Different name — I like the sound of the assonance in “Album Roundup” more than the aural clunkiness of “This Week in Music”; plus, since I’m now covering singles released every week as well, the name for these OG posts would need to change to the even clunkier “This Week in Albums”, which is yuck — but the same format!
In yesterday’s defense of movie-turned-musicals, I focused almost exclusively on analyzing this macro trend, rarely touching upon any specific micro examples.
Continue reading “No, Seriously, There’s Nothing Wrong With That”
Ever since the Tony Awards announced their Hollywood-property-dominated slate of nominees this year, a plethora of hot-take-prone cultural critics started — though really continued a trend that predates this season — bemoaning the fact that Broadway looks a lot more like movie theaters nowadays.
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The names of the actors who turned in my two favorite film performances of 2017 were not read from the podium at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.
April showers indeed brought May flowers this year. Continue reading “2018’s SHOOT IT STRAIGHT INTO MY FUCKING VEINS List — More May”
For every Single(s) of the Week, there’s always even more Tinkles of the Week, in which musicians basically piss in our ears.
When initially detailing the format of these new “Single(s) of the Week” posts, I forgot to mention two stipulations:
Activated is classic Tee Grizzley: relentlessly intense rapping that makes an intense impression over uninventive beats that leave no impression at all.
Welcome to the second of these new Single(s) of the Week posts.
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