Student Reviews

Mark Ronson throws an all-star funk summit on Uptown Special

Mark Ronson Uptown Special Album Review Columbia Records Released January 13, 2015 Genre: Funk, R&B, Pop, 70s soul revival   When “Uptown Funk” first infiltrated the airwaves, I was surprised for two main reasons: first at how catchy, upbeat, and groovy the track was, and...

Dark Souls But Harder: Bloodborne: Coming Soon

The Souls series is anything but easy; its trademark difficulty has led to countless broken controllers from hundreds of gamers. The next project from FromSoftware titled Bloodborne comes from the same mind who was the inspiration behind Demon Souls & Dark Souls. Bloodborne, a PS4 exclusive, takes place in the...

“Hyperview” by Title Fight, Album Review

Title Fight Hyperview Album Review (Click here to stream) ANTI- Records Released February 3, 2015 Genre: Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Punk (not too much) Progression can be a great or terrible thing. For Title Fight on their third LP Hyperview, progression is...

An End To A Trilogy: The Witcher 3: Coming Soon

Few books turn into good, let alone successful, game series. The Witcher series by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski is one of the few that has accomplished just this. While the author was able to create a diverse and unique fantasy world that...

“b4.da$$” by Joey Bada$$ (Album Review)

Joey Bada$$ B4.DA.$$ Album Review Cinematic Music Group Released January 20, 2015 Genre: Rap, Boom Bap Let’s just get this out of the way: this is good. This is really good. This is rapper Joey Bada$$’s most consistent release to date, and represents the young spitter’s...

VOID RL Grime

Henry Steinway is an LA based producer known under the pseudonyms Clockwork, his electro house project, and RL Grime, a persona more focused on hip hop and trap music as shown in his album VOID, the first full length album...

Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2015

*Note that this list is purely my own opinion. I'm basing it off of originality, past performances by developers, and released content thus far.   10. Just Cause 3 - Avalanche Studios (PS4, Xbone, PC) 2015 Just Cause 2 was one word:...

Remembering the Short yet Extraordinary Life of Darrell Abbott

  When you think of the world's greatest guitarists, the names that probably come to mind are the classics, such as Jimi Hendrix, Slash, Eddie Van Halen and other renowed 80's heavy metal guitarists. However, one name often slides through cracks...

Interview with Dylan Walker, vocalist for Full Of Hell

Above the checkered-walled unisex bathroom in Webster Hall in New York City, neon signs provided the sole source of light in a dark bar. The place looked abandoned, almost completely vacant and very gloomy. It's macabre tone weighed down on...