Fall Out Boy returns to pop-punk roots on ‘So Much (For) Stardust’
Rating: 4/5 stars “So Much (For) Stardust” is the seventh studio album by the iconic rock band Fall Out Boy (“Centuries”). Released on March 24, the album marks the band’s return to their pop-punk roots and is a strong departure…
2022 Panini Prizm Football sports card release lives up to hype
Rating: 4.5/5 stars While the football season may be over for most everyone, football in the trading card community just had their Super Bowl product release this last week: 2022 Panini Prizm Football. Card collectors look forward to many sets…
Four new Taylor Swift releases, one previously unreleased from “Lover”
Rating: 4/5 stars Two re-recorded songs from the album “Red,” one from “Fearless” and another unreleased song off of “Lover”: as if she was not busy enough, Taylor Swift (“Midnights”) surprised fans on the opening day of “The Eras Tour”…
U2 reworks past, thrilling fans with ‘Songs of Surrender’
Rating: 5/5 stars On March 17, Irish rock band U2 (“Sunday Bloody Sunday”) released a huge album titled “Songs of Surrender,” comprising 40 tracks from the band’s discography selected by all four members. It demands its listeners to really sit…
New ‘South Park’ episode begins to show promise for remainder of season
Rating: 3/5 stars The latest episode of the 26th season of the long-running adult animated comedy series “South Park” recently aired and it is sure to give some old fans of the series a few smiles. However, it does not…
‘Scream VI’ proves to be lulling, repetitive for viewers
Rating: 3/5 stars “Scream VI” is a direct sequel to “Scream V” and revival of the series, “Scream,” which started in 2022. You do not have to watch all of the movies in the franchise to understand “Scream VI,” but…
Lana Del Rey continues to flaunt artistic abilities with new album
Rating: 2.5/5 stars On her ninth studio album, Lana Del Rey (“Blue Banisters”) asks the listener if they knew about the dormant Jergins Tunnel in Long Beach, California. Developers designed the tunnel in 1927 as a tourist attraction leading to…
Your Laker Review Guide to Concert Tours in 2023 (March-August)
Still upset that you were not able to purchase Taylor Swift tickets? Well, have no fear, Laker Review is here. We have put together a friendly guide to help you along your musical journey this year. Journey (“Freedom”) launched their…
Chloe Gong offers exciting, satisfying endings in ‘Last Violent Call’ set
“Last Violent Call” by Chloe Gong (“These Violent Delights”) is a two novella book set that takes place between her novels “Foul Lady Fortune” and “Foul Heart Huntsman,” which comes out on Sept. 26. The two novellas included in this…
‘10,000 gecs’ flaunts digital sound, emotional lyrics of 100 gecs duo
When pop-punk revivalists like Machine Gun Kelly (“Mainstream Sellout”) or Olivia Rodrigo (“SOUR”) poke at Gen-X nostalgia, they provoke criticism about their authenticity, whether they are “true pop-punk” and whether pop-punk itself is “true punk.” So what does being punk…
