This review of Beef is based off of Episode 1 and 2, which had its World Premiere at SXSW 2023. If you’ve lived in Los Angeles, or really, any metropolitan area in the United States, you’ll know that road rage is a real, palpable thing. Maybe someone cuts you off on the highway, merges into […]
The From the Intercom team is once again headed to Austin for SXSW! Here’s a quick list of what we’re most excited about seeing… and please say hi if you happen to be there! Joy Ride directed by Adele Lim As much as I loved Crazy Rich Asians, I found the appeal of that particular […]
When now Austin-based indie pop band Letting Up Despite Great Faults first released their self-titled debut back in 2009, the music scene was completely different. Spotify was nonexistent, and the place where bands got discovered were the wild, wild west of music discovery: Myspace. Just one look at the album artwork for their debut will […]
Did any band at SXSW have more fun at the fest than Ragamuffs? During their set at Las Perlas, Ragamuffs bandleader Haley Finesse and her band ran through a quick set of hits off of Ragamuffs’ excellent sunshine indie-pop album Achy Luminesence, as well as a few follow-up singles that have been released since then. […]
Get to your nearest mall and head to Hot Topic because it’s 2022 and pop punk has returned in force. Among the influx of bands rejuvenating the scene, there’s Orlando based Ivypaint. Fronted by lead singer Sean Duong, Ivypaint’s infectious brand of energetic melancholy eagerly fills the big shoes of any band that would be […]