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Author: Andrew Bonazelli

Andrew has written for Decibel and CLRVYNT and wishes Paul Verhoeven would contact him about his many ideas for Basic Instinct 3.

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019
‘Gremlins’ vs. ‘Ghostbusters’: The Definitive Character Power Ranking
By Andrew Bonazelli / Editorial, Holiday / halloween, film, movies
June 8, 1984: 'Ghostbusters' and 'Gremlins' are released simultaneously in theaters. Which one had the better ensemble?
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October 29, 2019October 29, 2019
Is Richard Christy Metal’s Biggest Halloween Freak?
By Andrew Bonazelli / Features, Holiday / halloween, interview, features
A "horny Waffle House employee" is just one of the many Halloween costumes Richard Christy told us about.
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June 3, 2019June 3, 2019
“Juggalo Country” is a Refreshingly Different Take on the Posse
By Andrew Bonazelli / Features / juggalos, insane clown posse, Reviews
“If I don’t understand what Juggalos do, I think I can understand why they do it.” Author Craven Rock‘s ethnographic Juggalo novel attempts to dissect…
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March 29, 2019March 29, 2019
‘The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ Turns 25
By Andrew Bonazelli / Editorial, TV+Film / nine inch nails, goth, The Cure
“Music Inspired by the Motion Picture” is generally not a disclaimer to be trusted, but the original soundtrack to 'The Crow’ oozed style. Today marks…
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March 25, 2019March 25, 2019
‘Watered Down Pornos’: Inside The History of Teensploitation Cinema
By Andrew Bonazelli / TV+Film / film, say anything, sex
Mike “McBeardo” McPadden’s teensploitation anthology ‘Teen Movie Hell’ collects over 350 capsule reviews of the genre’s most titillating films released between ‘American Graffiti’ in 1973…
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March 20, 2019May 23, 2019
The Power Hitters of Baseball Punk Bands
By Andrew Bonazelli / Features, Music, Sports / punk, the simpsons, baseball
The confluence of baseball with all kinds of heavy music—namely punk, hardcore and grindcore—has spawned outsider art that is deeply offbeat, thoughtfully woke and, more…
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March 11, 2019March 15, 2019
White Lung’s Mish Barber-Way on Her New Gig as Penthouse Editor
By Andrew Bonazelli / Interviews / white lung, Mish Barber-Way, porn
Mish Barber-Way talks Penthouse's revelatory Stormy Daniels cover story, the crossover—or lack thereof—between White Lung fans and Penthouse readers, and exactly why “PUSSY IS GOD.”
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March 8, 2019March 8, 2019
Midnight Madness: ‘The Downward Spiral’ vs. ‘Superunknown’
By Andrew Bonazelli / Editorial, Music / nine inch nails, trent reznor, soundgarden
March 8, 1994 was the Midnight Madness to rule them all: the unveiling of both Nine Inch Nails’ ‘The Downward Spiral’ and Soundgarden’s ‘Superunknown’.
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February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
Do You Have The Time To Read About the Anniversary of Green Day’s Dookie?
By Andrew Bonazelli / Music / green day
Dookie came out 25 years ago this month. Yours truly was 17, and like most 17-year-olds without a Cool Older Bro to tell me what…
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June 18, 2018August 6, 2018
We Asked Beach Goons if San Diego is Actually A Cool City
By Andrew Bonazelli / The Riot Fest Interview / riot fest 2018, Beach Goons
Maybe it’s the downtown: a nondescript floral arrangement of condos and banks, culminating in the frat-friendly Gaslamp Quarter. Or perhaps because from its countless gorgeous…
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June 12, 2018October 10, 2018
Talk Therapy with Skyler McKee From Super Whatevr, A Band That’s Here to Help
By Andrew Bonazelli / The Riot Fest Interview / riot fest 2018, Mental Health, Super Whatevr
“I wanna kill myself, but I’ll go read a book instead.” This is the first thing vocalist/guitarist Skyler McKee says in the Super Whatevr song, “Telelelevision.” It’s…
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June 5, 2018October 12, 2018
Crank It or Spank It: The Many Moods of the San Diego Slasher, Hot Snakes’ Swami John Reis
By Andrew Bonazelli / Autodiscography / rocket from the crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu
“I’m always writing. I’m always playing. I’m always listening to music, thinking ‘What next?’”
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