FEATURED MUSIC Weekly Review Written By Eric Saeger(news@hippopress.com) Images: Album Artwork Jen Gloeckner, VINE (self-released) Mississippi girl Gloeckner is making inroads into the mainstream after having signed a deal for movie/TV placement for her wetwork chill tunes, until now mainly characterized by acoustic guitars and Massive Attack programming. There was a lack of depth … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Life (R) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Alien organisms turn deadly in Life, a movie that asks the question “should all hope for life on Earth be pinned on the durability of one pair of really thick gloves?” Answer: No. An international crew on a space station … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Beauty & The Beast (PG) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Emma Watson’s Belle and Dan Stevens’ Beast have their “tale as old as time” romance in Beauty and the Beast, another in the continuing live-action-ication of the Disney cartoons. Belle is a bookworm with a desire to … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Irish Experience Explored in Songs of Migration Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki has become New Hampshire’s go-to fiddle player, from his early days with rootsy Jamantics to session work with a diverse array of acts like pop rockers Pat & the Hats, ethereal chanteuse Anna Madsen … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Jewish Film Fest includes For the Love of Spock Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Most non-Trekkies can probably recognize the “live long and prosper” Vulcan salute from Star Trek; what’s not common knowledge is its Jewish origins. Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock and grew up in a Boston … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Logan (R) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot In a dark future for mutants, Wolverine and Professor X are chased (as always) by anti-mutant bad guys in Logan, allegedly the final Hugh Jackman outing as the X-Men’s Wolverine. It’s the year 2029 and while Logan (Hugh Jackman) … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC St. Patrick’s Day Around The Region Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo Every St. Patrick’s Day, there are two kinds of taverns. Most offer corned beef dinner specials and stock extra Guinness and Harp Lager. The rest serve Jameson-braised short ribs and Irish nachos year-round, and go deep on … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Anna Madsen Readies Tupelo Release Show Written By Michael Witthaus(music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo When Anna Madsen set out with a sheaf full of songs to find a record producer, Pittsfield’s Rocking Horse Studio looked good in part because it was reachable on back roads. Driving to Boston terrified the new Utah … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Get Out (R) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot A man’s trip to meet his girlfriend’s parents quickly gets creepy in Get Out, a smart, funny horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele of Key & Peele fame. Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) is nervous about meeting girlfriend … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Get ready for Oscar night with predictions, complaints and viewing recommendations Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshots La La Land wins! Wins what? Whatever! If you don’t have the energy to put effort into your Oscar guesses this year, assume that La La Land will win the 13 categories in which … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC STP, Nirvana, & Tool Tribute Bands Play Jewel Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo In May 2015, Scott Weiland played at Manchester’s Jewel nightclub; in December of the same year, the former Stone Temple Pilots lead singer was dead of a drug overdose. Via tribute acts like Stone Temple … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review The LEGO Batman Movie (PG) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot Batman must overcome his fear of finding (and potentially losing) another family in The LEGO Batman Movie, another of the Lego-animated films. Batman (voice of Will Arnett) likes getting cheers in public but in private is all … [Read more…]