FILM INDEPENDENT CELEBRATES 2025 SPIRIT AWARDS WINNERS, ORGANIZATION’S HISTORY AT 40th ANNUAL CEREMONY LOS ANGELES (February 22, 2025) – Film Independent, the nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, handed out top honors today at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Hosted for the second year in a row by acclaimed comedian Aidy Bryant, the awards ceremony was broadcast live on IMDb’s and Film Independent’s YouTube channels.

Cruel World Festival in 2023 The SOLD-OUT festival is now in its second year and entertained a crowd of thousands of hard-core music lovers with a taste for punk, proto-punk, Goth, Industrial, Electronica, Rock, and Alternative Rock, all looking to dance the humidity away on a Saturday and depending on your age relive some teenage memories. Given the lineup, it was no coincidence that this was called the Gen X lineup for nothing.

"The sky is red, and the mountain is on fire!" The sky was red, very red, and that was not a good sign at all. I knew as soon as I uttered that phrase. That the life I knew, and more importantly, my home, Altadena, would forever be changed. It was late in the evening last week, January 7th, an already rough day as the winds were monstrous.

Well, as we begin to close out another year, we can also look back on another fantastic year of music, so here is my first list—my picks for the “100 Songs Of 2024.” The list is in two parts, and this is the first half. So, I hope you find some new favorite songs. Don’t forget to share, like, comment, and subscribe.

Welcome to part two of my picks for the “100 Songs Of 2024”. To see the first half of the list click here. Don’t forget to share, like, comment, and subscribe. I have an email list and all that stuff. 🙂 The video for my top albums of the year will be out soon, but you’ll have to follow me on…

Dan Smith (Bastille) dropped Ampersand '&' back in October. Last week he played his first shows Stateside for the project,  including two shows in L.A. TRB was there both nights and photographed the sold-out second show! What is Ampersand? To most, it is just the definition that comes up when you Google it, the sign & (standing for and, as in Smith & Co.