Category: Reviews
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Neutral Milk Hotel’s Classic Turns 20
20 years ago, the band Neutral Milk Hotel released In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, an album that later became a beloved cult classic. Although most of the ‘90s was dominated by the caustic sounds of grunge or the sarcastic humor of alt-rock, an underdog began to emerge when Neutral Milk Hotel released its first…
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CupcakKe Brings Raunch, Social Awareness on New Album
On her second LP of 2018, CupcakKe offers a second helping of her trademark sexual licentiousness, while at the same time dishing her distaste on more serious issues. Previous albums from the Chicago rapper have gotten progressively better and better, with Eden breaking even more new ground. One look at the song titled “Garfield” and…
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Film Fest- The Hate U Give: The Film Everyone Loves
With finals just around the corner, one way to “destress from the test” is to watch some of the eye-catching films that were featured in the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. One amazing film that premiered here at the film fest was George Tillman Jr.’s The Hate U Give. TheHate U Give gets its source material from…
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Vince Staples Brings Radio to Life on FM!
FM! is presented to give the impression that the listener popped the radio on. “Feels Like Summer” starts with a flip-through of various FM stations before turning the volume up and settling on Vince’s opener. The production across the first few tracks isn’t the EDM-infused rap that made last year’s Big Fish Theory special, but…
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Indie Darlings Team Up for Collab EP
Indie rockers Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker have made their breakthrough into the world of indie music with each of their debuts. Now, the young singers join forces to deliver boygenius, a 6-track EP showcasing what the three have become known for: slowcore indie rock. Some of the songs have the verses sung…
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Film Fest: Quincy Does Justice to Music Icon
Typically, when you sit down to watch a biographical documentary, you expect to leave the theatre having learned a great deal about the subject’s life. Quincy achieves all that and so much more. In its two-hour runtime, the film covers the extraordinary life of Quincy Jones–one of the most highly accomplished and celebrated musicians, producers,…