If someone asked you to name a pop-punk band, the list would go on for days. When asked if you could name a pop-punk band with a female lead singer though, the story changes. As of now, I can only think of two: the under-appreciated VersaEmerge (fronted by Sierra Kusterbeck), and the mainstream darlings Paramore. […]
Read more "Review of Tonight Alive’s ‘What Are You So Scared Of?’"This weeks episode of On Freddie Roach gave us an opportunity to see yet another side of the remarkable Freddie Roach. For the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics Freddie has taken it upon himself to work with each one of the U.S. hopefuls. One thing that HBO didn’t really go into much detail on about this […]
Read more "TV Without Commercials Review: On Freddie Roach 3"I’ve always been a Silverstein listener; not necessarily a fan. They have a handful of albums that I really got behind (Discovering the Waterfront, A Shipwreck in the Sand, and Rescue), and some that I have rather forgotten about (their debut When Broken Is Easily Fixed, and Arrivals and Departures). I’ve even enjoyed their multitude […]
Read more "Review of Silverstein’s ‘Short Songs’"This is my spoiler free review of our latest book club installment: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Stay tuned for our in-depth discussion of the novel which will be posted soon!
Read more "Book Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline"This episode of On Freddie Roach was intense to say the least. We got to see and learn a lot more about Freddies past, mostly what his home life was like growing up. We got to a chance to see him interact with his older brother Pepper as well as his mother Barbara. Both of […]
Read more "TV Without Commercials Review: On Freddie Roach 2"Rebellion comes to us in many different forms. As of late, it has come in the form of sitting in large parks in major cities chanting things like “We are the 99%!” Others come in forms as simple as changing your hair color or wearing different clothes. Of course, one huge motivator is the presence […]
Read more "Music Review: Enter Shikari’s ‘A Flash Flood of Colour’"I am a sucker for Best Of/Year End lists. So when I find an relative unknown (or at least to me) on the list, it sparks my interest in whoever the artist is. That’s how I found out about Lana Del Rey, and her first single “Video Games.” After a couple of times through the […]
Read more "Music Review: Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born To Die’"You wouldn’t know it through my past reviews, but I do love myself some nice pop music; mostly in the form of piano pop. From Ben Folds, to Sara Barielles, even Christina Perri (to an extent), the little sub-genre has a nice place in my collection of music. Not only are the songs catchy, but […]
Read more "Music Review: Ingrid Michaelson’s ‘Human Again’"“On Freddie Roach” is HBO’s new documentary miniseries which offers a glimpse into the life the most famous trainer in contemporary boxing. Freddie Roach has trained over 20 world champions though out his career, from Manny Pacquiao to Oscar De La Hoya and even at one point Mike Tyson. Recently he has been inducted into […]
Read more "TV Without Commercials Review: On Freddy Roach"Let me make something clear before I continue on with this review; I will be indirectly comparing Queen, who are one of the greatest bands of all time, to the Cincinnati sextet Foxy Shazam. Now, I am in no way saying that the two bands are equal to another: there is only one Queen after […]
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