I’m a proud “poptimist.” There is a huge amount of artistic merit in the work so many pop artists put out, and depriving yourself of those releases because of a… Read more »
Category: Reviews
SideTracked: A nasty temperament – A guide to Swans
Swans have one of the most harrowing and imposing discographies in rock music. With 15 studio albums and over 20 live albums and compilations, it can feel almost impossible to… Read more »
SideTracked: Lana Del Rey’s latest – (Almost) The next best American record
Norman F—ing Rockwell! – Lana Del Rey Released 8/30/2019 – Polydor / Interscope Records Genres: Art Pop/Soft Rock/Neo-Psych Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album opens with the most savage sentence… Read more »
SideTracked: New voices, Same Problems – BROCKHAMPTON bouncing back
GINGER – BROCKHAMPTON Released 8/23/2019 / Question Everything/RCA Records Genres: Pop Hip-Hop/Alternative R&B After exploding onto the scene in 2017 with three amazing albums back-to-back-to-back, BROCKHAMPTON were poised to be… Read more »
SideTracked: Thrash-metal love letter: King Gizzard’s most successful experiment
Infest the Rat’s Nest – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Released 8/23/2019 / Flightless Records Genres: Thrash Metal/Heavy Psych/Stoner Metal To the uninitiated, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard… Read more »
‘Triple Frontier’ gives new life to heist genre
After being in a long period of development hell, going through the hands of many backers, filmmakers and actors, the now Netflix Original “Triple Frontier” released to the streaming platform… Read more »
Top MCU movies as the franchise moves into Phase IV
Over the past two years, I’ve written a lot about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the franchise. So in honor of “Endgame’s”… Read more »
‘Avengers: Endgame’: A spoiler-free case for greatness
To describe “Avengers: Endgame” in a few words, it would be: It’s great and you should watch it. If that’s all you want to know, I completely understand if that’s… Read more »
Passion behind ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ makes it successful.
“Alita: Battle Angel” is an action/adventure film set in the 26th century. The story follows a young cyborg girl named Alita who wakes up with amnesia in a place called… Read more »
Fanfiction-turned-movie misses out on true complexity of story
Young teens and their moms crowded into the theater to watch the new movie “After,” based off the novel of the same name by Anna Todd. The romantic drama was… Read more »