Posts Tagged ‘Music’

‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Review

‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ Review
This may seem a little abrupt but I want to start this review by talking about the instruments you’ll receive with Guitar Hero: World Tour, the fourth instalment in the ever growing music franchise. Their quality won’t come into the final score in any shape or form since they aren’t necessarily...
June 18th, 2010 | Gaming, Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Read More

‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ Review

‘Guitar Hero: Metallica’ Review
With more Guitar Hero games than Metallica albums, the Hall of Fame inductees are long overdue their own plastic-instrument-rock-a-thon. Activison took a little bit of a holier than thou approach with their only other single-band title, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith; so fans of the biggest metal act in the...
June 18th, 2010 | Gaming, Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Read More

Lady Antebellum: ‘Need You Now’ Review

Lady Antebellum: ‘Need You Now’ Review
Nashville based stars are enjoying great commercial success as of late. Lady Antebellum’s self-titled debut album was a monster hit when it was released in 2008. Band members Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott’s sultry harmonies provided for a memorizing listen and propelled the album to platinum...
February 23rd, 2010 | Country, Featured, Music, Music, Reviews | Read More

‘Crazy Heart’ Review

‘Crazy Heart’ Review
The story of a celebrity who succumbs to addiction is nothing new in Hollywood.  The tabloids are filled with stories of the demise of many entertainers, for which a life of excess and fame brought tragic results. Such is the case with Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges), a worn out, consistently inebriated country...
February 21st, 2010 | Drama, Featured, Film, Musical | Read More

“We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” Review

“We Are the World: 25 for Haiti” Review
The sequel is an interesting phenomenon in entertainment. Sometimes, a work is created that exceeds the original work (such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or The Godfather Part II). More often, though, the work is an uninspired rehash that attempts to recreate the glory of the first one but with...
February 13th, 2010 | Featured, Music, Music, Pop, Reviews | Read More

Album of the Decade: Kid A

Album of the Decade: Kid A
Kid A is the most revolutionary album since Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Yes, that statement has strong implications. Much like the NBA trying to find the next Michael Jordan, the comparison to The Beatles’ 1967 album means that greatness necessarily was present in the album. Indeed, Radiohead’s...
November 24th, 2009 | Alternative, Featured, Music | Read More

The Best of the Decade: Music in Review

The Best of the Decade: Music in Review
In about one month, the decade with a name that hasn’t been decided will come to an end. (As an aside, what are we going to call this decade? There’s no convenient numbering system like the eighties or nineties. Do we go with the aughts? The Robert Parrishes? The one with the global financial crisis?) So,...
November 22nd, 2009 | Featured, Music | Read More

Glee: Preggers Review

Glee: Preggers Review
Glee is a high school musical comedy. It’s had enormous success through the first three episodes and “Preggers” did not disappoint.  The high school setting has been overdone in television but Glee creates a formula that makes it entertaining again. Its major plot points are all things...
September 24th, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, TV | Read More

The Beatles: Rock Band Review

The Beatles: Rock Band Review
The Beatles: Rock Band holds the distinction of the most anticipated video game ever. All of the blockbusters such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Halo 3, and the yearly release of Madden cannot hold a candle to the amount of hype that The Beatles: Rock Band received over this past summer. The appearance...
September 17th, 2009 | Featured, Gaming, Playstation 3, Reviews, Video Games, Wii, Xbox 360 | Read More

The Negative Impact of Auto-Tune

The Negative Impact of Auto-Tune
In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus encounters the sirens, mythological creatures whose song enchants all who listen to it. Yet, because of the precarious position of the sirens, any sailor who attempts to follow the song will be lured to a certain death. In the epic that is 21st century rap music, the siren’s...
August 6th, 2009 | Featured, Music | Read More