Dan Martin
The Newport Summer Concert Series is back with it's 14th year of comedy shows. They have had great success over the years showcasing the Nation's best comedians from Television, the silver screen and stage. This year proves to be no different. Just check out the first two shows announced. Tickets go on sale Friday May 2nd. Here is what we have in store for you... Salad Days is the new LP from Canadian singer/songwriter Mac DeMarco. It sounds like a 21st century Harry Nilsson poised as a kind of slacker rocker recording in his living room (which is where DeMarco recorded this April 1st release; his third). The eleven songs come in at just over a half hour with the longer songs easily under 4 minutes, so these melancholic melodies don't get bogged down. The full album is currently available to check out at YouTube. With this release widely accepted among reviewers and appearing at number 1 on the CMJ music chart, we're likely to be hearing allot more of DeMarco on college and modern rock radio this Summer. So you can say you heard it here first. Kelly Bowman
The art and enjoyment of craft brewing has been on the up and up for years around the country. And now, longtime Providence brewmaster Sean Larkin is spreading the love into Cranston this spring with a new brewpub called Brutopia. Larkin is already well known in the craft brew community as he brews for Trinity Brewhouse, Narragansett, and most recently, his own brand called Revival. You can find his work in almost all the restaurants and pubs around Providence and surrounding areas. RA Bartlett Last night's episode [Easter Sunday, 4/20] was largely very excellent. It had all the things a watcher of the show tends to enjoy; Daenarys asserting authority over a slave city, Tywin being the most coldhearted Chessmaster around, Davos interacting with Stannis's daughter Shireen (one of the most under appreciated elements where the pop-culture radar is concerned). But there was a scene that happened last night a lot of viewers found problematic, if not outright disgusting. While standing over the dead body of Joffery (his son,) Jaime Lannister tries to comfort Cesei, Joffery's mother. The two are about to have a full-on incestuous make-out over their son's corpse. It's already at the point of being depraved. But then Cersei recoils at Jaime's prosthetic hand, prompting Jaime to kiss and undress her against her will, with Cersei going back and forth, but generally resisting, essentially forcing himself upon his sister. [continued below] Kenny "Moshing Maniac" Nardozza
If you were a fan of wrestling in the 1980′s then you knew The Ultimate Warrior. He was a staple in that era of wrestling, a larger than life figure who captured the attention of his legions of fans by his surplus of energy and bizarre promos. The man behind The Ultimate Warrior was known as James Brian Hellwig, who also wrestled under several different alias’s including Blade Runner Rock, Dingo Warrior, and Jim “Justice” Hellwig. Warrior became Hellwig’s legal name in the 90′s and to this day is also the last name associated with his family. Now, sadness fills my heart as I think about the Warrior’s wife, two daughters, friends, colleagues, and the millions of his fans around the world that are mourning his death, as shock waves were felt around the world just two weeks ago. RA Bartlett
So the moment of catharsis has hit. Joffery Baratheon is now destined for one of the Seven Hells (Hey, why not all of them? He's earned it!) And while we at home are enjoying it, the Seven Kingdoms consider this kind of thing high treason and thus, have to root out the culprit. Cersei has placed all her bets on Tyrion, (because of course she has,) but we at home know there are very few people who don't have reason to do the little bastard in. This is what Law and Order calls the "Victim was worse than the perp" conundrum. So let's do a little Hand of the King-style detective work. (And, you know, hope we don't meet the consummate fate of your given detectiving Hands of the King) So I did it...yes. I was lucky enough to get into the alpha technical test for Blizzard's new MOBA, Heroes of the Storm. This alpha is also a marketing campaign because it does not have a Non-disclosure agreement, so the Blog today is brought you to you by Blizzard-Activision! The same company that ruined Diablo 3 for you has set out, yet again, to try to monetize and devalue a genre that is beloved by all. That being said...the game is pretty good!
Dan Martin
Hey everyone and welcome to not just another Comedy on Us but our Third BLOGISODE! You may have noticed that our live episodes are on hold. As the station moves homes and we regroup, Comic's Corner has been working hard to schedule guests for the return and keep as current as possible in our blogs. You may have read RA Bartlett's GoT Preview or Kenny Nardozza's TWD Series, "Stalking Dead." In this blogisode we offer links to our goings on in Comedy this past and coming weeks. Please read, enjoy and share. We will be back LIVE before you know it. PAX East 2014 was an epic pulse pounding thrill ride that did not even put brakes in the damn car let alone not use them. I laughed, I pooped, I ate food and I rolled dice! It was a time and a half! Me and lines are not friends so sadly I can not report on the major stuff but man o man did it look awesome!
RA Bartlett
I have been tasked to do a blog post about this past Sunday's "Game of Thrones" premiere, on HBO. This is quite the long row to hoe, first of all, because so many characters' names aren't found in Spell Check. And secondly, I'll admit, I was hard pressed for subjects, because the nature of this season is that it's actually the second half of the book, "A Storm of Swords." As such, there are less major characters to introduce, except for Oberyn Martel, who should be popular, but kind of controversial because as one of the most recent introductions, it means the largest number people who were introduced to Westeros through the show would still have the chance to picture him in their mind. As a result, a lot of Johnny-Read-Latelys who will always see Ned Star as Sean Bean will probably complain how different Oberyn is in the book. He's also very hard to talk about because his entire purpose is reliant on spoilers, and a couple of words that I'm not sure the fine folks at WBOB would appreciate being linked to via google searches. We'll also see the Children of The Forest, which is what I will imagine will have a lot of you saying, "And that is where 'Game of Thrones' lost me." |
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