‘Greenland 2: Migration’ Review: A soft impact

<p>Ric Roman Waugh’s Greenland: Migration* is a late Christmas gift to pedantic “science-on-screen” YouTubers, given that they’ll likely tear this thing to shreds the minute they find a rip of it online. Disaster movies normally have it rough with that crowd, as most of the time, realism is anathema to fun, and instead of being told “Yes, we know the Mayan calendar doesn’t work like that” or “No shit the moon isn’t a giant hollow space station” by friends, they’ve […]</p>
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‘Primate’ Review: One monkey and a barrel of laughs

<p>God bless the “first week of January” horror release, firmly straddling the boundary between inept and competent in audacious fashion, always entertaining regardless of whether or not one could consider it “good.” Such is the case with Johannes Roberts’ Primate, an old-fashioned when-animals-attack creature feature, which is goofy enough to have a crowd shouting insults at the screen, yet competent enough to deliver some kills and scares that will be difficult for later releases to top. Taking the bare bones […]</p>
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Motorists to release new album, share "Frogman" video

Toronto-based Motorists have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Never Sing Alone and will be out on March 6 via We Are Time. The band has also released a video for their new song “Frogman” which was directed by the band, Cotey Pope, and Henri Faberge, with additional assistance from Sarah Ford. Motorists released their album Touched by the Stuff in 2024. Check out the video and tracklist below.

Fishbone announce 'In Your Face' 40th anniversary reissue

Fishbone have announced that they will be reissuing their 1986 debut album In Your Face to celebrate its 40th anniversary. It will feature two vinyl discs – the album and a tribute album called Cover Your Face which will feature bands covering songs off the album – along with new liner notes written by Nabil Ayers. The artists on the tribute album will be released in the coming weeks. Pre-order begins on January 9 and it will ship in April. Fishbone released their album Stockholm Syndrome in 2025 and are currently working on a new album, which is slated to come out in summer 2026. You can see the announcement post below.

Fest Intentions: Levitate Music & Arts Festival 2026 with Alanis, Caamp

<p>You oughta know… that the 2026 Levitate Music & Arts Festival lineup just dropped. Alanis Morissette and Caamp will headline the 14th annual event, which is scheduled for July 18 and 19 at the Marshfield Fairgrounds. Tapping a ’90s rock powerhouse like Morissette (pictured above) to lead the first day of this year’s festivities — as well as incorporating Aussie pop-rock duo Royel Otis — demonstrates a bit of a shift for the South Shore event, which usually heavily skews […]</p>
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Listen to the new song by Proton Packs!

Today, we are thrilled to bring you the premiere of the new song by Tuscany-based self-described “ecto-punk” band Proton Packs! The song is called “The Tunnel At The End Of The Light” and is the third single from their upcoming album Visions From the Void. Speaking about the song, the band said, “Time has come for our third and final single! The theme is somewhat inspired by a quote by the late great Italian director Mario Monicelli, ‘Hope is a trap.’ Musically, it’s probably the darkest of the three previews off the new album. Brodie and Matt share vocal duties on this one and deliver a bleak but infectious melody about how praying for things to change can prevent us from shaping our own fate. Get a load of this scorcher and count the days before the album comes out!” Visions From The Void will be out on February 13 via Mom’s Basement. Listen to “The Tunnel At The End Of The Light” below!

Shoreline announce new album and two singles

German pop punk band Shoreline have announced they are releasing a new LP titled Is This The Low Point Or The Moment After? on March 13th via Pure Noise Records. Along with the announcement, they released the first two singles, "Sweet Spot" and "Out Of Touch", see below to check it out. The band will be out on tour with Arm's Length, Koyo, and Ben Quad this February in the UK and Europe.

Seahaven announce new single

California based emo rock band Seahaven has releaed a new single titled "Long Goodbye". The single is out via Pure Noise Records and the band is set to go on tour later this month to celebrate the anniversary of their much-loved 2011 release Winter Forever. See below to check out the single.

Status/Non-Status to release new album, share "At All" video

Status/Non-Status have announced that they will be releasing a new album. It is called Big Changes and will be out on March 6 via You’ve Changed Records. The band has also released a video for the new song “At All” which was filmed and edited by Liminal As Hell. Status/Non-Status released their EP January 3rd in 2023 and released their album Surely Travel in 2022. Check out the video and tracklist below.

The V List: Five of our favorite comedy podcasts to jumpstart 2026

<p>It’s the dead of winter. The holidays have passed, the decorations are packed away, and now it’s just shoveling and early bedtimes for everyone until we start thawing out in spring. It’s times like these where we need a full, medical-grade dose of laughter to get us through the frigid darkness, but we’re also now out and about again, so sitting inside and hibernating isn’t always possible for everyone.  That’s where podcasts, and specifically comedy podcasts, come in handy. There […]</p>
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