There are two things I know to be true in this life: One, I love listening to Young Thug and two, I have no fucking clue why. As somebody who touts artistic creativity and independence in hip-hop and loathes the lack of such that currently defines the genre, Young Thug — on the surface — is the antithesis of...
"A June Drive" by Christian Monroy
Gyuri sees a crumpled workman’s boot sitting by the glaring white river and wonders if it belonged to someone they made disappear. The dawn lightens all the colors of the little Hungarian town, from the dusty road to the sparse grass to the cattle by the river, and so the stern black truck squatting...
It’s strange to expect much from a character like James Bond. From him, you’d expect less of the psychological grittiness that pervades the recent Batman movies and more of just, well, James Bond: a government-backed professional killer who always saves everybody from whichever super villain turns out to have the most ridiculous name. It seems like a simple formula...
“Spring Awakening” will be debuting for UCR’s department of Theatre, Film and Production this quarter. Directed by Matt Neves of Riverside’s Repertory Theater, the musical debuted in 2006 and is based off the famous 1891 German play of the same name. The piece concerns the sexual awakenings of several different teenagers and how their confused thoughts about sexuality and...
The highly innovative and pioneering record label Stones Throw records has put out another album in "Bad Neighbor.” This album is a collaboration between underground hip-hop artists MED and Blu, and was produced by producer Madlib, who is widely considered one of the greatest producers within the genre. Stones Throw, which has boasted legendary artists such as J Dilla,...
Is your relationship status complicated? If it is, then Ellie Goulding might be able to solve your relationship problems. The British pop artist is back and better than ever. With a combination of love and hate, Ellie Goulding is here to support you throughout your complicated relationship. So pick up your headphones and lay in bed because her album...
There’s one thing to take away after watching “The Flash,” which is that it’s simply a fun show. And it truly did deliver in bringing the fun in the show’s fifth episode of season two, “The Darkness and the Light.”
After sidetracking with a couple episodes, “The Flash” continued its exciting multiverse story arc the show has built after its...
Perfect — this is a word meant to describe something that has no flaws in regards to the objective it was designed to fulfill. It is something that Chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) strives for in his cooking during “Burnt,” directed by John Wells and screenplay by Steven Knight and Michael Kalesniko. While the movie was more than satisfying,...
The harsh reality of life is that sometimes it doesn’t go the way you plan it. Events happen that you may or may not like, and important decisions have to be made. Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) voices over in the beginning of this episode that “You can either embrace the change and move forward, or fight it and be...
Iconic indie-rock band Deerhunter recently released their seventh studio album in “Fading Frontier,” which is a departure from their previous work. In fact, it is strongly reminiscent of some of Wilco's best work, like "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" or "Summerteeth" in the way it irreverently utilizes various different styles and effects of different genres, like pop and British shoegaze. "Fading...