Author: Shimbo

Marvel in Name Only: ‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer Fails to Impress

by Shimbo For some time now, the upcoming reboot of Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four has been an issue of great debate. From the mysterious storyline to the eclectic casting choices, which included Michael B. Jordan and Kate Mara as a now interracial brother/sister combo, something that your humble host wrote about at length in an article last year for Bleeding… Read more →

Episode 186: When Legends Become Fact, Deflate the Football, or, “American Pride”

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On this edition of the Never Daunted Radio Network, we tackle two hot button topics hot off the press with the help of a couple of old friends. First, American Sniper, the story of the late Chris Kyle is a smash hit at the box office, but it’s also become a polarizing subject as controversy over comparisons to a fake… Read more →

Episode 185: Catching Up With Old Friends, or, “Mistresses and Mirth”

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On the season premiere of the Never Daunted Radio Network, we catch up with friends of the show Sarah J. Symonds, whose new show “The Mistress” premieres this Wednesday on Discovery Life, and Ashley Byrd, who talks about life managing one of the oldest and most revered comedy clubs in the country. When we last talked to Sarah, she described… Read more →

Forget ‘Too Many Cooks’, Adult Swim Goes for the Throat With Latest Short

by Shimbo Someone at Adult Swim either really loves stoners, or they want to disturb them to the point of madness. Coming in on the heels of the massive success of “Too Many Cooks“, the viral juggernaut that depicts a sitcom devolving into something warped, insane and infinitely entertaining, the latest short which premiered yesterday on Adult Swim starts off… Read more →

D’Angelo Leads Listeners to the Promised Land With “Black Messiah”

by Shimbo And just like that, 14 years of virtual silence ended in a cacophony of chaos; then the beat came and everything was exactly as hoped. So began “Ain’t That Easy”, the first cut from Black Messiah, the long, long awaited full-length album from R&B prodigy D’Angelo. Now the problem that instantly arises when waiting for new music from… Read more →