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Patrick Witteman | Monday, November 12, 2018
Up until the release of “You Won’t Get What You Want,” the Rhode Island band Daughters had been somewhat removed from the music scene. Their last release came in 2010 with the self-titled album “Daughters,” and the album preceding that was released in 2006. More often than not, when bands take long hiatuses between two
Jake Winningham | Thursday, September 20, 2018
“White Boy Rick,” the newest film from French director Yann Demange, is a highly entertaining and embarrassingly facile look at the war on drugs. The Rick of the title is real-life Richard Wershe Jr., who became an FBI informant and drug kingpin in Detroit at the age of 15. In telling his story, the movie
Danny Liggio | Friday, September 7, 2018
Eminem first caught my attention as I entered my teenage years. I first heard the “Marshall Mather LP” as I discovered the excitement of smoking shoplifted cigars at sleepovers and the absolute despair that accompanied my first rejection by a girl. Needless to say, I was in constant turmoil, and Eminem seemed to complement that.
Dessi Gomez | Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Readers of Jenny Han’s trilogy of books — “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” “P.S. I Still Love You” and “Always and Forever Lara Jean” — have looked forward to the movie adaptation of the first book since Han’s announcement in July 2017. Netflix acquired the rights to the book in March 2018 and
Danny Liggio | Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Patrick Star once uttered what has since become law: “When in doubt, pinky out.” And on the cover art of J. Cole’s newly released album, “KOD,” he, in agreeance with Patrick Star, stands a king with pinky finger extended. His pinky is meant to alleviate doubt, make you believe in him and his music. In
Brian Raab | Thursday, April 19, 2018
As someone who has watched Cardi B’s music grow since her first mixtape, I can finally say, well done. Cardi’s first two mixtapes were unpredictable and unpolished — the production, flows and rhymes were rudimentary at best and cringeworthy at worst. Cardi’s gift for crafting unforgettable quotables on reality TV spawned viral hits like “Foreva”
Danny Liggio | Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Famous Dex seems restless. Between his high-energy, repetitious music and reportedly non-stop work ethic when it comes to music, it’s odd that his first album has been delayed for 10 months. First touted as dropping in the summer of 2017, “Dex Meets Dexter” has finally been released among the buzz of its first single “Pick
Molly Chen | Thursday, March 8, 2018
The bedroom pop movement has seen a host of talented indie females recently. Now, after years of creating music and posting it on Bandcamp and Tumblr, Sophie Allison, better known as Soccer Mommy, has released her debut studio album “Clean.” The record features stripped and, at times, slightly distorted guitars, honest lyrics and the need
Danny Liggio | Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Comedy Central’s new workplace comedy “Corporate” follows two junior executives in-training — Jake and Matt — up the first rungs of the ladder in the mega-conglomeration of a company called Hampton Deville. Both Jake (Jake Weisman) and Matt (Matt Ingebretson) have lost their souls somewhere along the way and are now thoroughly entrenched in the
Danny Liggio | Thursday, February 1, 2018
It’s been a year since Migos defined themselves as trap in the mainstream with the release of their impeccable album, “Culture.” Since then, they’ve spent time at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and obtained renown outside of the realm of hip hop. Now, at the beginning of 2018, they are no longer vying