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Author: Dustin Krcatovich

Dustin Krcatovich is a writer, musician, DJ, and insufferable contrarian based in Portland, Oregon. Reportedly, his writing once deeply offended a member of the Squirrel Nut Zippers.

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December 16, 2020
Why Holiday Viewings of ‘Tangerine’ Should Be a Yearly Tradition
By Dustin Krcatovich / Riot Festmas, TV+Film / Riot Festmas, holiday, TV+Film
‘Tangerine,’ a powerful piece of transgender cinema from 2015, is good enough to be re-watched every holiday season.
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December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Our Top 10 Tracks For a Very 70s Glam Rock Christmas
By Dustin Krcatovich / Riot Festmas / Riot Festmas, christmas, uk
The 1970s saw a big renaissance in Christmas songs from British bubblegum bands and glam rock outfits. Here are 10 of our favorites.
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October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
The Haunted Development Hell of the Shelved ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel
By Dustin Krcatovich / The Riot Fest Halloween Special / TV+Film, The Riot Fest Halloween Special, Beetlejuice
People are too hard on sequels. Don’t get me wrong: many sequels are pointless and bad, and even some of the more entertaining ones are…
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October 21, 2020
Something Weird Video’s Horror Catalog is Worth Digging Through
By Dustin Krcatovich / Halloween, TV+Film / halloween, TV+Film, Horror
Just in time for Halloween, American Genre Film Archive director Joseph A. Ziemba picked his five favorite horror flicks from the Something Weird Video horror…
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September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
1994: The Year ‘Clerks’ Broke
By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, Riot Fest At The Movies, TV+Film / green day, TV+Film, movies
Kevin Smith has been the figurehead of a major cinematic/pop culture cottage industry for over two decades. Given that, it can be easy to forget…
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April 3, 2020April 3, 2020
Punk Rock Movie Night: ‘Another State of Mind’ & ‘Debt Begins at 20’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Punk Rock Movie Night, TV+Film / Stuff To Do, TV+Film, documentary
It’s Punk Rock Movie Night tonight. Grab your snacks and dive into the days of the underground punk scene 40 years ago.
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February 27, 2020
Punk Rock Movie Night: ‘Smithereens’ & ‘Desperate Teenage Lovedolls’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Punk Rock Movie Night, TV+Film / TV+Film, movies, Punk Rock Movie Night
Some of the best films centered around punk in the early 80s recognized that the stories of women in the community were often the most…
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February 25, 2020
‘Desolation Center’ Director Stuart Swezey: Taking Punk into the Desert
By Dustin Krcatovich / Interviews, TV+Film / interview, TV+Film, Q&A
Nowadays, it’s easy to take punk/alternative-minded outdoor festivals for granted—but in the 1980s, there was little opportunity for scrappy, weird bands to get any sun.
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February 3, 2020February 3, 2020
Jason Narducy on Turning His Tween Punk Band Verböten into a Rock Musical
By Dustin Krcatovich / Interviews, Music / interview, bob mould, superchunk
He's played bass for Superchunk and Bob Mould. Now he's written a punk rock musical about his childhood band.
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January 24, 2020January 24, 2020
Punk Rock Movie Night: ‘Streets of Fire’ & ‘You Weren’t There’
By Dustin Krcatovich / Punk Rock Movie Night, TV+Film / TV+Film, documentary, naked raygun
In our new series Punk Rock Movie Night, our resident video store creeper Dustin Krcatovich handpicks two precious gems from the vast and mysterious world…
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December 10, 2019December 10, 2019
From Naughty to Nice: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Christmas Music
By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, Riot Festmas / Riot Festmas, christmas, editorial
So, you hate Christmas music. I totally get it, and I was once like you. Things, however, have changed.
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November 14, 2019
that dog.’s Anna Waronker On ‘Old LP’ and Getting Advice From Randy Newman
By Dustin Krcatovich / Features, Interviews / interview, Q&A, features
As the 1990s recede further into the distance, they become a more fabled time for music in general, and “alternative/indie” rock in particular. Time has…
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