Hey y’all, my name is Justin Johnson. I’m from San Antonio, Texas and I’ll be writing for The Farsighted. Since the TFB is based in Pennsylvania and I’m all the way down south, I’m going to be highlighting some amazingly talented, but as of yet undiscovered and/or recently signed bands out of the San Antonio,…
Remote Control Wars: The Winner is Brooke
In this week’s Stream a Little Stream Justin’s wife, Brooke, wins the weekly tug of war with the Roku remote and teaches you all what good taste in programming looks like. She tends to like less movies and shows than Justin, so one could certainly state that she is more discerning in many ways. Brooke’s…
Follow Friday: Instagoodness
We’re bringing a Gram-packed edition of Follow Friday. Last week, we covered handpicked Twitter accounts for your enjoyment. Today, we’re going to focus on all things Instagram! An Organised Life Get your declutter on by adopting some of these nifty life hacks. Also, anyone who can make practical use of a Lego Minifigure is automatically…
Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself
In this week’s Two of a Grind, we are featuring two films with a message. In one, nature fights back after years of attacks from humanity. In another, humanity’s greatest enemy is humanity. Frogs is a 1972 eco-horror film in which the very ecology that we’ve been trouncing on for centuries attacks back. While it’s…
The X-Files Revival: Paranormally Realistic Expectations (Part 2)
Welcome back. In part 2 of my review, I’ll be recapping episodes 4 – 6 of The X-Files revival. To read my review of episodes 1 – 3, click here. It’s safe to say the spoilers are out there. Episode 4: Home Again It was unfair to call this episode “Home Again.” There are so…
Elected Chaos
Electoral factual frustration Polarized reality TV nation Trump card steaming dump Political pundit breast pump Youth passion feeling the Bern Entitled culture toss and turn Circle jerk circus debate Blue state, red state, masturbate Voting booth pride and prejudice Realities ignorance is bliss Broken ones victim guns Street sweepers, cell sleepers Terror fearful passes masses…
Broadway Rocks!
When it comes to Broadway, it’s hard to argue with Andrew Lloyd Webber, especially when bringing a little bit rock n’ roll to the stage. And we already know that Webber can bring his music to children (yours truly was Simeon’s wife in her high school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, after…
Anthologically Frightening
In this week’s Stream a Little Stream, I’m highlight some horror anthologies that are a bit offbeat or lesser known. Why? Because with the recent release of Southbound (you can watch a clip below, then rent it on VUDU or Amazon), I’ve been thinking a lot about horror anthologies. Amazon Prime users can check out…
Blood and Sugar
This week’s Two of a Grind will piggy back off of the last couple of weeks of Stream a Little Stream and features some great black cinema… but of course when we’re talking about The Grindhouse Channel, we’re talking sleazy exploitation films, midnight movies, and the like. Here’s a terrible terrific twofer of American exploitation:…
Follow Friday: For the Twits
This week’s Follow Friday post is all about the Twitterverse. So instead of heading to Vine, Instagram, and YouTube, this is a one stop Twitter shop this week. Here are three follows that you need to go make, right now! This is Tim Ross, aka @timrosscomedy, and he’s a funny dude. He’s a comedian and…
The X-Files Revival: Paranormally Realistic Expectations (Part 1)
Let’s get this out of the way: I’m an X-Phile, through and through. As the name would suggest, X-Philes are a rare breed of entertainment consumers who swear allegiance to the TV show The X-Files. With 201 episodes, we have spent at least 201 hours of our lives watching Mulder and Scully ask the big…
Site News and Announcements
UPDATE 5/23/16: Taking a bit of a hiatus from podcasting to focus on life stuff and upping content on the site. Already have one new writer aboard and will be revamping the post schedule. Check back soon! UPDATE 3/1/16: Going to use this post for ongoing updates on the improvements on the site. Still working…
Ships on Fire
Editor’s Note: The podcast episode with Fireships will be dropping tomorrow. It’s a week later than initially anticipated, but it’s coming! Check it out in order to get a chance to win a copy of this album! Hi there. Yes. You. And you. And you. All of you. I’m Blaine. I’m new here. This is…
Street Lights
We were punks rusty steel smoggy Young spiked bikes on dirty streets
Scratching Mirrors and Melting Faces
Today’s New Music Monday selection is a brand new track from Minneapolis’s Naive Sense. The frontwoman, Natalie, appeared on The Farsighted Podcast just before the band was unveiled. We’re hoping to have her on again soon. Until then, go listen to the brutal beauty of the trans* fronted hardcore punks’ latest tracks on their Bandcamp.…
Doug’s a Punny Guy
This is Doug Tilley. As discussed on Drive All Night, Doug hosts 2 podcasts: No Budget Nightmares and Eric Roberts is the Fucking Man. He was also featured, along with his No Budget Nightmares cohost Moe Porne, on The Farsighted Podcast‘s memorial to Wes Craven. A few week’s ago, I started a not-so-anonymous fan Twitter…
Streaming is DOPE
Continuing with last week’s theme of Black History Month, this week’s Stream a Little Stream will begin my favorite non-Star Wars film of 2015, DOPE, just added to Netflix. This film is a hip hop film, a punk rock film, a coming of age story, and comedy all in one. It takes on some very…
Follow Friday
Twitter: BB8 The droid that nearly stole the show. pic.twitter.com/CVnv6hHima — BB8 (@BB8) February 10, 2016 Buy a BB8! Instagram: Tony Cavalero When comedy meets uncanny intensity and supreme fitness, you get the Tone Zone. 🌞🌄📽🇺🇸👈🏽AMAZING SUNRISE GRAND CANYON VIEWS‼️‼️#GulliversNotch #BROadTrip #sun #awesome #amazing #CavalerosCrack A video posted by TONE ZONE (@tonycavalero) on…
Two of a Grind: Monsters Enter the Real Green Inferno
Introducing a new column today, Two of a Grind. Like Stream a Little Stream, I’m going to make some streaming suggestions for you to enjoy. Unlike, Stream a Little Stream, I won’t make suggestions from a variety of services, focusing solely of The Grindhouse Channel, and I’ll exclusively be choosing films I’ve seen (I think).…
American Dreams
It’s undeniable exhausted death Underlying truth grey unknown Truth tellers, pew yellers, cast spellers Suit lapel flag promise breakers talk Voting booth rotten tooth hopeful America, America, God shaved his beard Devil wants, taunts, fancy restaurants Lobster tails, rabbit trails, tall tales Jesus only son, machine gun glory Mexican border cartels cheap hotels Heroin soaked,…
New Music Monday: Steve and Dan
Last week, alternative Christian music godfather Steve Taylor released his kickstarted and highly anticipated collaboration with wacky, talented, and one-of-a-kind Daniel Smith of Danielson via the best alternative music blog on the web, Alex Young’s Consequence of Sound. Chances are if you aren’t a diehard of Danielson or Taylor, this is news to you. Lucky…
Streaming in Color
This week’s Stream a Little Stream’s theme is Black History Month. In honor of this month, all of this week’s selections are by black filmmakers or about the black experience in America. Like last week’s selections, the selections are from Netflix, Fandor, Shudder, and Tribeca Shortlist. On Netflix, watch The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975. Before…
Follow Friday
It’s Friday! Hello weekend. Bye Felicia. Twitter: Bobby’s Toy Chest How many of you are just like the rest of us on The Farsighted and are kicking yourselves for not keeping that ridiculously cool action figure you had as a kid? OK, you can put your hands down. Keep kicking though. Kenner Star Wars vintage…
#TMBG Meets #TBT: Review of an Oldie But Goodie
Even though the band They Might be Giants is older then I am by a year, my own relationship with their music didn’t begin until the 90’s. Many children my age fell in love with their high energy and catchy melodies when I did, with Tiny Toon Adventures and the cartoon videos for “Particle Man”…
Uncle JerBear’s Weekly Words: Greasy
Southern winds carry voices Voices of forgotten tunes Blues twanging in the trees Twisted tongues of oppression River deep poets Muddy howling ghosts Captured in a time Never quite freed Demon delta singers Music of American Pain Beaten out on a box top Sliding squealin electric Sloppy and greasy