In the comic version of “Civil War,” Captain America (Chris Evans) ends up imprisoned and the Avengers are disbanded. While a polarizing storyline at the time, I remember thinking around the time of the first “Avengers” movie that it would make for a great film adaptation. Now that it has come to fruition, however, I can’t say I’m that...
Trey Songz- Spring Splash’s much-anticipated 2016 headliner is none other than Trey Songz. Born Tremaine Neverson, the R-and-B singer caused quite the frenzy when he emerged on the music scene. Hit songs such as “Say Aah” and “Bottoms Up” threw him into the spotlight and, with the help of millions of girls everywhere, helped to keep him there. If...
I had never judged a music contest before attending the FUSE DJ Competition. In fact, prior to the event, I had no knowledge of the nuances of DJing. Nevertheless I was thrust into the world of vivacious dance expression by being asked, along with two other judges, to determine which out of nine candidates would take home the title...
I walked into “Mother’s Day” expecting a two-hour soap opera, which was a little true, but there were also some unexpected aspects. The refreshing components were the acting and the high level of diverse representation in the film. As is traditional for director Gary Marshall, the film is reminiscent of “Valentine’s Day” and “New Year’s Eve” through creating a...
2015 was Drake’s year: after releasing “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” out of the blue in January to critical acclaim and fanfare, Drake went on to drop the hottest single of the summer, “Hotline Bling,” which dominated the charts, ether battle rapper Meek Mill with two diss tracks and release another album titled, “What a Time to...
This movie is a promotion for the 2016 “Ratchet and Clank” game, and both the movie and 2016 game are loosely based off the plot of the original 2002 3D action-platformer game. Despite enjoying the games, I adjusted my expectations, knowing it’d be catered toward a generation of younger audiences instead of the older fans. But between the constant...
A$AP Ferg, East Coast rapper based out of Harlem and one of the founders of A$AP Mob, recently released “Always Strive And Prosper,” the long-awaited follow up to his debut album. Unfortunately, this album definitely does not live up to the hype, nor the brilliance of his first album “Trap Lord.”
While there are a couple gems on this album,...
Robert Lees, SSW- Monsieur Perine:
The winners of a Latin American Grammy award for being the best artist of 2015, Monsieur Perine is still a relative unknown in the United States. Blending cumbia, native to their home country of Colombia, and American jazz, Perine has created a unique, upbeat sound that just makes you want to move with a smile...
Does this even need an intro? Queen B just released another album, titled “Lemonade.” While there is much to be said about such an ambitious project, I will only review the album. This album is a strong departure from any of Beyonce’s albums, not only in the sense that it is multimedia-based, but that none of the music here...
Famed Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman famously stated, “Film has dream, film has music. No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight room of the soul.” Maybe that gets a bit melodramatic, but one would be hard-pressed to argue that film, as a medium, does not play a central...