This week on our music review podcast Hear and Now with Steve Jozef, all three of the albums we’re talking about kick ass, and all in totally different ways. We begin with the lush and beautiful new release Divers from harp-plucking indie folk darling Joanna Newsom. Next, we groove and jive to the […]
Episode 3: Disclosure, Wavves, John Grant
Hear and Now just keeps getting smoother, tighter, and more competently edited, doesn’t it? This week we’re talking up Caracal, the new release from the now hyper-popular house duo Disclosure. We move on to the surf punk group Wavves, with their newest and perhaps best album, V. And we finish things […]
Hear and Now Episode 2: CHVRCHES, Fetty Wap, Julia Holter
Hey, episode 2! We’ve made it this far! This week on Hear and Now with Steve Jozef, we kick things off with the new album Every Open Eye from Glasgow synthpop group CHVRCHES, their followup to their breakout release The Bones of What You Believe. Then we tackle the debut self-titled album from the […]
Lil Dicky Weighs Down His Comedy With Misguided Ambition On Bloated “Professional Rapper”
Professional Rapper Artist(s): Lil Dicky Release Date: July 31, 2015 Label: Self-released Length: 1:29:00 Genre(s): Hip hop, comedy Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Wikipedia | Amazon “Well, I wanna be the dude that came in and made the stand up rap / With the random rap and the man like that for the people that was anti-rap / Yet, the fans of […]
A Field Guide to the Curiouser and Curiouser Adapted Worlds of “Alice In Wonderland” (Part 2: Comics, Music, and more)
Two weeks ago, we talked about the various film adaptations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and honestly, the 5 movies explored there barely scratched the surface. It seems that there’s a new Alice movie at least once a decade like clockwork, sometimes more, and that’s without even touching movies like The Matrix or Resident […]
Our Hopes and Predictions for the 2015 Grammy Awards
Whether it’s the Academy Awards or the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, people seem to respond by falling into one of two categories: not caring at all, or caring way too much. The Grammys tend to garner a lot more reactions in line with the first one, given how difficult it […]
Galavant: Completely Mad…alena/Dungeons and Dragon Lady
Summary of 1×05-06: Our intrepid heroes finally make it to Valenica, where Isabella’s guilt begins to overwhelm her. Richard prepares to kill Galavant, but Madalena has other plans. Rating: ★★★★☆ Oh, this joyous little ride is coming to an end, but the story is definitely getting good! Galavant, Isabella and […]
Galavant: Two Balls/Comedy Gold Recap
Synopsis of 1×03-04: As their journey continues to Valencia, Galavant, Isabella and Sid have an encounter in Sid’s village as well as with some landlocked pirates. Meanwhile, Richard struggles to connect with Madalena as she begins to show her true colors. Rating: ★★★☆☆ While this week’s episodes of the eight […]
Galavant: Pilot/Joust Friends Recap
Summary of 1×01: After getting dumped by his one true love Madalena at the altar of her wedding to King Richard, legendary knight Galavant gets back in the game when Princess Isabella Lucia Maria Elizabetta of Valencia requests his aide. That might be easier said than done though. Rating: ★★★★☆ […]
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Nerdophiles Picks: Favorite Music of 2014
We don’t talk often about music here at Nerdophiles, but many of us are big music lovers. 2014 was filled with albums, singles, and bright new stars reaching the top with their hits. Of course, it isn’t up to us to pick out the top hits of the year, instead our […]
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