So I’ve got to be honest, no reviews this week. I spent my weekend at Governor’s Ball Music Festival and that really cut into the time I could have spent listening to new music or seeing new movies. But that’s okay because this gives me a chance to be a bit creative. For one, I... Continue Reading →
Dear Evan Hansen I am such a sucker for Broadway musicals, or just musicals in general. Even at their most basic I end up getting emotionally invested in the story or get struck by the songs and choreography. It really would take a special type of musical to just take all that wonder within me... Continue Reading →
Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed Coming off of her biggest album to date, expectations were certainly high for anything Kacey Musgraves had in store. And it is hard not to bring up 2018’s Golden Hour when so much of this album is a response to the end of the marriage that inspired much of that lovestruck... Continue Reading →
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings It’s so easy for me to get cynical about Marvel, seeing as they have gotten in a very comfortable formula with their content, but damn is it nice watching action movies in theaters again. While Shang-Chi is still clearly a Marvel film, it benefits by not feeling... Continue Reading →
There was a time when it felt like this album would never see the light of day. For over a year we got new cover artwork, track lists, potential release dates and then finally we got word that it would finally be released on July 23rd after a big Atlanta listening event. Obviously that didn’t... Continue Reading →
Candyman Quick thoughts on the original Candyman: an underappreciated horror classic that holds up remarkably well after 30 years. More expanded thoughts on this new Candyman film: wow, this is exactly how you follow up a horror classic. Great modern slashers are few and far between, which is a shame because there is so much... Continue Reading →
Lorde - Solar Power There is little introduction needed for Lorde at this point. When she exploded onto the scene in 2013 there was absolutely no avoiding her music. And for good reason. She maintained the aesthetics of indie while still making undeniably powerful pop classics. Her first two albums fit comfortably on my Best... Continue Reading →
The Father There is an experimental ambient album called Everywhere at the End of Time by the Caretaker which takes the listener on a multi-stage journey through what is supposed to be the sounds of dementia. It is a truly devastating and terrifying view of the disease that I have never felt put into art... Continue Reading →
Describing 2020 is going to be difficult. There were countless events that altered our lives, ways of thinking and mental stability. Whether it be COVID-19, the continued fight for racial quality, a Presidential election, just to name a few. There was plenty of pain to go around and unfortunately that pain is going to continue... Continue Reading →
We don't need another person online talking about how difficult 2020 has been. We all know it has been a rough few months. What I will say is that if there are any silver linings it would be I have had much more time to myself which means I have been listening to way more... Continue Reading →
