It’s pretty damn glorious when a band can remain consistent without ever getting stale, but the real challenge comes in when you know they just might be phoning it in. When do you host and intervention? The kind that generates hugs and high fives afterwards? Dragonette – Royal Blues released November 11, 2016 ****** 6/10 Dragonette is…
When you finally receive your geek badge, it’s a wondrous thing. And with it comes all the trappings of geekdom – insider knowledge, scrutiny of any associated media, and a sense of family. Artists which are capable of tapping into that pulse usually produce the most interesting content, though not always perfect, for sure. But…
Even if I didn’t have a stake in world affairs, I’d find the US election results incredibly difficult to stomach. There have always been bullies in the world, and I’ve seen my share of them in my short time on this revolving space rock, but dammit if there isn’t some emotionally charged shit floating around…
Wiz Khalifa is something of an enigma, he jumped off the lot with Black and Yellow back in 2010, but did you know he had been generating buzz since about 2005? And ever since then he’s collaborated with a ton of other crowd disturber personalities. Did you know he has over 100 collaborative efforts? He…
An audience are a group of people who participate in a stage show, performance art, literary reading, musical act, speech or other art form and experience it. When that experience moves from the realm of silent engagement into active involvement, we call that audience participation, and it’s an amazing thing to behold. The Rocky Horror…
It’s difficult to find an album that feels timeless, because most of the time, we are in that time and have no frame of reference, but when you start cycling through the back catalogue of musical history it can become pretty obvious when something is brilliant. And if you’re okay with it, dear readers, I’d…
Cafe Society was a New York city nightclub opened in the late 1930s in the midst of Greenwich Village. It featured mostly African American talent and was intentionally set up to challenge the ideals of the rich club goers of that era. It was set up as a place for political events, fundraisers and considered…
Saying goodbye is incredibly tough – Particularly if you don’t know if you’ll ever meet again. When all you have are memories from a painful departure, it numbs you to your core being. You need to be thoughtful in your farewell messages, because once you do, there is no second chance. This week’s album review…
If there’s some strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? When there’s something weird, and it don’t look good, who you gonna call? Not Ray Parker Jr., according to this new movie. But maybe it’s progressive enough that it doesn’t matter. I guess we are about to find out dear readers. Ghostbusters (2016) Cast: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy,…
Experience will teach you a lot. For instance, I couldn’t roll my r’s until someone taught me how. And granted it’s probably a useless skill, but I hear that some chicks enjoy it when you kiss ’em with that level of dedication. Just something to think about, you creative cuties. Green Day – Revolution Radio released October…