Ty Segall returns to lo-fi roots with “Emotional Mugger”
By John Mattingly | January 31, 2016Over a span of eight years, Ty Segall has released nine albums: eight solo productions and one with the Ty Segall Band.
Over a span of eight years, Ty Segall has released nine albums: eight solo productions and one with the Ty Segall Band.
“White Privilege II,” performed by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and featuring Jamila Woods, is difficult to adequately describe or even review as a piece of music.
A recently-published review of “The Revenant” by Cavalier Daily writer Ben Hitchcock claims the film provides very little substance besides wearying amounts of violence and bloodshed.
College students have preconceived notions of what it would be like to attend an Ivy League school. Author Sean-Michael Green wanted to see for himself.
Dystopian television shows are everywhere these days, and most of them are indistinguishable from each other.
Two tracks in, Daughter’s “Numbers” abruptly halts as frontwoman Elena Tonra coldly mumbles “I feel numb / I feel numb in this kingdom.” These lines, coupled with Tonra’s icy delivery, perfectly sum up the album’s frigid atmosphere.
Hands and feet tightly bound with rope, an anxious man lies supine on a cold office floor, nervous with anticipation.
Michael Bay is not a director known for subtlety. In fact, he may as well be called the "Grand Prince of Excess" — his filmography embodies the overindulgence of Big Hollywood.
On his 69th birthday, just two days before his death, David Bowie released his final album. Though short, with only seven songs at 41 minutes long, its impact is large.
Sporting an alternate 80s style title card and featuring a rare trip out of Philadelphia, the episode launches into an excellent satire of 80s ski movies.
MTV’s latest show, “The Shannara Chronicles” is a high-fantasy epic much like “Lord of the Rings,” only worse, much worse.
This year’s Oscar nominations are in, and as usual, viewers saw many deserving nods alongside a few unbelievable slights. Overall, A&E had a 76 percent hit rate with our nominations predictions.
The Golden Globe Awards have always produced a few left-field winners. This year there were more than a few.
Panic! at the Disco’s latest album, “Death of a Bachelor,” harkens back to the edgy pop sounds of Brendon Urie and co. circa 2005.
“The Big Short” turns the 2008 housing market crash into a thoughtfully sharp, all-star film.
Movie violence can be exhilarating. Classic films like “Fight Club" and “A Clockwork Orange” are riveting in their depravity.
The December 18 release of Cage the Elephant’s fourth album, “Tell Me I’m Pretty,” was the best early Christmas present any ardent fan of the indie-rock band could have asked for.
In 2012, a nearly fatal bus accident left Baroness’s future seemingly in shambles. The band has since fully recovered, although not without replacing their bassist and drummer, and for the first time since the accident are releasing a new album, “Purple.” The album’s gorgeous artwork points towards what this LP is about.
The year 2015 came and went, but it’s not too late to take stock of the great movies shown to the world in the past 12 months.
In 1929 in Melbourne, Australia, the “new woman” profile is flourishing. Jazz and whiskey are flowing in equal parts.