At the beginning of “Nikes,” the opening track on singer Frank Ocean’s long anticipated second album “Blonde,” you hear the thump of an isolated, moody beat, laying the background for the world’s first glimpse of Ocean in over four years.
Despite being the most popular metal band in the world, Metallica has been alienating its fans for decades.
Graceful harp opening? Check. Slowly building orchestral arrangements? Check. Larger-than-life chorus from one-woman powerhouse Florence Welch? Check.
When the lights first dimmed at J. Cole’s show Saturday evening, John Paul Jones Arena was packed with first years.
Sasheer Zamata is a 2008 graduate of the University’s Drama department. Since graduating, Zamata has performed stand-up comedy throughout the country and has appeared in a variety of sketches with Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and College Humor, among other outlets.
An honest critique of “Sharknado: The 4th Awakens” is somewhat pointless. The movie, like the other three in the franchise, is so blatantly terrible that to treat it as a serious film is downright impossible.
Season 3 of “BoJack Horseman,” released in its entirety on Netflix on July 22, cements the show as one of the year’s best.
It’s a familiar scene to many U.Va. students — sun shines on brick walls and white columns, green grass glows from beneath a cornhole board and students mill around, laughing, talking, enjoying the afternoon.
Brother-and-sister duo Hunter and ARE Wolfe make up delta blues-rock act Born Crooked. Based in Charlottesville, the pair performs regularly in venues around town.
Season six of “Suits,” which premiered July 13, shattered the show’s original premise and promises a captivating new direction.
After countless controversies, months of outrage and, yes, even death threats to its director and cast, the “Ghostbusters” reboot has finally hit theaters.
Three years ago, an apartment fire destroyed nearly all of Dev Hynes’ belongings. He lost his dog Cupid, many of his clothes and a computer containing almost all of his demos and samples.
“House of Lies,” a Showtime comedy-drama starring Don Cheadle as the bull-in-a-china-shop management consultant Marty Kaan, did its very best to give viewers a millionaire’s fairytale ending.
The sixth season of cultural sensation “Game of Thrones” went out with a bang.
Matthew McConaughey burst onto the scene in 1993, shining as the insouciant Wooderson in the classic coming-of-age comedy “Dazed and Confused.”
David von Mering and Carter Schultz started Aer and the accompanying Fresh Aer Movement while they were still in high school.
Charlottesville upholds the tradition and the history of rock within Central Virginia, but it also expands it into something greater.
The University and Charlottesville communities are never short of live, outdoor and socially-focused events.
Very few bands have been able to maintain a level of cultural relevance over such a long period like the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Disney Pixar’s newest film, "Finding Dory,” hit theaters June 17. The eagerly awaited sequel to "Finding Nemo" will entertain fans; however, the film has its shortcomings and should certainly be the last in the series.
