In his first book, The Power of One, Bryce Courtenay illustrates a tale of a small boy’s journey throughout Africa and his transformation from juvenescence into young adulthood during the era of African apartheid, loosely mirroring the life of the author himself. The book eventually went on to become a movie; however, many critics found the film far inferior...
This past Friday, May 4, was a notable one to cinephiles for multiple reasons – most importantly as the U. S. release of Joss Whedon and Marvel’s four-years-in-the-making superhero film, The Avengers. However, there is a smaller, typically less publicized (and less festive) event that has occurred on this date for the past several years – May 4 has...
Whether they intend to create a positive or negative portrait of the genre, most forms of country music can be associated with the image of the hard-living, alcoholic musician channeling his emotions of sorrow and regret through an acoustic guitar. In reality, the sounds most often played on country music radio stations is slick, over-produced Nashville ilk.
Like mainstream rock...
Last year, I was watching one of my favorite television shows, Showtime’s Shameless, when I ran into a song at the end of an episode that was relatively catchy. I was surprised that I actually enjoyed the song since most of the show’s indie rock music is a bit too obscure for me.
I discovered the band’s name, Spoon, and...
Trotting through a lush, green forest, Epona follows her master, Link, through a foggy and mystifying forest filled with massive trees and busy creatures stirring in the silence of the environment. From behind a tree, the silhouette of a creature chuckles to itself and slowly approaches an unsuspecting Link. Although Link is a proficient swordsman, the imp suddenly mounts...
Artists experiencing alienation from their surroundings is nothing special. What makes an artist great is his total sense of self-awareness and ability to communicate his thoughts and emotions. Unfortunately, mindsets that lend themselves to self-awareness often result in an inability to interact with others in a socially acceptable manner.  Unable to find meaning in their interpersonal relationships, misunderstood artists...
The iPad 2 has already been deemed one of the best, if not the best, tablet available on the market since its release. From the first generation iPad, the iPad 2 unveiled a brand new design, a more powerful processor, a camera and much more. Now, the newest iPad once again changes the game in the technology world with...
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,...
