Toy Story (1995) Kevin: Whenever one great civilization falls, another one rises up in its place. It’s no different in cinema history. The Disney studio released their 33rd animated feature, Pocahontas, in 1995. Pixar released their 1st. Toy Story was heralded at the time for innovation and novelty. It is remembered today for giving us…
Hello all — it’s a couple weeks overdue, but here is a podcast review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 featuring me (Dan) and the ever-enlightening Kevin from Taestful Reviews. Kevin and I have been slowly working on a series called Animation Evaluation in which we go through the recent works of the major…
Soundsupply is the place to go for Drops: curated bundles of digital or physical albums, offered for limited periods at low prices. It’s perfect for hunters, explorers, collectors, and lovers of all kinds of music. Co-founder Tim Mortensen took the time to answer some questions for Earn This about the joys of sharing great artists,…
Dave Elkins, the man behind Schematic and lead singer of the reunited Mae, joined Earn This by phone to chat about everything he’s got going on. He offered such detailed insight that we decided to split up the conversation into two parts. Part One covers lots of Mae news and stories, plus some of the…
(Note: Brian and I recorded an accompanying podcast to this post, in which I addressed some of the points of this article.) I’ll get this out of the way first: Avatar: The Last Airbender is a cartoon marketed to kids, but it’s not a “kids show.” More accurately, it’s not JUST a kids show. Some of…
Bonus episode! During ETCast, Episode 4, Brian and I alluded to a show we wanted to discuss, but ran out of time to discuss. So we decided to record it as a mini bonus episode: Here’s our impassioned reflection on Avatar: The Last Airbender (approximately three beers in). (Here is my accompanying article in my Top…
Brian and I recently sat down to record the fourth episode of the Earn This Podcast. Our two main points of discussion: TV theme songs — what are our favorites, what are the different types, what separates good ones from bad ones. Also hear Brian and Dan sing a couple of their favorites. The show…
Last week I encountered something brand new in music and I want you to share the experience with me. After our recent conversation, knowing I’d be in Boston on business, Beth McDonald tipped me off to a concert series being run by the Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice (SICPP). The schedule of performances, now…
This is an entry in the Pokemon Movies Retrospective Movie #14: White/Black – Victini and Zekrom/Reshiram “So cold…at this rate, I won’t be able to breathe. My body won’t do what I tell it. Sorry, Victini. Even though I promised to take you to the sea…Sorry.” – Satoshi (Japanese dub) White – Victini and Zekrom…
Latest Episode: 029 – From the Vaults – LoCo Brewfest 2015 The Earn This Podcast (aka the ETCast) is EarnThis.Net in podcast form: Discussions about art, entertainment, and whatever else is on our mind. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes silly. We’re all friends who talk about these things even when the mic is off, so the result is…