Y: A Novel | Author: Marjorie Celonaac | Rating: 9/11 | I’ll be the first to admit that, upon reading the description of Celona’s debut novel, Y, I didn’t set my expectations too high. The book jacket told of a baby left at the doorstep of a Vancouver YMCA, and a secondary story involving the mother that gave her away, and my […]
Amos Lee: Live From The Artists Den | Rating: 8.2/11 | The unassuming and gentle ease with which Philadelphia’s Amos Lee wields his talents is something of a gift in this musical climate of technological treatments and penchant for over-emoting. As pairing music and historic architecture is The Artists Den’s MO, this session was recorded in August 2011 at the […]
Young The Giant | Mind Over Matter | Rating: 8.8/11 | Reviewed by: Tim Risser | First off, let’s buck the antiquated system that virtually every music critic abides, which is: let’s connect the dots to every nuance of a band’s debut with their sophomore release, comparing them endlessly and without apology. I’m simply not doing it. Young the Giant’s release Mind Over […]
Oh 2013, where have you gone? But gone she almost is so here I sit thinking about all the musical goodness that has passed us by. Let’s be honest: the last thing that anyone needs is yet ANOTHER fucking Best Of/Most Awesome Albums of 2013 list. I’m not into it. But what I am into is doing due diligence in […]
About a year ago, some great names in entertainment came together to support New York City. Why? Well, The City (and part of Jersey & Connecticut) had been hit by Hurricane Sandy. Homes were destroyed, flooded, and abandoned. Memories were lost. People were scared. You may remember the 12-12-12 concert and this disastrous event, but you’ve never seen it like […]
AFI | Fox Theater (Pomona, CA) | October 25, 2013 | “Through our bleeding, we are one!” It has been four years since AFI’s last album. The crowd chanting started well before the show began. Die-hard fans in the front row hung over the rail like a lifeline. Some had been there since 7AM. Others had camped out. Emotions were […]
Before I begin, let’s break the stereotype. Hanson are not still 12 years old. They do not dance to tracks written by other people. They write and perform original music, like any other band you love. They just happen to have had a major hit (MMMBop) during the age of boy bands (like *NSync) that also attracted a highly female […]
