Ben Folds is a master of the Very Good Album. That is to say, he consistently crafts full-lengths composed almost entirely of excellent songs in any number of styles, alongside one or two duds.
Inhabitants of Charlottesville may have been surprised to see a rather crude piece of art being driven through town last Monday morning, heading towards The Southern Café and Music Hall on the Downtown Mall.
After a great summer of television, the leaves are falling and fall programs are returning. 2015 was ruled by Netflix, but this fall, Amazon is looking to make its mark. Here are the some of the most anticipated television shows this fall season.
“Amy-Sarah Marshall, will you marry me?” said Lisa Green, down on one knee. The crowd erupted with cheers and applause.
With a cross-country rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” and an umpire’s call to play ball, Stephen Colbert returned to TV.
“The Mask You Live In” was screened Tuesday for over 400 guests as a collective effort by Lambda Upsilon Lambda, the Women, Gender & Sexuality Program, Feminism is For Everyone and the University Women's Center.
Romantic actions may have left some concerned that Jimmy and Gretchen would become soft and lose the biting edge that made “You’re the Worst” such a welcome surprise last summer.
The humor of “The League” has always stemmed from the narcissistic characters’ misguided attempts to humiliate and manipulate each other.
Back in August, indie pop’s new kid on the block, BØRNS, gave a sampling of his 11-song LP, “Dopamine,” slated for release in October.
Ostensibly the final video game in the “Metal Gear Solid” series, at least under director Hideo Kojima, “Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain” is the latest chapter in the collection of prequels that depict the rise and fall of the series’ eventual antagonist, Big Boss.
Beirut’s fourth album “No No No” presents a much simpler sound four years after their 2011 album, “The Rip Tide.”
At this year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony, Miley Cyrus shocked viewers around the world when she concluded her hosting stint by announcing her fifth studio album.
The Ante Room, a hole-in-the-wall venue in downtown Charlottesville, is easy to miss while driving along Main Street.
From the very first song on Carly Rae Jepsen’s album “Emotion,” it is clear the Canadian singer is far from a one-hit wonder.
A powerful entity in their lives and society in general, money is a common inspiration for songwriters. As such, many songs exist that detail artists’ views toward money, portraying it in many different lights, from an object of desire to the root of society’s problems.
Despite high expectations, “Fear the Walking Dead” falls flat.
Summer is generally known to be a television wasteland. Network channels slot all of their clunky shows for this time to burn them off with no regard to quality.
The summer movie season had a diverse mix of big budget blockbusters, comedies, and smaller indies.
David Burd, better known by his stage name of Lil Dicky, released his debut album on July 31st. For those who don’t know of Lil Dicky: the rapper was popularized thanks to the viral music video for his song “Ex Boyfriend,” and for several other videos that followed. While the majority of Dicky’s work to date has been comedic, he did illustrate his rapping chops on his first mixtape “So Hard.” While Dicky’s new album expands upon his skill as a “serious” rapper, it still maintains the comedic character that gained his initial following. On the opening song of “Professional Rapper,” LD (as he calls himself) refers to his genre of rap as “anti-rap.” This is due to his atypical rap background, style and lyrics.
Full disclosure: I love Jerrod Carmichael. He may very well be my favorite active comedian. I don’t know how many times I have watched or recommended his HBO special “Love at the Store,” but I’d be willing to bet any reasonable guess would be far too low.
