In 2026, we’ve landed in the bad timeline. With executive orders flying off the president’s desk faster than he scarfs down a bag of Cheetos, we’ve lost the plot and
Month: June 2026
Pride 2026: A Conversation with Christopher Wesley Moore (Children of Sin)Pride 2026: A Conversation with Christopher Wesley Moore (Children of Sin)
For Pride Month 2026, B-Sides & Badlands is raising money for The Trevor Project. Our celebration of queerness features interviews with filmmakers and artists, reviews of queer horror and albums, and
Review: ‘Go to Sleep’ proves sleepwalking will never not be terrifyingReview: ‘Go to Sleep’ proves sleepwalking will never not be terrifying
If A Nightmare on Elm Street has taught us anything, it’s that sleep can be deadly. With his new found footage film, Go to Sleep, director Steven Espinoza taps into
The Singles Bar: Bad Flamingo – VelvetThe Singles Bar: Bad Flamingo – Velvet
Bad Flamingo strips things back for a more somber, introspective moment with their new song, “Velvet.” Instruments ring like a set of windchimes, gently blowing through songbird vocals. “We look,
Record Revue: Lena Fjortoft – Strange LightRecord Revue: Lena Fjortoft – Strange Light
The way Lena Fjortoft sings feels earth-shattering. Her voice blows like reeds in a field, light but piercing. With her first solo record, Strange Light, she cuts through the static
Review: ‘Corporate Retreat’ cuts corporate culture down to sizeReview: ‘Corporate Retreat’ cuts corporate culture down to size
The horrors of a corporate retreat are nothing new—Final Destination 5, The Conference, and Severance quickly come to mind. In director Aaron Fisher’s very capable hands, though, the corporate retreat
Horror in Frame: A Conversation with Daniel J. Phillips (Diabolic)Horror in Frame: A Conversation with Daniel J. Phillips (Diabolic)
While everyone’s obsessed with Curry Barker’s Obsession and Kane Parsons’ Backrooms (for good reason!), folks are seriously sleeping on Daniel J. Phillips’ Diabolic—or at least severely underappreciating the work. In
Review: ‘Find Your Friends’ parties hard—and then crashes outReview: ‘Find Your Friends’ parties hard—and then crashes out
Bella Thorne doesn’t get enough credit as an actor. In last year’s Saint Clare, the starlet delivered one of her best performances to date, wrapping herself in themes of trauma,
Pride 2026: A Conversation with Parker Brennon (Hauntology)Pride 2026: A Conversation with Parker Brennon (Hauntology)
For Pride Month 2026, B-Sides & Badlands is raising money for The Trevor Project. Our celebration of queerness features interviews with filmmakers and artists, reviews of queer horror and albums, and
The Singles Bar: Brittany Ann Tranbaugh – When Our Timing’s RightThe Singles Bar: Brittany Ann Tranbaugh – When Our Timing’s Right
Have you ever had one of those loves where the timing just never lined up? Brittany Ann Tranbaugh muses on such an experience with her new song, “When Our Timing’s
The Singles Bar: Mona et Toi – Sweet + SourThe Singles Bar: Mona et Toi – Sweet + Sour
French singer-songwriter Alison Manicourt and British-Iranian composer and producer Shervin Hejazi collide to create Mona et Toi. They bill themselves as noir-rock, bending music like fragments of light through a
Pride 2026: 22 Queer Horror EssentialsPride 2026: 22 Queer Horror Essentials
For Pride Month 2026, B-Sides & Badlands is raising money for The Trevor Project. Our celebration of queerness features interviews with filmmakers and artists, reviews of queer horror and albums, and
The Singles Bar: teo tala – understudyThe Singles Bar: teo tala – understudy
teo tala imagines his life like a movie. His tragic breakup plays over and over. Once the credits roll, it just starts again. He can’t seem to escape it. That’s
The Singles Bar: Kai Karilove – Mind of AthenaThe Singles Bar: Kai Karilove – Mind of Athena
We all have things that root us into the earth. That can be yoga, hiking, exercise, and spirituality. Whatever it is, Kai Karilove reminds the listener to embrace those things.
Record Revue: Georgie Najar – Need to Know EPRecord Revue: Georgie Najar – Need to Know EP
There’s a very clear reason Georgie Najar closes out her new EP with “My Obsession with Love”: it’s her best song. The scorching torch ballad bookends Need to Know, a
