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‘Beneath the Eyrie’ is Pixies’ gold

When the Pixies released the album's lead single, "On Graveyard Hill," it appeared that we might be in store for an album that picks up where Head Carrier left off. That wouldn't be a bad thing at all, being that it was one of the best albums the Pixies had released since Doolittle. Such a ...

Comic movie Mount Rushmore: Who would make the cut?

(Editor's note: This article contains a spoiler for "Spider-Man: Far From Home." You've been warned.)One factor in having so many great comic book movies these days is great casting choices.It's not enough to toss popular stars into the roles (i.e. Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher, Arnold ...

Brazilian guitarist adds spice to The Royal Hounds

If you are familiar with The Royal Hounds then you know that they play quirky, in-your-face, roots rock and roll driven by a wild front man with a stand-up bass. You can now add to that tagline, "And a Brazilian kid who can play guitar like Brent Mason and Johnny Hiland."Scott Hinds, the ...

Governor’s Race Heats Up Nearly a Year Out

While primary ballots won't be cast in West Virginia until May of 2020, the fight for the chance to lead the state is already attracting more attention than any other race on the ballot.Incumbent Governor Jim Justice is eligible to seek a second term and has announced his intention to do so. ...

The Wild Man of Clay County

Some stories do not need embellishment, as the facts can be intriguing enough all by themselves. Such is the tale of the Wild Man of Clay County. It was 1908 and Henry Ford had just produced his Model T automobile in Michigan; President Taft was elected, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were ...

Tarantino’s Hollywood love story true to form

Quentin Tarantino has gone from reinvented westerns to stretching slasher torture techniques a step behind exploitation, where a gasp shock at the "Hostel" comes close to "Mark of the Devil's" grab the provided emergency cleanliness bag.Alluring Leonardo DiCaprio, as Rick Dalton, former star ...

Battinson: Same bat-whine, same bat-panic?

Previously, on "Freaking Out About Batman"...Amid the chaos, screams and rioting six years ago following Ben Affleck's casting as Batman, I emerged as a calm voice, advising people to take a deep breath and at least wait to see the movie. After all, Heath Ledger turned out OK as the Joker.I ...

Lettuce to perform at Snowshoe Resort

Genre-defying funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-art-rock-experimental-avant-garde music titans Lettuce released their sixth studio album, Elevate, on June 14 via their own Lettuce Records.Produced by Lettuce and recorded at Colorado Sound Studio outside of Denver with legendary engineer ...

Joey Chestnut takes on a West Virginia tradition

No. 1-ranked competitive eater Joey Chestnut prepared for this year's Pepperoni Roll-Eating World Championship at the West Virginia Three Rivers Festival by exercising.Really."I have to be healthy," Chestnut said. "Otherwise, I'm not going to be able to push myself to a ridiculous limit."The ...

Thrash metal giants Slayer coming to WV

On Monday, May 13, four bands will descend on the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. With each band being a heavy-hitting force to be reckoned with in their own right, concertgoers will experience four titans of extreme heavy metal sharing the ...