Even among the 40-something albums that Prince Rogers Nelson released between 1978 and 2015, there is still so much to uncover. The weeks since his passing have led to a lot of discovery and rediscovery, with even the most faithful uncovering handfuls of tunes from Read More …
When viewing a film, I often ask myself if it is merely enough to witness someone or something perform simply well. Are Michael Bay’s maniacal explosions and sometimes muddled messages “enough,” knowing he does it well? Should I be satisfied with a fine little potboiler Read More …
There were a fair number of trends this year in Deadshirt’s TV lists. We like superheroes, we like drama and action, and we also tend to like shows we can binge watch in one sitting. But more than that, our contributors’ top picks revealed a Read More …
It’s December, a time to reflect on the greatest movies, music, comics, etc. of the last twelve months. And while we try to keep up with the best of everything as they’re released, occasionally something sneaks by us. With the Rest of 2015, we hope to highlight Read More …
We’re increasingly reaching a peak with what ideas we can recycle in film and television and how much the public can take of it all. There are times when even I’m unsure of what to make of a Hollywood inundated with dozens of sequels and Read More …
Deadshirt Is Watching…is a weekly feature in which Deadshirt staff, contributors, and guests sound off on the television shows we’re tuned into, from intense dramas to clever sitcoms to the most insane reality shows. This week: Review and Last Comic Standing! Dominic Griffin is Watching… Review Season 2, Episode Read More …
Since acquiring my first compact disc in 1999 (a copy of the soundtrack to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, because my childhood tastes defied convention), I have racked up nearly 2,000 of them in my collection. You name it: compilations, CD singles, increasingly heavy box sets—I’m still buying Read More …
There’s something very déjà vu about all this. Not long ago I was an excited 13-year-old playing and replaying VHS copies of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, James Cameron’s wildly different but endlessly engaging tales of killer robot-assisted future nuclear apocalypse and the Read More …
We’re spending the month of December looking back at some of the great new releases that we missed out on reviewing earlier this year. This is The Rest of 2014. Let’s face it: this has been a weird fucking year for culture in general. The most Read More …
A lot of reviews you’re going to see this week for Theophilus London’s new studio release will probably talk about Kanye West. A lot. This is London’s own damn fault. Yeezus is listed as an executive producer on Vibes, taking time out from working on Read More …