Blood Sugar Summer Haunted

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Blood Sugar Summer “Haunted” Single (2014)

There is a lot of music that comes out today and you don’t get to hear it. I don’t like that notion, so I try my best to look for all sorts of new acts, good music, and even publish my playlists daily through last.fm. Upon coming across Blood Sugar Summer, I recognized one of the best songs I’ve heard in a long time. It’s with the release of “Haunted” from their upcoming record, that I realized the duo of Benjó James and Jack Wilson may very well be my new favorite artists.

Simon Pegg Talks Robert Orci!

Let's take out our Delorean back to what seems like a million years ago. Man does time fly. Back in May it was announced that Robert Orci would be directing the third installment of the Star Trek franchise. Other than a name being attached not much else was said. Well, until now. 

In an interview with BBC, actor Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty, said that Orci taking over the third film "makes perfect sense." 

Pegg stated, "I'm really happy he's doing it as it's kept within the family kind of thing, it's not somebody coming in from outside. Bob's been there since the first Star Trek - by that I mean the 2009 one - so it seemed to make perfect sense that he come in as a director on this one because he gets it. He was always the most Trekkie of all of those guys anyway, he's always understood the story the best so it's great that he's going to be involved in the writing and directing."

This is exciting. It may be small, but it does bring hope that this film will be as successful as its predecessors. Of course, we can't really judge until we see more, but a speck of light is at least standing. 

Pegg, also claimed that even though Abrams will be busy directing the next Star Wars film. He expects to see him attached in some way, shape or form. 

"I don't think JJ would be able to let it completely go because that's not in his nature."

This only adds to the reassurance of what could be a great film. I can't wait to see more as the film develops.

Stay tuned!

Ivan Reitman And His Future With Ghostbusters: If Any

A few days ago Comingsoon.net had the chance to sit down in an interview with director, Ivan Reitman where they spoke about Reitmans recent release "Draft Day." BUT we're not here to talk about that now are we? 

At the end of the interview Reitman was asked about his future with the third installment of Ghostbusters. Sadly, the answer was practically "none at all," but hey it's worth asking right? He continued by explaining why he declined to direct the next Ghostbusters film. Don't close page just yet. He will still be involved! I mean it is his movie after all. 

"I am very involved. I'm a producer of the film," he told them. "I wasn't giving it all up. I suddenly felt that Ghostbusters didn't necessarily need me as a director, at least I didn't need to direct Ghostbusters, let me put it that way. Having done the other two and with the passing of Harold and with Bill Murray seeming disinterested being in it, I thought it was better for me just to produce it and to make sure we're going to have the quality and style of what is appropriate for another version of that film. But the franchise could benefit from somebody else's point of view. I've done it twice before and it will be great to get somebody else to lend a hand as well."

They continued by asking him about the development of the upcoming sequel to his 1988 comedy, Twins. 

Reitman continued, "I'd say it's very much in the development stage and it's now caught up in the middle of studio stuff," he explained. 

Whether it be in Ghostbusters or Twins (two) we will have some fun stuff to look forward to. 

After all it is Reitman we're talking about. This man has given us some films that I'm sure we've had some of our best times with.  

Written by Anthony Centeno

Nina Kotova Plays Profoundly Beautiful Cello Music on Her Latest Release of J.S. Bach Suites

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Nina Kotova "J.S. Bach The Cello Suites" (2014) Review

When it comes to classical music, you most likely know the big names from the past. But did you know that there are a lot of contemporary players, soloists, conductors and more that are creating beautiful music? That’s what you get when you listen to Nina Kotova’s latest record of J.S. Bach Suites for Cello. I was completely stunned with this release as I didn’t expect it to be as transformative as it is. As far as I’m concerned, it’s the best release I’ve heard all year, and that trumps nearly every single record I’ve reviewed to this day.

Mouth of The South Struggle Well

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Mouth of The South “Struggle Well” (2014) Review

Facedown Records has been making some serious moves lately. They put out a ton of records in the past decade, and for those that have grown up with the hardcore scene in the 909 area code of Southern California, you know very well what they are all about. The label is one of the tried and true staples of hardcore and metal-core and release after release they have been pushing forward no matter what. I’m impressed with their longevity, and their latest string of releases are incredible, including the latest release from Mouth of The South.