Out of the two reggae musicians who performed at James Madison University last week, Ziggy Marley is, hands down, the more well known of the two.
French pop-electronica duo Air's release "Talkie Walkie," while an excellent introduction to synth-pop, is an album divided against itself, warring between a happy-go-lucky, romantic spirit and a melancholy, dark tendency, unified only by an air of inaccessibility.
The lights dimmed as Michael Franti and Ziggy Marley took the stage at James Madison University last Monday.
One of five nominees for Best Picture of the year is "Seabiscuit," an inspirational account showing that anything is possible, even for three men stuck in the era of the Great Depression. "Red" Pollard (Toby McGuire) was removed from his family in hopes of a better life as a jockey -- a life that seemed would never come.
"Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" has two things in common with its Best Picture rival, "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King." One, both films are epic tales of heroic struggle; and two, they both have absurdly long titles.
This weekend, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Academy Awards to outstanding members of the movie industry.
Following in the same vein as "American Pie" and "Road Trip," "Eurotrip" has all the raunchy elements that grossed out and caused countless high school and college students to laugh uncontrollably for 90 minutes.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," with 11 Oscar nods, is this year's movie to beat.
Sophia Coppola's latest cinematic effort, "Lost in Translation," offers a strikingly original film experience with a poignant and honest script, brilliant acting and direction that truly reveals the essence of the characters' life experiences.
"Mystic River," nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, tells the emotional and heart-breaking story of three childhood friends reunited later in life under very grizzly circumstances.
ARE YOU LISTENING?! -- So burst the opening lines to Emery's debut record, "The Weak's End." Frankly, it is difficult not to be attentive upon hearing those first few words, or screams, rather. In their first outing for longstanding indie label Tooth and Nail, the South Carolina six-piece appear eager to carve a niche into the ambiguous emo-screamo scene that has recently swept the country's alternative landscape by storm.
Merge records released Belle and Sebastian clones Camera Obscura's new album "Underachievers Please Try Harder" Jan.
There has been a huge void in hip-hop for over half a decade now. Creativity and originality have been sacrificed at the altar to appease the corporate gods.
It slices! It dices! It makes french fries three different ways! OK, I was just kidding about the french fries. And the slicing and dicing. But seriously, folks, it's starting to seem like Dave Grohl is a rock and roll Swiss Army Knife, the sort of miracle worker over which the late night infomercial crew would go totally wild.
"Barbershop 2: Back in Business" is an interesting comedy about tyrannical large businesses attempting to force out firmly entrenched local businesses and radically change the landscape of a tight-knit community on the south side of Chicago. The humor in "Barbershop" is accessible.
This Valentine's Day, all I wanted was a hot, somewhat-slutty girl who I could seduce with food and wine.
How the hell could we possibly need a new romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore after so many of us were tortured by "The Wedding Singer" in 1998 -- especially when a sequel for the catastrophe is already in talks?
One hundred years in the future, science has found a cure for death. A back-up copy of one's memory is loaded into a clone, and he's back on his feet.
Between the multiple arrests, the drug allegations and the government taking her daughter away from her, it has not been a good year for Courtney Love.
Before Australian Keith Urban hit the country scene with his first American album, Urban was the lead singer for a widely popular country band Down Under named "The Ranch." Scoring several number-one hits in Australia, Keith Urban left his winning band and came to Nashville in search of a solo career.
