I walked into The Place Beyond the Pines today expecting something great. With an all-star cast including Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes, and Bradley Cooper, fresh off of his Best Actor nomination, I knew I wouldn’t be disappointed with the movie.
From garage band kids to “kings of Coachella”, the members of Phoenix have come a long way since the turn of the millennium.
To say I had low expectations when I decided to see ‘Scary Movie 5’ this past weekend is an understatement.
After the release of the thoroughly disappointing 2011 album ‘Mine is Yours’ and a subsequent two-year hiatus, Cold War Kids have finally returned with the release of their fourth studio album ‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts.’ When the group debuted in 2004 they mesmerized fans powerful, yet fun singles like “Hang Me Up to Dry” and “Hospital Beds,” but efforts by the band since then have certainly tapered off. Fortunately, ‘Dear Miss Lonelyhearts’ helps build hope for what I had deemed to be a lost cause. Still, while the Long Beach, California based band seem to channel their best work on most of the record’s tracks, others seem as long and drawn-out as the Cold War itself.
Every summer needs a playlist to fit the mood of your long road trips, cramped plane flights, pool parties, and meadow picnics.
It’s April 20th and I am a deep sea diver. Instead of exploring the ocean for coins, I’m scouring an endless tangle of milk crates and dust-caked paper for a perfect find. I’m not blazed, but I am blazing a new trail at the sweet speed of 33 1/3 RPM. After all, it’s Record Store Day, an audiophile’s second Christmas.
By now, students who regularly pass by the Fralin Museum on Rugby Road have probably noticed a big change in the terrace of the University’s art museum.
Earlier this month, the University Dance Club presented their spring showcase at the Paramount Theater, which was appropriately entitled “Bringing Sexy Back.” The entirely student-choreographed performance included impressive dances from a wide variety of genres including tap, ballet, jazz, modern and hip-hop.
Making a name for yourself as an a cappella group at the University is no small feat, especially given the ever-increasing number of these groups around Grounds, but the Virginia Belles, the University’s oldest female a cappella group, have nonetheless managed to steal the spotlight. The Belles were founded as an offshoot of the Virginia Women’s Choir in 1977 and today consist of 18 undergraduate women — a relatively small group given the number of women who audition every year.
The series that sparked the entire Real Housewives phenomenon — and countless spin-off shows, products, and even real-life fights — is back!
It was just yesterday that I sat down to watch the first episode of Secret Life of the American teenager – oh, what a day it was!
As a die-hard country music fan, I can’t even begin to explain how disappointed I am with Blake Shelton’s latest album, ‘Based on a True Story.’
For those of you who had the chance to see the absurdly strange movie Rubber on Netflix, here comes another bizarre film from oddball director Quentin Dupieux, Wrong.
Autre ne Veut’s most recent album, ‘Anxiety,’ merges the vocal styling of late 80s and early 90s R&B with experimental electronic backdrops.
The 1990’s were a good time for emotional indie rock. Bands like The Smiths, Radiohead, Belle and Sebastian all peaked during this tumultuous decade.
The career of Boston pop-punk outfit Transit has been characterized by musical baby steps. Their first effort, ‘This Will Not Define Us,’ was surprisingly derivative in definition, blending melodic sensibility while flying the no-holds-barred flag of the New England scene.
As far as film genres go, horror movies are about as polarizing as they come. Many people love subjecting themselves to the suspense and shocks of a scary movie, but others refuse to watch them at all.
Following a successful fall production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the First Year Players are preparing for their spring show, ‘Oklahoma!,’ which premieres April 18 in the Student Activities Building.
Over the course of the past decade, LGBT groups have made massive strides with regard to the portrayal of so-called “queer” characters on television.
Ever wonder how that goon of a man became the Great and Powerful “Wizard” of Oz behind the green curtain all the way back in the original 1939 hit musical? Yeah, don’t think you were the only one who didn’t care.
