Month: August 2016

Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Stupidity at Home and Abroad

What Would a Moron Do? Anyone who was even vaguely surprised at the Ryan Lochte Karioca Kops incident at the Olympic Games in Rio evidently missed his former reality show, “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” on the E! network back in 2013. Probably because it only ran for eight episodes before the producers evidently did their […]

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Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: August 24 – August 30

Thursday, August 25 – Sunday, August 28 Templecon: An array of costumes, classic arcade games, panel discussions, charity events, and non-stop live music and performances, this festival is no side-kick to larger gatherings of its kind. Crowne Plaza, Hotel 801 Greenwich Ave. Warwick. templecon.org. Saturday, August 27 The Big Kahuna 2: Feat. Mushroomhead, Carnivora, Crossing Rubicon […]

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CD Review: Listen Above’s Self-Titled Latest

Almost from its inception into mainstream America with Elvis wiggling his hips on “The Milton Berle Show,” rock music has had an awkward and sometimes downright tumultuous relationship with Christianity. In its earliest years, Baptist preachers across the nation chastened their primarily Caucasian congregations that the very rhythms of this nascent genre would drive their […]

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Cass McCombs’ Mangy Love Lacks Bite

This Friday, August 26, marks the release of Mangy Love by Cass McCombs, a fascinating singer-songwriter based out of California. The album is McCombs’ eighth full-length, produced by Elliot Smith alum Rob Schnapf and Dan Horne, featuring appearances by California guitar wiz-kid Blake Mills and NC-based singer Angel Olsen. Known for being a quiet drifter-type, he’s […]

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