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Shipping Wars

When I first heard of the knockoff series Shipping Wars, I was skeptical. The fact that these people had the nerve to steal the title and idea of one of my favorite shows, Storage Wars, was basically a deadly sin. But when A&E decided to start showing the story behind interesting hobbies and careers with [...]

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Review: Black Keys

4 / 5 Song to download: Little Black Submarines Knowing the history of The Black Keys, The White Stripes comparison is inevitable. Both groups have only two members and have been releasing alternative-garage-rock albums for over ten years. Meg White and Patrick Carney play the drums and occasionally sing, while Jack White and Dan Auerbach [...]

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Review: Childish Gambino

Donald Glover currently holds the coolest career on the face of the planet. Writer, actor, comedian and now musician, at 28, he’s accomplished a lot in a short amount of time. Known for his current role on NBC’s hit comedy series “Community” as the community college student, Troy Barnes, Glover now has something semi-new to [...]

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Drake: Take Care

The difference between Drake and other artists is his use of consciousness. Much like Holden Caulfield (of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye), he streams it. If you thought you knew Aubrey Drake Graham before Take Care, you didn’t. And here’s why: Even though he says “he’s the realest in the game right now,” [...]

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Muppets franchise back on track

I’ll admit it, when I heard Jason Segel wrote the screenplay for The Muppets, I was a little wary. The Muppets were a staple in quality family entertainment for decades. Could Segel, a mildly funny actor, do the franchise justice? The answer is yes. Segel, instead of trying to imitate Jim Henson’s unique style, took [...]

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Review: Page Eight

Masterpiece Theater is usually a little confusing and slightly artsy. But Page Eight, the newest installment of the miniseries show, is highly complex and extremely pretentious. Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a gloomy government agent and, when his best friend and fellow spy, Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon, who played Albus Dumbledore), discovers a scandalous secret, [...]

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Review: Grimm

Stars: 3.5 out of 5 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, more famously known as the Brothers Grimm, are the eerie inspirations for NBC’s new fantasy-drama series Grimm. Based on a red-riding hood themed pilot, director Marc Buckland wants to keep the show as near to the original stories as possible. Police officer Nick Burckhardt (David Guintoli) [...]

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Hold On ’til the Night

Holdin’ Onto the Night Artist: Greyson Chance Stars: 2 out of 5 I remember the first time I heard that beautiful voice. No, this is not the school bus scene from Forrest Gump, and I’m not talking about Jenny’s voice. I’m talking about Greyson Chance. I fell in love with the vocals of this young [...]

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