“The Crash Reel” The Fall and Rise of Kevin Pearce | Movie Review On December 31, 2009, in Park City Utah, snowboarder and Olympic hopeful Kevin Pearce suffered a horrific accident during a half-pipe training run. While attempting a Cab Double Cork, a trick he had been working on for months, Kevin fell, hitting his head directly on the snow with no time to put his hands out. The traumatic brain injury left Kevin in critical care for almost a month, and in rehabilitation for nearly five months in Colorado. Finally in June Kevin was back at his home in Vermont with his family, however the injury left him with long term damage and serious […] Jesse Cassidy | September 26, 2013 2 Comments
Music Mondays | People Under The Stairs Well it’s Monday, I know, it’s not your favorite day of the week, but we here at Snowbrains wanna change that, therefore we bring you once again Music Mondays. A weekly feature here at Snowbrains where we bring you a band or artist we think deserves a spot on your skiing, biking, running, whatever playlist, this week we bring you hip-hop group People Under the […] Jesse Cassidy | September 23, 2013 1 Comment
Music Mondays | Lana Del Rey It’s Monday, hence it’s time for Music Mondays where we try and bring you an artist that we think belongs on your skiing, biking, whatever playlist. This weeks featured artist has been in the industry for a while now, however she has not seen the mainstream play that she deserves, we are talking about Lana Del Rey. Del Rey’s music brings a different sound to the industry, one that hasn’t been heard for years as her music is often described as “orchestral”, and “retro-60’s” sounding. Rolling Stone Magazine commented on how Del Rey likes to play the role of lounge singer, and she has been described as […] Jesse Cassidy | September 9, 2013 1 Comment
Music Mondays: The Top 10 Albums of All Time This weeks Music Monday is going to be slightly different, rather than giving you a band or artist, we bring to you the Top 10 Albums of All Time. Now this subject is a bit subjective, as everyone’s opinion on the matter is quite different, and often times people are quite passionate about their choices. So in turn we bring […] Jesse Cassidy | September 2, 2013 4 Comments
Burning Man’s 2013 Theme = “Cargo Cult” | What Does It Mean? On Sunday evening in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, gates officially opened, kicking off the 2013 Burning Man event. And with the Man burning in less than 5 days, we thought we would explore this years art theme which plays an integral part in what Burning Man is. Every year Burning Man has a new and unique art theme in […] Jesse Cassidy | August 27, 2013 4 Comments
Music Mondays | Macklemore Believe it or not it is Monday once again, hence it is time for Music Mondays, where we try to bring you an artist you may not have heard of yet, have long forgotten, or are trying to forget. This week for some of you we bring you the later, for others the former as he has gone from super […] Jesse Cassidy | August 12, 2013 2 Comments
Music Mondays | ZZ Ward It’s Monday yet again, and thus it’s time for music Monday, in which this week for your listening pleasure we bring you ZZ Ward. ZZ has been making a name for herself the last two years, breaking the top 40 alternative chart, increasing radio play, and performing on shows like Good Morning America and the Tonight show. Mixing rock and […] Jesse Cassidy | August 5, 2013 3 Comments
Music Mondays | Of Monsters And Men It’s Monday yet again, which of course means its time for some new music for your listening pleasure. For this weeks edition of Music Mondays we bring you a band that many may already be familiar with, Of Monsters And Men. Gaining mass popularity over the last year with their hit song, “Little Talks”, this folkie pop band from Iceland […] Jesse Cassidy | July 22, 2013 2 Comments