p>If you know Gary Gulman, you know his romance with the science of word selection that he’s mastered over the course of his years on stage. It’s a romance so passionate, in fact, that it’s partly responsible for the makeup of his latest comedic endeavor in Grandiloquent, a one-man show that Gulman is bringing home for the first time this weekend with one night at Shubert Theatre on Saturday (October 25), where an element of the show takes a dive […]</p>
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Videos: SPEED release video for "ALL MY ANGELS"
SPEED have released a video for their song “ALL MY ANGELS”. The video was directed by the band, Jack Rudder, and Thomas Elliott. The song is off their EP of the same name which is available now via Last Ride and Flatspot Records. Check out the video below.
Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys launches anti-Trump campaign
Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys has joined with an organization called home of the Brave in order to alert people about Donald Trump's policies and actions. In addition, Casey is calling upon other punk musicians to be more outspoken about Trump. Home of the Brave ia a nonprofit founded by former Republicans with a focus on highlighting the negative impact of Trump’s actions. Casey will join the organization as a member of its advisory board. he has released a video summarizing his plan. You can see that below.
GUV to release new album, share "Let Your Hands Go" video
GUV, the solo project of Ben Cook, which was formerly known as Young Guv, has announced that he will be releasing a new album. It is called Warmer Than Gold and will be out on January 30 via Run For Cover Records. A video for his new song “Let Your Hands Go” has also been released. GUV released GUV III and IV in 2024. Check out the video and tracklist below.
Chris Hemsworth takes you to school in the ‘Crime 101’ trailer
<p>You know it’s slow when the biggest trailer drop of the week (aside from that James L. Brooks movie and another Colleen Hoover adaptation) is for an almost straight-to-video crime thriller starring Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry. However, we’re absolutely prime marks for Crime 101, an ensemble neo-noir based on Don Winslow’s novella (in addition to all of his other fantastic books, the prior adaptation of one of his stories, Oliver Stone’s Savages, remains an underrated camp masterpiece) and directed […]</p>
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Videos: Arm's Length: "The World"
Arm's Length have released a video for their song “The World”. The video was shot and edited by Alex Scalzo-Brown. The song is off their album There’s A Whole World Out There which was released earlier this year. Arm’s Length will be touring North America with Hot Mulligan starting later this month. Check out the video below.
CIV to play three shows with Into Another and Orange 9mm
CIV have announced three shows. They'll be celebrating 31 years of Set Your Goals. Into Another and Orange 9mm open. The shows are on the East Coast in January. You can see the specific below.