The Lizard Review

Oct 31 2024 60 ep. 42 mins 8
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Detailed amphibious rantings on songs, artists, records, and rocks.

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It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus

Oct 31 2024 83 mins  
Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!! Here's an early episode 🎃 One of the most iconic pieces of Halloween history is a little film starring three queens (Bette Midler, SJP, and Kathy Najimy) that captures the essence of what Halloween felt like when you were a kid - magical, ripe with possibility, and creepy. It was a massive commercial and critical FLOP when it was first released, but over

Halsey Impersonates Monstro Elisasue For Her Album The Great Impersonator

Oct 25 2024 72 mins  
This is the story of a thousand wigs, a thousand tears, a thousand hours, a thousand years, a thousand shows, a thousand influences, a thousand hurts from the biggest to the smallest, and of a thousand different people, one of them being myself, somehow all of them being Halsey. They told her she has no sense of identity, and they asked her, "do you even know who you are?" The Grea

This Is The Soundtrack of a Killer, Bella

Oct 18 2024 59 mins  
The year : 2008. The book : a bestseller. The actors : thought they were making a cute little indie film only to discover their entire lives being upended. Rock band Muse : said sure go ahead give throw them a bone, no one will even remember we were on this soundtrack! Hayley Williams : was also there. The author : Mormon lady obsessed with making playlists. The director : looked l

Always Throw Spilled Salt Over Your Left Shoulder, And Other Lessons

Oct 11 2024 86 mins  
In observance of the Holy Rite of the Lizard's Birthday, please participate in a FAVORED Lizard Birthday Ritual by watching the greatest film ever made, Practical Magic, starring two of the greatest actresses of our times, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, and then come back and listen to this episode for a full dissection of the film's true depths....sadly not many critics have ev

Lizard (1994)

Oct 04 2024 48 mins  
A deep and personal look into my latest and greatest fixation, a brand new band called Sunday (1994) and their new EP that's perfect for the Fall season. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

The Lizard's Essential Albums : The One That Reminded Me Music Can Be Fun

Sep 27 2024 55 mins  
The third in a series where I go through the most IMPORTANT and influential albums in my life - this one is about the boundless joy that comes from realizing it does not matter what anybody thinks about you, and it reminds us that life and music and art are all things that can be fun, if you allow them to be. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other sub

When You Do Clownery, The Clown Comes Back To Bite

Sep 20 2024 40 mins  
A 2010's empire built upon notions of standing up for yourself, girl power, and unrelenting poptimism comes crumbling down right before our eyes in Katy Perry's final stab at relevancy in the 2020's, her new album 143. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

The 2024 VMA's : The Diva Parade That Kept Getting Interrupted By Boring People

Sep 13 2024 55 mins  
Was it the best one ever? Well, no.... Was it the worst one ever!? WELL, NO!!! The 2024 VMA's was truly a moment of divas being up, and flops being down and down BAD. Not everyone can share pieces of the crown I fear! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelizardreview.substack.com/subscribe

The History of the VMA's

Sep 06 2024 70 mins  
Britney Spears' most iconic performances. Miley Cyrus getting caught on smack cam in front of a live audience. Beyonce pregnancy announcement. Madonna showing cheek and panty live on television. Eminem fighting a puppet. Kurt Cobain tormenting Axl Rose for fun. And that's just the beginning... This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get a

Short n Sweet Sugar Water

Aug 23 2024 55 mins  
Sabrina Carpenter's new album where she exposes Shawn Mendes as a poor man's Justin Bieber, Maude Latour's debut record where she more than proves herself as capable of fitting in with her gen z contemporaries, and a brief look at how we treat celebrities following Chappell Roan's comments on celebrity and fan culture. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with