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Zilla replied to the thread Band Kim Petras.

Said it before, but I hate that Luke produced TOTL 1 and 2 because it’s still the perfect Halloween album. I just shake my head when I listen to it so people know I don’t agree with the choice of producer.

Zilla liked subplotofcrows's post in the thread Band Kim Petras.

I like the new songs, partly yearning for some straight radio pop though. And obviously a TOTL3 would be ideal but I won’t give my hopes up.

Zilla liked irthesteve's post in the thread Band Kim Petras.

I think vol 3 is lost in purgatory forever

Zilla liked bigmike's post in the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

Yeah PFT got the assignment immediately and really made that one of the best episodes yet.

Zilla attached a file to the thread Movies That Didn’t Actually Happen.

Zilla liked iCarly Rae Jepsen's post in the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

she said being a mom made her more right wing which isn't the flex she thinks it is lol

Zilla replied to the thread Band Kim Petras.

I’m glad she’s staying away from Dr. Luke, but the new stuff has just been okay.

Zilla replied to the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

It’s like one of those episodes of It’s Always Sunny where a regular person enters into the world of the characters. He has so many questions for which there are no answers.

Zilla replied to the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

I think the craziness was always underneath the surface, but Cummings has really gone off the deep end since she got a podcast.

Zilla liked chewbacca110's post in the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

PFT’s reaction to the Queeber and the violence gang lore was amazing.

Zilla liked Orla's post in the thread Accountability in Entertainment.

Whitney Cummings not trying to beat the 'she fucking sucks' allegations I see

Zilla replied to the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

I love PFT being bewildered at someone practicing running through bear mace.

Zilla replied to the thread The Format - Boycott Heaven (January 23, 2026).

Also, yet another band that flies right over most of the Midwest.

Zilla replied to the thread The Format - Boycott Heaven (January 23, 2026).

That’s sweet that Chamberlain’s on the drums.

Zilla liked Allhailburnzy's post in the thread The Format - Boycott Heaven (January 23, 2026).

The Format was beginning to think the stars were aligned against them. Just as Nate Ruess and Sam Means were finally able to sort through the aftermath of the 2020 pandemic-which first stalled, then completely wiped out their last attempt at a reunion-tragedy struck again. On the very first day of recording new music in nearly 20 years with Grammy-winning producer Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam, The Killers, Bruce Springsteen), the Los Angeles wildfires broke out, leaving devastation across the city. It was enough to inspire a little conspiratorial thinking. “It seriously felt like the universe was against us,” Ruess says, trailing off. “It was at least…” “It was testing us, for sure,” Means adds, finishing the thought. It’s no wonder that Boycott Heaven, their third album, is charged with there is no waiting on tomorrow energy. After all, if the universe was in fact putting you through your paces, how might you respond? Not on some far-off imagined judgement day, but right now? “Holy roller, don’t go wasting all your time,” Ruess sings in the boisterous single “Holy Roller.” In other words, the time for creating something more like heaven isn’t tomorrow or some other day, but today. A certain romantic fatalism has always coursed through The Format’s lyrics, which the more mature Ruess cops to in the heartland rocker “Shot in the Dark.” “Lived my whole life like I was ready to die,” he confesses over jangling guitars and stomping rhythms. But Boycott Heaven is filled with reflections on reasons to stick around this broken old world: family, life-long connections, distorted guitar riffs, and a stubborn belief that even as bad as it is, tomorrow could be better. Once it was safe to return, the duo got back to work at Henson Recording Studios. Sam and Nate both played electric guitars-Ruess having picked up the instrument in the years since The Format’s last album, in addition to launching a solo career, forming the chart-topping fun. with Jack Antonoff and Andrew Dost, and collaborating with P!nk, Kesha, and Hayley Williams of Paramore.) Their rhythm section was comprised of O’Brien on bass and drummer Matt Chamberlain (David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Soundgarden, Fiona Apple,). Fans of Interventions + Lullabies (2003) and Dog Problems (2006) will recognize the hooks and retro-pop bravado, but Boycott Heaven signals a new era. It’s not a nostalgia play, even as it incorporates sonic nods to the alt-rock, grunge, and pop-punk sounds Ruess and Means first bonded over as Arizona teenagers. “We first bonded listening to bands like Weezer, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots,” Ruesssays. “I’m a new guitarist, just enamored with power chords, so I’m listening to all this stuff we’d listen to back then and cross referencing—NOFX, Lagwagon. But you take that pop-punk stuff and slow it down, and then have Matt Chamberlain playing on it, and then it feels a little like grunge. All that’s in there.” “It does kind of bring us back,” Means says, not just in terms of time but “As a partnership, too. It feels like a cool extension of where we came from.” Though the concept of recording with a mega hit producer was intense at first, Means says O’Brien made it easy to focus on the music. “Brendan just being Brendan made it so that we could focus on being there to make a good record and have a good time,” he says. “Not that it wasn’t a whirlwind, cause it was. When it happened, it happened fast.” With steady hands like O’Brien and Chamberlain backing them up, Ruess and Means didn’t have to worry about second guessing the implications of following up their past work-the act of creating new sounds kept them entirely occupied. The results are diverse, from the power pop charger “Depressed,” which hinges on buzzsaw guitars and close harmonies, to the folk ballad “Right Where I Belong,” to the rousing anthem “No You Don’t,” which sounds like a lost Pinkerton B-side. Even as they disbanded, The Format never closed the door entirely to future collaboration. Steadily resisting the “emo nostalgia” bucks offered to them, Ruessfocused on new projects, and Means devoted himself to solo musical work and his independent music merchandise company, Hello Merch. When Ruess contacted him in August 2024, he didn’t realize that right away the band was actually flipping the switch into “new Format music mode”, though the work quickly revealed the path, and the two found that their years apart hadn’t dulled their creative psychic connection. “At first, we weren’t even sure,” Means says, noting that when Ruess reached out with set of guitar-based demos, a new mode for the mostly vocals-based composer, he thought they might be songs intended for the follow up to Ruess’ solo debut Grand Romantic(2015), but as they bounced ideas back and forth, it became clear what was happening. “It was like, ‘Well yeah, this is a Format record,’” Ruess says, “What else could it be?” Though Means admits he knows some people will read the words “boycott heaven” and immediately form an opinion, Ruess says the title came to him more or less by accident. “It was a hashtag on Twitter. I read ‘boycott heaven’ but it was ‘boycott Heineken,’” he says, stifling a laugh. “But I just thought the words sounded beautiful together. It’s not an anti-religion record—I think religion can be a beautiful thing—it’s just when something is out of balance, sometimes a boycott is in order.” Ruess cites Paul Schrader’s Ethan Hawke-staring masterpiece First Reformed (2017) as a major inspiration on the album, and just like that bleak, beautiful movie, Ruess doesn’t avoid thorny topics-from religion to fake friends, all while maintaining an empathetic stance that’s less about preaching and more about observing. “I would love nothing more than to write about the world in a cheesy way,” Ruess says with a wry laugh, but instead, Boycott Heaven portrays the world as it is: full of beauty, sadness, and always, no matter how hard to see, possibility. Following sold-out reunion gigs in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and New York, where songs from Boycott Heaven were debuted live, the new album signifies both a rebirth and continuation of The Format. When the band originally disbanded in 2008, their goodbye note made reference to a Twin Peaks DVD boxset Ruess and Means were passing back and forth, in an attempt to unravel the show’s mysteries. While cutting Boycott Heaven, Means insisted they devote a deep dive watch to 2017’s revival series, Twin Peaks: The Return. The mysteries-and the magic-remain. Like Mark Frost and the late David Lynch returning to their beloved fictional Washington town, Boycott Heaven is the product of two longtime confidants creating something they could only create together, changed by time but still tied to their roots. “Been gone for way too long,” Ruess sings on album closer “Back To Life.” “I never meant to say goodbye,” he follows up. The song signifies a new start, a new beginning, and a new chapter in the story of The Format.

Zilla liked Jake Gyllenhaal's post in the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

Wow, he dresses just like us!

Zilla replied to the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

I can’t understand what Aziz would have to say about being poor. He’s been filthy rich for more than a decade and completely removed from middle class society. It just reminds me of his comeback special, post-cancellation, where his idea of keeping it low key was performing in a Metallica shirt and jeans instead of a suit.

Zilla liked imthegrimace's post in the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

Before you watch one of the best movies of the last 10 years here’s the trailer for my shitty trading places rip off movie.

Zilla liked Lepi182's post in the thread Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread.

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walton i mean

Zilla liked imthegrimace's post in the thread Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread.

I said that to my wife after seeing the Jeff bridges commercial the other day. Let regular working actors get those roles. We should go back to shaming celebrities for being in commercials.

Zilla liked JoshIsMediocre's post in the thread Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread.

[MEDIA] zoe saldana t mobile and now jeff bridges t mobile and walton goggins walmart and

Zilla liked riotspray's post in the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

I'd be so mad if I went to see OBAA and fucking Aziz came out before the movie.

Zilla liked chewbacca110's post in the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

Saw PFT do 2-man improv with Mark Evan Jackson and it was incredible. I have nothing but respect for the man.

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Zilla liked JRGComedy's post in the thread Comedy: Stand-Up, Improv, Sketch, Podcasts II.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-suggestion-an-improv-comedy-talk-show/id1627308968?i=1000731692733 Me on improv podcast

Zilla replied to the thread In Memoriam.

What the hell!?

Zilla replied to the thread In Memoriam.

[MEDIA] Best movie poster artist of all time.

Zilla replied to the thread Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread.

Yeah, they released that one movie with D’Arcy Carden and Tony Hale that I think they had nothing to do with.

Zilla liked iCarly Rae Jepsen's post in the thread Entertainment Forum General Chat Thread.

pretty sure Angel has some movies they just distribute and didn't make, which is why they have non Evangelical movies too

Zilla liked imthegrimace's post in the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

he already knows where I stand

Zilla replied to the thread Guys: A Thread About Guys: A Podcast About Guys.

I’m seeing him on Saturday. Gonna tell him this.