The School of Rock (School of Rock) Say what you will about Boyhood and Before Midnight, but Richard Linklater’s most memorable legacy to this 2000s teen may be the lyrics to each and every fake song throughout School of Rock, from hearing how the Legend of the Rent was Way Hardcore to about the best parody …
Though Sonic Death Monkey and Kathleen Turner Overdrive sound like equally brilliant band names, I would pay good money to see, the Jack Black led Barry Jive and his Uptown Five who left it all on the floor in the closing moments to High Fidelity. Roger Ebert said it best about Black’s performance: “Jack Black …
The thing about most fictional bands in film is that they don’t represent music, not really. They represent ideas. They stand for what it means to love a band, or a genre, or a moment, or an experience. Perhaps no band in the history of film does this better than Stillwater from Almost Famous. Even within …
Sex Bob-omb is the ultimate indie rock band: the struggling team of musicians trying to gain success in spite of their bassist Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), whose life—and love woes—continue to thwart the band’s rise. There’s lead singer, guitarist and long suffering manager Stephen Stills, drummer and ex-girlfriend of Scott Pilgrim, Kim Pines, the inimitable …
What fictional band list would be complete without Dr. Funke’s 100% Natural Good Time Family Band Solution? Arrested Development is famous for its oddball members of the Bluth family, but none were more odd than Tobias Funke. The band consisted of Tobia, wife Lindsay and their daughter, Maeby. A folk trio in styling, the band …
The musical collaboration of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová in 2005’s Once plays just like a summer romance – passionate, unforgettable, and short lived. Once tells the story of a street musician (Glen Hansard) and a Czech immigrant (Markéta Irglová) during an eventful week as they write, rehearse and record songs that reveal their unique love story. …
If you didn’t grow up watching Joss Whedon’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer then we at Sound on Sight feel bad for you. Not only did you miss vampire slaying feminism (literally), but you missed one of the best television bands out there. Always spotted playing shows at the Bronze, Sunnydale’s popular and seemingly only night …
Over the years, Jeph Jacques has created a universe bursting with interesting characters. His web comic, titled Questionable Content, focuses on Marten Reed who is just starting his new life in Northampton, Massachusetts. The comic follows Marten’s daily life, from work (currently at the college library) to hanging out at the local coffee shop, or drinking (usually …
Hep Alien of Gilmore Girls fame is one of the great onscreen bands of all time, not only because of their talents but because of the work the show put in to chart their evolution from high school students messing around to talented enough they could tour extensively. Even though Zack, Brian, Lane, Dave (the very missed …