2019: A Year In Review
Music / Year End 2019 • January 7, 2020
It's the end of a decade, and what a final year it's been. In this last piece of our 2019 feature series, we look back on the previous twelve months to explore the best TV shows we streamed, the coolest album artwork, weirdest records, best non-punk/metal and a couple of other lists of music-related stuff we dug in 2019. Read on to find out what you might have missed. Best Programs I Streamed in 2019 In a year that saw Game of Thrones stumble across the finish line, even with an ever-increasing amount of programming options of any and all varieties, finding something good to watch was sometimes a challenge. Here's the best movies and series I found to watch on streaming services in 2019. 1 Climax streamed on Amazon Prime While working at SXSW this past year, one of the fellow volunteers told me that, although she liked horror movies, she wasn’t planning on seeing any of the festival offerings since they would pale in comparison to a movie she had recently seen. That movie: Gasper Noe’s Climax. Lo and behold, she was right. Genuinely disturbing due to both its overall intensity and method of execution - and boasting a bumping dance music soundtrack to boot – this technically dazzling film still baffles me as to how it was actually pulled off. Several mesmerizing dance numbers (!) are highlights. 2 Suspiria streamed on Amazon Prime While I like horror movies, I’m always a bit skeptical when it comes to remakes, reboots, late-to-the-game sequels and the … Read more
Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2019)
Music / Year End 2019 • January 1, 2020
The end of a year and the end of a decade – 2019 is done and it's over to SPB to tell you about the best albums you heard (or … Read more
Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2019
Music / Year End 2019 • December 17, 2019
As the year ends, it's time once more for us to hand over to the artists and record labels that made some of our favorite music of 2019 and ask … Read more
