South by Southwest is full of label showcases, typically devised for a label’s up-and-coming artists to get a platform for good press.
Coughing and sneezing got you down? Run out of Claritin? Unable to drag yourself out of bed? Recess has got you covered.
With much-hyped releases from Kendrick Lamar, Gorillaz and Father John Misty on the horizon, the next month promises to be a big one for music.
He is rich and ambitious, the successor to a South American dictatorship.
I made the realization as sweat beaded across the back of my neck and flimsy baby hairs stuck to my temples, an unfortunate byproduct of North Carolina’s beloved humidity and the swelling summer heat.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you took a meandering yet painfully anxiety inducing story about a gambling addict and infused it with some of Jake Johnson’s sardonic, everyman charm?
Midway through “The Memo,” the first single released from Father John Misty’s new album “Pure Comedy,” a disembodied digital voice interrupts the singer, spouting the empty platitudes he is so fond of skewering: “This is totally my song of the summer.
For a television show in its 12th season, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has made a particularly concerted effort to walk the balancing beam between innovation and authenticity.
Almost four years removed from their debut album, Milky Chance has finally returned with their sophomore effort “Blossom”. The singles leading up to the release only hint at the maturity the group has gained over the past few years.
Last week, Stereogum published an article that declared, "Ed Sheeran is the king of pop." There must have been some mistake; surely, the fair people at Stereogum weren’t discounting better, more entertaining male pop stars like The Weeknd or Bruno Mars.
Dusk has fallen over an affluent neighborhood and the manicured lawns and pristine architecture are barely visible in the dim illumination of a few street lights.
“The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.” Connor was not scared. The 13 year old boy had worse monsters to face than the ominous yew tree thrusting at his window: the malignity of school bullies, the suffocating sympathy of the teachers, a neglecting father, his mother terminally ill. Cancer corrodes these characters as the life of their originator.
Last week, I watched “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at the DPAC. I was expecting to see a masterclass show that would leave me speechless, considering the numerous Tony Awards (2015) that the Broadway show had garnered, yet here I am, certainly not unable to express my words.
The Best... ...bang-for-your-buck: Chubby’s Tacos ...hangover food: Rise Biscuits and Donuts ...decoration/ambiance: Gonza’s Tacos and Tequilas ... bar w/ a firetruck: Surf Club ...big burger: Dain’s Place ...downtown hidden gem: Old Havanna Sandwich Shop ...specialty cocktail: Bar Virgile ... casual dinner: Lily’s Pizza ...hushpuppies: The Original Q-Shack ...quiet café: Francesca’s Dessert Caffee ...fries: James Joyce The Most.... ... tragic when it closed this year: Epa Chamo ...likely to confuse with each other: JuJu and JuJuBee ...reminiscent of the 1960s: The Federal ...loved by Tarheels too: Monut’s Donuts ...comforting environment on campus: Divinity Cafe
The 89th annual Academy Awards were held last Sunday and, in typical award show fashion, it was an indulgent and lackluster Hollywood affair that prompted more eye-rolls than elated outbursts–excluding, of course, the Best Picture fiasco, which was both wildly entertaining and mortifying.
Even a month before its release, Stephen Bruner’s latest album made an impression with its cover art. The bassist himself is pictured at point-blank range, his face half-submerged in a pool of what could either be water or wine, his eyes wide and wild.
David Longstreth would like everyone to know that he is not going solo.
Future continues to forge his legacy in the trap subgenre with his release of a self-titled album.
When you look at the statistics, “Fifty Shades Darker” does not seem like the blockbuster film its earnings would indicate it is.
