Jeff Rosenstock has been singing about the same problems for a while now. Both his former band Bomb the Music Industry! and his last solo album “We Cool?” explored depression, listlessness and watching others grow up without you.
Unlike Desiigner’s original “Tiimmy Turner” track, the remix featuring Kanye West delivers lyrical substance and aesthetic appeal.
While the show continues to hit the audience over the head with certain themes and ideas, “Westworld” is clearly meticulously crafted and building towards something special.
So far, 2016 has been the year of Anderson .Paak. The Oxnard, Calif. native’s meteoric rise began with his release of “Malibu” in January, and has continued through a slew of high-profile guest appearances and the release of “Yes Lawd!,” the debut album from .Paak and producer Knxwledge, who together make up NxWorries.
“FINALLY! Welcome back!”
La Flare, Big Guwop, Mr. Zone 6, Trap God — no matter the moniker, it's difficult to find anyone in the hip-hop scene who doesn’t recognize industry giant Gucci Mane.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about a conversation with John Paul White is how much his public persona differs from his private one.
Oh Wonder is a pleasant studio band. They’re not innovators, they’re not viscerally emotional and they’re not immediately attention-grabbing, but their self-titled debut is a fun electronic pop album to throw on in the background.
Conor Oberst has had a rough few years. Since his last release in 2014, the soft-spoken singer has weathered the storm of a false rape accusation and the diagnosis of a cyst in his brain.
Few filmmakers are able to convey the unaddressed tensions and subtle miseries of ordinary life as seamlessly as Kelly Reichardt.
Pensive, uplifting and hopeful for the future, Jamie Lidell’s latest album, “Building a Beginning,” showcases the singer’s versatility and willingness to experiment.
It has been quite a year for Jayceon Terrell Taylor, more commonly known by his stage name, The Game.
Following their 2014 tour, Irish indie band Two Door Cinema Club took an 18-month hiatus, essentially disappearing from the music world.
2K Games’ latest entry into the Mafia franchise has problems on the Xbox One — a lot of problems.
Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” opens around a fire. Around the fire sits a group of slaves cloaked in a thick blue light and spectral dust. The elder of the circle exhorts the slaves to follow young Nat Turner, who carried a birthmark deemed auspicious by ancient African tradition.
Filled with mystery, lust, obsession, alcohol-fueled passions and self-destruction, “The Girl on the Train” is a film that brings Paula Hawkins’ critically acclaimed novel to the screens.
In the eighth song of OneRepublic’s fourth studio album, “Oh My My,” lead singer Ryan Tedder sings, “everybody goes through moments of losing their clarity / at least I’m never boring.” And these lines actually describe the band’s entire new album.
Pop-punk is no longer relegated to the realm of teen angst. Coming off the heels of acclaimed 2014 third album, “Never Hungover Again,” Joyce Manor’s latest release finds the band moving past adolescence and into arrested development.
Shakespeare can be difficult to understand, but the actors of the Drama Department’s fall show, “The Comedy of Errors,” made following the play’s plot easy.
Ever since their humble beginnings in a crusty garage in Ohio, the members of Guided by Voices have strived for the grandiose. This is why it made total sense when lead singer Robert Pollard promised to play 50 songs before the set was over last Friday at the Jefferson Theater.
