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Just Another Clever Plan From Tyrion?: Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 5: Eastwatch (HBO)

Game of Thrones Season 7 Epsiode 5 "Eastwatch" has Jorah returning to Dragonstone, Tyrion taking a trip home, and Sam becoming a lord (and a few other surprises). Enjoy!

Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E13 “We Have Manners, We’re Polite” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 2 Episode 13 "We Have Manners, We're Polite" allows me to talk about official cruelty and indifference, Caputo's true disposition, and a few accuracy problems. Enjoy!

Demo-Crazy in the USA: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)

This week I am covering the Leonard Cohen poem "Democracy" and its application to what might happen during Mr. Robot Season 3. Enjoy!

Mr- RobotJoshua B. HoeAugust 10, 2017Mr. Robot, USA Network, Television, Entertainment, Politics Comments

The "Birds Bite Hair" Spotify Playlist (I Hate Radio)

"Bird Bite Hair" is this week's mixed-tape style Spotify playlist including music from Pavement, Echo and the Bunnymen, Downtown Boys, Sleater Kinney and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!

PlaylistJoshua B. HoeAugust 8, 2017Spotify, Entertainment, Streaming Music, post-punk, punk, lo-fiComment

Daenerys + Drogon = Death: Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 4: The Spoils of War (HBO)

In Game of Thrones S7 E4 "The Spoils of War" Arya comes home, Cersei makes friends with a Bank, and one heck of a good battle broke out. Enjoy!

Orange Is the New Black: Orange Black or Bleak: S2 E12 “It Was The Change” (Netflix)

Orange Is the New Black Season 2 Episode 12 "It Was The Change" allows me to talk about Mothers (and other women) in real prisons, Red's lack of vision, and a few plot problems.

Tick-Tock Clock: Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)

This week I am talking about the Mr. Robot Season 3 Trailer and the larger significance of the Mr. Robot Original Funko Ads. Enjoy!

Mr- RobotJoshua B. HoeAugust 3, 2017Mr. Robot, Television, Entertainment, Pop Culture, USA Network, Streaming VideoComment

Barely Kept Under Control by ‘Cable Ties’

Australia's 'Cable Ties' just released their self-titled debut album on Poison City Records and it is really good stuff. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!

Playlist, "I Hate Radio" Music NewsJoshua B. HoeAugust 2, 2017Cable Ties, Punk, punk, Post Punk, music, spotify, entertainment, streaming musicComment

Maybe Not “Everything Now” (but Arcade Fire’s Album Isn’t That Bad)

Critics have been savaging the new Arcade Fire album and it certainly is not great, but I will play the contrarian, Everything Now isn't that bad.

Joshua B. HoeAugust 1, 2017Comment

The “Endless Creature Groove” Spotify Playlist

Another Mixed-Tape style playlist, this one featuring GZA, Mr. Lif & Akrobatic, Super Unison, Arcade Fire, Sacred Paws and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!

PlaylistJoshua B. HoeJuly 31, 2017Spotify, Music, Streaming Music, Playlist, entertainment, post punk, punk, lo-fi, alternative hip hop, garageComment

Low Strategy In Highgarden: Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 3: The Queen’s Justice (HBO)

Cersei receives her prize from Euron, Jon Snow gets his prize from Daenerys, Sansa takes charge (and ‘enjoys’ a reunion), and Benioff and Weiss make me grumpy. Enjoy!

“The whiterose Chronicles” Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot Season 3)

This week's Predicting Robot (Mr. Robot) is talking about the artist known as "whiterose" including a short discussion with B.D. Wong and Sam Esmail and a discussion of why a person is a password (not a name). Enjoy!

Mr- RobotJoshua B. HoeJuly 27, 2017Mr. Robot, USA Network, Sam Esmail, Television, Amazon Prime Video, Streaming Video, B.D. Wong, whiteroseComment

White Christmas in July (Reflections From a Black Mirror S2 E4)

White Christmas in July means I have finally gotten around to writing my recap of Black Mirror's 'White Christmas' episode. Enjoy!

A. Savage’s Home Court Advantage (Denton Texas)

Andrew Savage is releasing a new solo album (and he is from Denton), Parquet Courts are not breaking up, and listen to the Pop Rocks Skylight Spotify Playlist!

The KVB, Music for the Coding of Dreams - Fixation/White Walls (2017, Invada)

The KVB make perfect music for programming dreams. Here is some information on the London Duo and on their interesting EP "Fixation/White Walls." Sample them on the Pop Rocks Skylight Playlist.

Playlist, "I Hate Radio" Music NewsJoshua B. HoeJuly 25, 2017The KVB, Music, Spotify, Darkwave, ShoegazeComment

The "Pop Rocks Skylight" Spotify Playlist

A new mixed-tape style playlist featuring great music from Nine Inch Nails, Single Mothers, Love & Rockets, Hallelujah the Hills, Pere Ubu and many others. Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!

PlaylistJoshua B. HoeJuly 24, 2017Spotify, Music, Indie Music, Punk, Alternative MusicComment

The Red Badge of Theon (Game Of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2: Stormborn)

My Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 2 "Stormborn" recap allowed me to discuss Sansa's future, the importance of Realism, and Theon's understandable, but sad, cowardice. Enjoy!

Game Of ThronesJoshua B. HoeJuly 24, 2017Game of Thrones, GoT, Stormborn, HBO, Entertainment, Television, Streaming VideoComment