I recently tweeted that Apple Music, Spotify, and the like should really list the credited producers of every song alongside the customary “name artists”.
Author: Steven Strauss
WE BEEFIN? (at Wendy’s)
We Beefin? is a Nicki Minaj/Cardi B wannabe.
New Group in the Square
In an age dominated by nonprofit theatre companies taking over Broadway houses —from Roundabout’s conquest of the Sondheim to Second Stage’s brand-spanking-new ownership of the Helen Hayes — the New Group should move into the Circle in the Square (once its current tenant, Once on this Island, closes).
LOVE, SIMON (Greg Berlanti)
Love, Simon’s soundtrack provides a window into where the movie comes up short.
? (XXXTENTACION)
Some musicians approach albums as merely random collections of their newest songs, with no real connective relationship between them.
A Tale of Two Animated Animals
The best reason to see Peter Rabbit is to realize the difficulty of what the similar Paddington series achieves.
TOMB RAIDER (Roar Uthaug)
An action movie without a distinct personality is one thing, but having no personality at all?
This Week in Singles
So many singles, so little time:
This Week in Albums
The musical docket this week:
This Week in News
This week, I mix in a few more personal observations along with my usual news recaps:
