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(02/09/14 7:55pm)
It can be difficult to find two new releases that can be reviewed alongside each other, especially if there are a handful of albums I want to get to. So really, I took a shortcut here. Toni Braxton and Babyface’s R&B doesn’t have much in common with Katy B’s electropop, and I’m not going to pretend like it does. So let’s just say that I’m reviewing these albums alongside each other because Braxton and Katy B can both be described as divas of sorts. Now, on to the reviews.
(01/23/14 12:01am)
Pixies and Pavement are arguably the two most important bands in the history of American indie-rock. Both had sounds that went back and forth between pretty and brutal, and both had consistent discographies.
(01/22/14 11:54pm)
Last Saturday, Eastern Michigan University students and Ypsilanti community members were entertained by “The Color of Drums: A Fork in the Road,” a showcase of student poetry and performance presented by the Poetry Society of EMU. This year’s show was the 13th annual showcase.
(01/22/14 11:51pm)
“We used words like retard, fag, slut and nigger,” said Blake Navarre, a member of Eastern Michigan University’s CloseUP, when explaining the group’s latest performance.
(01/12/14 8:34pm)
For a huge part of 2013, HAIM’s “The Wire” was my favorite song of the year. Then, in December, I discovered a gem from earlier in the year that took its spot. Unlike last year, where “Call Me Maybe” was my favorite song throughout the entire year, this year surprised me at the last minute. So, here are my top 10 songs of the year.
(01/09/14 12:39am)
New Year’s resolutions come in all shapes and sizes. Millions make them each year and many will break them before the year is done. Using technology to achieve New Year’s resolutions is an excellent way to keep on track and stay focused. While many apps exist to help with everything from staying organized to losing weight, the following seven are the best of the best currently on the market for 2014.
(01/09/14 12:33am)
Eleven years after “Lilo and Stitch,” Disney gives us another movie about sisters, where the central focus plays upon the relationship between the two girls, rather than remarking on the cliché love story nearly every Disney princess movie adheres to.
(01/09/14 12:23am)
If you watch “The Best Man Holiday,” be prepared to laugh and shed some tears. The movie, directed by Malcolm D. Lee, picks up nearly 15 years later after the original “Best Man” film in 1999.
(12/18/13 11:24pm)
Releasing an album in December nowadays almost guarantees an artist from being excluded from year-end lists, since the majority of publications publish their lists at the beginning of the month.
This year was especially hectic, with several notable albums coming out during the final month of the year, hopefully making publications question the logic of revealing their lists so early.
(12/15/13 5:39pm)
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is long, boring, disappointing and suffers from many visual and narrative problems.
(12/09/13 12:16am)
In a better world, EPs would rule. Full-length albums are great, sure, but our obsession with LPs has resulted in the more quantitative records becoming the more qualitative. It’s so bizarre that EPs are so often used for extra material considered too subpar for full-lengths, which LPs are so often full to the brim with good songs.
(12/09/13 12:13am)
Petie the Dog (PTD) Productions’ presentation of the play “Jigsaw” is lively and lighthearted. The play was written by Dawn Powell in 1934, but has not enjoyed much popularity over the years. The Midwest premier run took place at Ypsilanti’s Riverside Arts Center, 76 N Huron St., on Dec. 5 and is running through Dec. 14.
(12/05/13 12:24am)
It’s been a long time since I’ve stayed up until 4 a.m. to finish a book, but Rainbow Rowell’s latest release, “Fangirl,” kept me up past my bedtime. “Fangirl” is unexpectedly complex. It examines the aches and joys of life in a situation many college students can identify with.
(11/24/13 11:58pm)
The battle for Mexican restaurant supremacy rages on. With a plethora of eateries in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area offering quality Mexican dishes, it’s hard to decide who will emerge as the frontrunner. Enter La Fuente.
(11/24/13 11:48pm)
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” based on the second book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, premiered on Friday. Everyone assumes that life for Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) is finally going to be easy because they were the heroic victors.
(11/17/13 11:23pm)
With the Earth shattering, highly intense, mind blowing action packed film of “The Avengers,” leading up to “Thor 2: The Dark World” you might say that high expectations are set for the sequel of the original “Thor,” as is for any movie sequel.
(11/06/13 11:49pm)
Over the last couple days, three of my most anticipated albums of the year were released. Here are my thoughts on them.
(11/03/13 11:39pm)
In 1989, Michelle Rowan moved from her home state of Jalisco, Mexico to Ypsilanti, Michigan in search of her piece of the American dream.
(11/03/13 11:37pm)
I’m glad Snoop is back to using the “Dogg” in his name again.
(11/03/13 11:34pm)
Unique reading experiences are something I am constantly looking for.
