Liam Gallagher stuck in past on solo album ‘As You Were’
Rating: 2/5 stars Liam Gallagher is a riot, but not always the fun kind. The former frontman of the well-known British rock band Oasis has spent the past couple of years blasting content across social media, promoting his material and…
Miley Cyrus finds much-needed clarity in ‘Younger Now’
Rating: 3/5 stars Miley Cyrus is a changed person. She will be the first one to say it. Long gone are the days of dreadlocks, twerking and experimenting with whatever drugs she could get her hands on. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter…
Killers give listeners nothing new in ‘Wonderful Wonderful’
Rating: 3/5 stars Formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards) and Dave Keuning (guitar, backing vocals), adding bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci Jr. to the line-up a year later, The Killers were thrown…
‘Bojack Horseman’ season four goes deeper, darker
Rating: 3.5/5 stars For those looking to watch a silly cartoon so they can kick back, laugh and forget their troubles, the new season of Netflix’s hit animated series “Bojack Horseman” is not the right place to look. Although there…
Zola Jesus creates her own world with ‘Okovi’
Rating: 4 / 5 stars There is a stillness about the farmlands scattered across Wisconsin that really appealed to the grandparents of singer-songwriter Nika Roza Danilova, known by her stage name Zola Jesus. Unlike most people moving to America, they…
Lil Uzi Vert tries best, fails with ‘LUV Is Rage, Vol. 2’
Rating: 2/5 stars In the rapidly changing landscape that is the rap world today, one of the more interesting figures to rise to fame has been Lil Uzi Vert. Just over five feet tall, with neon colored dreads and bursting…
Tyler, The Creator finds his sound, blossoms in ‘Flower Boy’
Rating: 4.5/5 Two years have passed since “Cherry Bomb,” the third full-length album from California-born rapper Tyler Okonma, had come tumbling its way into his ever-expanding discography. Filled to the brim with lush synths, bold chord progressions and a shocking…
Spoon’s distinct sound heightens “Hot Thoughts”
There is a common theme among almost every track by Spoon: head-nodding drum beats, the dense, unrelenting guitar riffs and the smooth, restless vocals of lead-singer Britt Daniel. It is as if they have a formula for what makes their…
‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ returns with original charm
There are many shows that are so beloved by fans that they seem to be immune to being cancelled. “Futurama,” “Community,” “Arrested Development” and “Family Guy” fall under that category. Shows that are so ingrained into people’s minds that it…
