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As with a full-fledged horror movie, a horror-based comedy doesn’t quite need to reinvent the wheel. It merely needs to appeal to horror nerds and comedy fans alike — a shockingly delicate balancing act to maintain. Look at perhaps the m…

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Dawn of the Dead

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Drew October 7, 2012

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First things first: I apologize deeply to the ten or so horror-starved souls out there who went unfulfilled yesterday. It won’t happen again, and today, we have a delightful Halloween twofer for you to make up for it. Zombies are fashionable. …

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The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 5: Them

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Drew October 5, 2012

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Against all odds, it seems as though modern-day French horror has a keen grip on what is truly frightening. It can be intense — Pascal Laugier’s eviscerating Martyrs taps into difficult notions of pain and existentialism, while Alexandre…

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The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 4: Night of the Demons

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Drew October 4, 2012

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As I sit down to sell you on Kevin Tenney’s little-respected Night of the Demons, I find it important to reiterate once again that this series is not designed as a treatise on the best horror films of all time. There’s going to be some o…

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Spin Cycle: Mumford & Sons, Babel

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Drew October 4, 2012

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Scottish hitmakers Mumford & Sons are back with another agreeable, hooky collection of stomping folk-rock. How does “Babel” stack up to “Sigh No More”?

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The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 3: The Descent

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Drew October 3, 2012

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For the third day of Halloween, we take a look at crippling fear and claustrophobia in Neil Marshall’s UK nail-biter “The Descent”.

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The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 2: The Night of the Hunter

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Drew October 2, 2012

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For the second of Popblerd’s 31 Days of Halloween, we look at Charles Laughton’s “Night of the Hunter”, a Gothic, deep-south potboiler starring Robert Mitchum.

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The 31 Days of Halloween: May

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Drew October 1, 2012

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Popblerd’s countdown of 31 great Halloween movies kicks off with Lucky McKee’s twisted, bloody character study “May.”

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Spin Cycle: Band of Horses, Mirage Rock

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Drew September 24, 2012

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Band of Horses reign it in and craft a harmonic homage to 70s AM radio on fourth album “Mirage Rock”

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Spin Cycle: The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter

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Drew September 21, 2012

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In the realm of swaying, stomping, harmonic pop-folk, The Avett Brothers stand only in the shadow of Mumford & Sons, a recent success story that, perhaps not-coincidentally, the long-running North Carolina brother-band is starting…

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Spin Cycle: Alanis Morissette, Havoc and Bright Lights

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Drew September 19, 2012

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Alanis Morissette is back with “Havoc and Bright Lights”, her first release since 2008’s “So-Called Chaos”. Popblerd has the review!

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The Viewfinder: Ben Folds Five, ”Do It Anyway”

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Drew September 18, 2012

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Ben Folds Five has released the first video from their new record, “The Sound of the Life of the Mind”, and “Do It Anyway” features Fraggles. FRAGGLES, PEOPLE.

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Spin Cycle: Easy Star All-Stars, Easy Star’s Thrillah

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Drew September 14, 2012

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After tackling Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Beatles records, Easy Star All-Stars give the King of Pop the reggae royalty treatment with Easy Star’s Thrillah. Read our review!

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The Singles Bar: Bleu, ”It’s Not Over (Til it’s Over and Done)”

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Drew August 22, 2012

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Two Popblerd favorites, Bleu and David Mead, team up for a wonky, catchy new track; check out “It’s Not Over (‘Til it’s Over and Done)”!

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Pass the Popcorn: The Dark Knight Rises

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Drew July 23, 2012

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Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy has drawn to a close with “The Dark Knight Rises”. How does it fare next to 2008’s titanic “The Dark Knight”?

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The Singles Bar: The Avett Brothers, ”Live and Die”

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Drew July 13, 2012

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The Avett Brothers are back! Get your Friday folk on with “Live And Die.”

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The Popblerd Halftime Show: Drew’s Best of 2012 So Far

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Drew July 1, 2012

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James Mercer and The Shins have created one of 2012’s best albums, according to Drew. Who else made his list? Read on to find out…

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The Viewfinder: Soul Khan feat. Akie Bermiss, ”Wellstone”

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Drew June 24, 2012

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The title track from bespectacled, gruff underground rhymer Soul Khan’s Wellstone EP now has an accompanying video; Khan plays a downtrodden, put-upon vet, in an evocative visualization of the soulful, Grass Roots-sampling track. Watch the…

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The Singles Bar: Soul Khan, ”Soulstice 4″³

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Drew June 22, 2012

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Brooklyn-based underground emcee, Brown Bag All-Star, and vaunted ex-battle rapper Soul Khan has released the latest in his deeply personal “Soulstice” series, “Soulstice 4″. Unspooling razor-sharp lyrical imagery over a mou…

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