June 28, 2024
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Sports
A Family Affair, A Quiet Place: Day One, Bad Cameo, C XOXO, Camila Cabello, Hiatus Kaiyote, Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, Hot Dog Eating Contest, hot dogs, Hot Sun Cool Shroud, James Blake, Johnny Cash, Lil Yachty, Love Heart Cheat Code, MEGAN, Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Songwriter, South of Here, Wilco, Wimbledon
All’s A-fair in a Family (CREDIT: Aaron Epstein/Netflix © 2024)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–A Family Affair (June 28 on Netflix) – Starring Joey King (and also Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron)
–Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (Theaters) – Part 2 arrives in August.
–A Quiet Place: Day One (Theaters)
Music
-James Blake and Lil Yachty, Bad Cameo
-Camila Cabello, C,XOXO
-Johnny Cash, Songwriter
-Hiatus Kaiyote, Love Heart Cheat Code
-Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, South of Here
-Megan Thee Stallion, Megan
-Wilco, Hot Sun Cool Shroud
Sports
-Wimbledon (July 1-14 on ESPN)
-Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (July 4 on ESPN2) – No Joey Chestnut this year!😱
November 5, 2021
jmunney
Cinema, Entertainment To-Do List, Music, Television
Aimee Mann, Animaniacs, Big Mouth, Diana Ross, Dickinson, Eternals, Joe Pera Talks with You, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Queens of the Summer Hotel, Thank You, The Beta Test, The Future
(CREDIT: Apple TV+)
Every week, I list all the upcoming (or recently released) movies, TV shows, albums, podcasts, etc. that I believe are worth checking out.
Movies
–The Beta Test (Theaters)
–Eternals (Theaters)
TV
–Animaniacs Season 2 (November 5 on Hulu)
–Big Mouth Season 5 (November 5 on Netflix) – Looks like November is Animat-vember.
–Dickinson Season 3 Premiere (November 5 on Apple TV+) – Final Season Alert!
–Joe Pera Talks With You Season 3 Premiere (November 7 on Adult Swim)
Music
-Aimee Mann, Queens of the Summer Hotel
-Diana Ross, Thank You
-Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, The Future
February 15, 2019
jmunney
Best of 2018, Best of Music 2018, Music
All the Stars, Ariana Grande, Back Down, Beck, Bob Moses, Boo'd Up, Childish Gambino, Colors, Come on to Me, Dennis Lloyd, Ella Mai, Elle King, God is a Woman, Good Morning, I Feel Like I'm Drowning, Janelle Monáe, Kendrick Lamar, Love It If We Made It, Make Me Feel, Max Frost, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Nevermind, No Place, No Tears Left to Cry, Paul McCartney, Portugal. The Man, Pynk, Rüfüs Du Sol, Shame, SZA, The 1975, This Is America, Tidal Wave, Two Feet, Tyler the Creator, U.S. Girls, Velvet 4 Sale, You Worry Me, You're a Mean One
CREDIT: Ariana Grande/YouTube
These were the singles released in 2018 or that first became hits in 2018 that had the strongest impacts on me.
1. Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – Has any other singer besides Ariana Grande ever endured so many personal struggles so publicly and on such a massive scale? She still had a lot of heartbreak left to come after releasing “No Tears Left to Cry,” but luckily she was already equipped with and had gifted the world with a timeless anthem for how to insist on finding the joy amidst all life’s turmoil.
2. Dennis Lloyd – “Nevermind” – The ultimate kind of elastic groove to which you can chill out or dance ’til you drop.
3. Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai captured the language of infatuation in 2018, but the feelings are eternal.
4. Ariana Grande – “God is a Woman” – Oh, trust me, I believe. I was certain once I heard that first sexy guitar strum.
5. U.S. Girls – “Velvet 4 Sale” – This is the sort of rock music that makes me happy to currently be an adult human.
6. Beck – “Colors” – Is Beck the greatest dance artist of his era? “Colors” makes a strong case.
7. Janelle Monáe – “Pynk” – If we all had our own personal “Pynk” to announce to everyone who we are, the world would be a much better place.
8. Rüfüs Du Sol – “No Place” – I imagine that this is what it will sound like when I drift off this mortal coil.
9. Childish Gambino – “This Is America” – The musical equivalent of getting shot in the head and living to tell the tale.
10. Portugal. The Man – “Tidal Wave” – The force of extreme weather, but going down smooth and easy.
11. Janelle Monáe – “Make Me Feel” – Feeling good should sometimes feel like there’s a worm dancing in your brain.
12. Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats – “You Worry Me” – It’s good to know that some musicians are out here to make sure we’re safe and sound.
13. Elle King – “Shame” – It’s healthy to exorcise the lowdown dirtiest impulses of your humanity through song.
14. Paul McCartney – “Come on to Me” – I know I’d also like to remain this punny and lusty into my seventies.
15. Bob Moses – “Back Down” – An ideal soundtrack for making an unstable night feel just a little bit more stable.
16. Kendrick Lamar and SZA – “All the Stars” – The kind of song that assures you that all the spirits of your community are with you.
17. Max Frost – “Good Morning” – I’m happy to admit when I wake up in a day-conquering mood, and Max Frost has packaged that feeling.
18. Tyler, the Creator – “You’re a Mean One” – Maybe all kids movie theme songs should be crafted by pansexual oddballs.
19. Two Feet – “I Feel Like I’m Drowning” – When the sound cuts out right before the chorus, and then the guitar chimes in so nastily, I feel like I’m drowning, into the Sunken Place or something … and I like it.
20. The 1975 – “Love It If We Made It” – The desire to make it all the way through together really does often sound this urgent, doesn’t it?
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