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[Hump Day Diversion] Nashville on The Voice
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Alright, maybe I’m growing soft and bordering on normcore to admit this… but dudes, I’m totally sucked into NBC’s The Voice this season. Having never paid attention to it before, I found myself lingering a little too long during a routine channel shuffle. Admittedly, at first I was stunned to a stop by Gwen…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Rock-afire Explosion
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Not to bum you out on what should be a happy hump day… but have you heard the horribly disheartening news that the famed Hillwood Strike-And-Spare Family Fun Center is closing? Where will one go when jonesing for that cosmic-bowling-meets-bad-karaoke-with-a-dash-of-air-hockey fix? I shudder to think… And, more alarmingly… what is to become of what…
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[Hump Day Diversion] 99 Red Balloons
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As that great poet of our time, Cyndi Lauper once said, “Girls just want to have fun…” and this week, we’re all about gifting you a good time that goes down easy and helps you float on over the hump – and guys are invited to the party, too. In fact, this week’s diversion…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Emily West reps Nashville on AGT
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Let’s be real – historically speaking, there hasn’t been all that much “talent” happening on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. It’s generally just adorable kids doing the darndest things, some dudes juggling, plus the odd (creepy) ventriloquist act. As a rule, most of us are too hip to tune into that jazz. BUT we’re here…
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[Hump Day Diversion] “No Fun” Filmed in Nashville!
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There is quite a lot of Mayfield news happening this week and we’re here to divert you down the path to enjoying all the internet has to offer from these super talented siblings including Jessica Lea Mayfield’s new video for her song “No Fun” (B-side to “Standing in the Sun” soon-to-be-released 7-inch and also…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Call The Doctor
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What’s up, nerds?! This Diversion’s for you! If you happen to be the Time-Lord-loving, Gallifreyan-writing, sonic-screwdriver-toting type, you’re no doubt going to love this week’s special interruption in our regularly scheduled music news and reviews. So what are we up to this week? We’ll give you a hint: it’s bigger on the inside –…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Hands Up Don’t Shoot
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These have been troubled times as of late, no? The sudden suicide of Robin Williams, the beheading of James Foley by ISIS militants, the death of Michael Brown and the subsequent Ferguson situation… there’s unrest all around us and it’s easy to to feel overwhelmed. It’s certainly tempting to hide oneself in a Netflix…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Ice Ice Baby
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Are you wondering why your newsfeed is full of people dumping buckets of ice on themselves? Sure, it’s the dog days of summer and all, but what the heck is going on? Is this the natural next step after planking, but with a purpose? It seems like everyone from that-guy-you-think-you-went-to-high-school-with to Lady Gaga is…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Never Had A Friend Like Me
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It’s nearly impossible not to be impacted by the sad and sudden news of the passing of one of the true greats, the incomparable Robin Williams. Just scroll through your news feed in the last 48 hours and it’s full of sweet remembrances and wishes for a peaceful hereafter. Perhaps surprisingly, many local folks in…
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[Hump Day Diversion] Word Up
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So if you’re not living under a rock this week, you know that everyone’s busy fantasy-bromancing with Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Chris Pratt and having a total geek-gasm over this video of him spitting Eminem‘s guest verse from “Forgot About Dre.” But have you ever stopped to truly marvel at Marshall Mathers‘s mastery of…