The solo project of producer/rapper/actor/writer Donald Glover (AKA Childish Gambino) has flexed his creative muscles after his sophomore album of late last year. Taking time off from writing for NBC shows like Community and 30 Rock, Glover found time to make a brand of alternative hip-hop, a style of rap that has recently emerged and can be seen with artists like A$AP Rocky, Chance The Rapper,...
Poster for the 2013 film Blackfish. Credit: blackfishmovie.com
Blackfish is one of those films I heard about and heard good things about but never was interested in watching it. I knew the film was highly regretted as one of the best documentaries ever. According to reviews, rotten Tomatoes is the 11th best documentary and has made numerous lists of best...
The news came as a surprise to many that keep up with current hip-hop when producer Metro Boomin announced his retirement from hip-hop via Instagram in April of 2018. It was unclear as to why the decision had been made by the BET award-winning “Producer of the Year” of 2016 and 2017 and consequently left many asking themselves the same...
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I found out about The Strokes through their association with the Arctic Monkeys, with them being some of the most popular acts to come out of the garage/punk revival. So when I listened to their debut This is It ,I was left feeling underwhelmed. It didn't have the fast guitars, the charm, and quippy vocals that Whatever People Say...
Hailing from San Francisco, unique dance trio The M Machine (composed of Ben “Swardy” Swardlick, Eric Luttrell, and Andy Coenen) certainly caught the attention of music fans and artists across a plethora of genres. In fact, the group recognizes a “difference between The M Machine fan and the average electronic music fan.” The group sets themselves apart from the...
At least for me, this was a great year for music. Particularly, this was a great year for the radio. Never have I found so much to enjoy on both Top 40 and Alternative radio. Sure, there were still unbearable songs that made me change the station every time they came on, such as “Call me Maybe,” or “Stronger...
Sometime a couple years ago, an adolescent boy decided to create music in addition to fulfilling his academic obligations. Painstakingly saving his money, he purchased a turntable, a balanced pair of headphones, and also pirated audio software.
Initially, the boy didn’t give the poorly edited cacophony of sounds much credit. He just looked to his creations as something entirely independent,...
When I was 13 years old, I found an old set of DVDs in my parent's living room cabinet in a metal box with the title "Band of Brothers" enshrined on the front. I looked at the front cover. A group of soldiers stood in the destroyed ruins of a city, some talking to each other and others staring...
