Category: Content
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Anatomy of a No-Bullsh*t Love Song
The world of rock and roll is full of saccharine love ballads saturated with empty promises. Declarations of everlasting courtship were often sung towards nonexistent individuals for the sake of making a quick buck off the profitable “power ballad.” There’s no denying that there’s some sincerity in those songs, yet a lot of them rely…
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Adam and the Metal Hawks: A Crash Course in Crowd Pleasing
In most cases, the opening band has one primary objective: to warm up the crowd. In the case of Adam and the Metal Hawks (aka AMH), who opened for Bret Michaels at the BergenPAC in Englewood, the crowd wasn’t just warm, they were fired up. As for myself, not only was I hot and bothered…
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Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Written by Jacob Daniel In the seventh big-screen outing of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the iconic quartet of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, known for their crime fighting and lively personalities, have undergone a notable visual evolution. Over the years, they’ve transitioned from foam latex costumes by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop to CGI creations that…
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Review: Anatomy of a Fall
Written by Emilio Garcia SPOILERS IN REVIEW Rare are the times when I feel the anguish and tragedy of a film pierce my heart more than when I saw a child poison his dog as an experiment to prove to himself the reality of his father’s suicidal behavior. Of course, a lot of context is…
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The Start of Something Special: In Conversation with Lefty Lucy
From left to right: Lila Elm, Parc Murdock, and Lyla Carpenter. Photograph by Maya Eiben. Every band’s gotta start somewhere, and in the case of Charleston-based riot grrrl-fusion rockers Lefty Lucy, that somewhere is here and now. Consisting of bassist/vocalist Lyla Carpenter, keyboardist Claire Duane, guitarist Lila Elm, and drummer Parc Murdock, Lefty Lucy is…
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Review: Nimona A Love Letter to Persistence
Tumblr webcomics, production hellscapes, and spunky shapeshifters seemingly have proven to be an unlikely recipe for streaming success, however the essence of a story is often found when the underrepresented feel heard. Nimona (2023) is an animated sci-fantasy comedy adapted from the graphic novel of the same name. In the film, we follow a shapeshifter,…