Waiting five years to put out a record since 1998's "Let's Talk About Feelings," Lagwagon left the expectations of fans to grow for years.
Elgin Lumpkin, better known as Ginuwine, is part of a particular breed of R&B singers. You know the type well -- the ones whose good looks, provocative dance moves and boyish charm leave female fans swooning.
Whether it's the tuning of a vocal pitch or the remixing of a guitar riff, the concealing of imperfections through the use of "studio magic" leads listeners to wonder whether the "studio artists" who dominate radio airwaves are capable of performing beyond the confines of their sound rooms.
It was difficult to find someone to go see "The Guru" with me. Usually when I mention that it is time for me to review a movie, I have a plethora of friends willing to tag along.
Instead of the usual fare of going to a smoky bar to see a single act perform, U.Va students have an option of a different nature this weekend: Chi Phi's seventh annual Hoodang, a multi-band concert benefiting the American Cancer Society.
Imagine yourself: several years of college in the bag, several semesters yet to come. You've survived the horrors of dorm life and the infamous "freshman fifteen;" you've survived the deliberations of choosing a major; you've survived seemingly endless papers and exams, and you've learned to drink like a champion.
The University may not have a cutting-edge, nationally renowned film program like some other schools (suggestion: start one), but that doesn't mean it has no cutting-edge, soon-to-be-renowned filmmakers.
Perhaps a picture really can capture a thousand words. Perhaps eyes really are the windows to the soul.
You have heard them at U.Va. fraternity parties, formals, colleges on the east coast and at Dance Marathon, and now you can hear them on their latest album.
Sometimes critics have to eat their words.For the most part, Linkin Park was ruthlessly blasted following the release of their debut album, "Hybrid Theory." In response, Linkin Park shrugged it off and promptly walked away with the top-selling album of 2001.
Poor Robbie Williams. In Europe, he's the biggest pop star next to Kylie Minogue, he sells out stadiums in record time and he does it all while getting away with snarky lyrics like "give no head, no backstage passes." But in America, the most airplay he ever got was Take That's lame boy band ballad "Back For Good," released nearly eight years ago. Williams is handsome, accented, cheeky, talented, successful with the ladies in a scandalous, tabloid-happy way, and noe he wants to conquer America.
Without Brian Molko, for better or worse, Placebo would be nothing. Once the 90s answer to the androgyny of new wave, it's probably safe to say that Molko is now more notable for his make-up than his music.
Remember the radio hit "Flavor of the Weak?" That's it -- the one with the high-pitched voice, alternative rock beat and monotonous melody that you couldn't get out of your head, regardless of how hard you tried.
Chris Rock thinks he knows what's wrong with America: "What kind of drug policy makes it cheaper to buy crack than asthma medicine?" What proves less obvious, however, is what's wrong with Rock's new comedy, "Head of State," which he co-wrote and directed.
Disney has long had hegemony over animated movies in this country. Their family-oriented musicals have become the standard for animated features in America, and neither 20th Century Fox nor DreamWorks have been able to prevent Mickey from standing astride the animated world like a colossus. In the meantime, while the Mouse House has dominated the silver screen, anime has become an increasingly powerful and prevalent force on television.
Since a good number of people seem to be incapable of deciphering just how the hell acronyms work, it's importantto begin here by pointing out that AFI is NOT the band that plastered their updated version of Michael Jackson's"Smooth Criminal" all up in ya' ear a few summers ago.
Disney's latest kiddie flick, "Piglet's Big Movie," follows a similar path that "The Tigger Movie" did in 2000.
"View From the Top," Gwyneth Paltrow's new movie about the trials and tribulations of life as a flight attendant, can be summed up in one key word: predictable.As far as romantic comedies go, this film fails on both accounts.The pathetically developed and hackneyed romance between Donna, the questionably stupid yet brave flight attendant (Paltrow) and Ted (Mark Ruffalo), the supposedly intelligent law student, is comparable to the comic element of the film, which is ... well, absent.How director Bruno Barrelo created a movie that fails to be neither comic nor romantic escapes me, but for this feat and this feat only, he deserves applause.Congratulations, Bruno Barrelo, for you've directed a movie that promises to grace an innumerable abundance of "Worst Movie of the Year" lists. The film chronicles the life of Donna, a small town girl who appears doomed to work in a department store for the rest of her life, yet dreams of bigger and better things.
A close-up of a beautiful young Vietnamese woman opens "The Quiet American" as a voiceover narrates above swelling music.
Stephen King is often mistaken as being a writer who writes only horror and shamelessly uses shock value in every one of his works.
