2015 has been a year of taking hip-hop, pop, metal and indie-rock to new limits. This year the music industry has produced Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Drake’s “If […]
Media minutes
Media Minute: “Girls”
The best shows I’ve ever watched have had the word “girls” in the title. “Gossip Girl,” “Gilmore Girls” and, my most recent obsession, the HBO original “Girls.” I’ve heard great […]
Media Minute: GWAR!
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld once said about Gwar, “If Pearl Jam had a male singer, if U2 didn’t have a tool as a frontman, if Metallica actually had balls, […]
Media Minute: Claude Debussy
Obscure, contemplative and dream-like, the music of Claude Debussy sounds as fresh today as it did in the 19th century. Debussy’s softly stated piano compositions are perfectly suited for an […]
Media Minute: “Honeymoon”
Hands down, Lana Del Rey has the best voice I’ve ever heard. In my opinion, she is some sort of angel-human hybrid sent down from a badass heaven to bless […]
Media Minute: The Visit
I’d like to say the newly released horror movie The Visit was terrifying, frightening or bone-chilling, but really the only word I can use to describe it is scary, […]
Media Minute: Reggie Watts
Reggie Watts can’t really be compared to other artists. A self-avowed “disinformationist” and “afro-musicologist,” Watts mixes stream of consciousness standup comedy and music made with a looping machine. The LA […]
Media Minute: “Fuller House”
Have mercy! Full House is coming back! That’s right. You read correctly. Our beloved Tanner family will be back on screen. Nearly 20 years after the show last aired, Uncle […]
Media Minute: “Supernatural”
“I think dad wants us to pick up where he left off, you know? Saving people, hunting things; the family business.” That is the iconic quote spoken by Dean Winchester […]
Media Minute: Star Wars
In case people don’t know, Star Wars is very important to me. Ever since I was a kid, I lived and breathed Star Wars. It was my religion. I remember […]