Summer is around the corner! And with that comes endless beach fun, movie blockbusters and unforgettable music festivals. Just because two of the year’s biggest festivals have already passed (Coachella and South by Southwest) doesn't necessarily mean the party is over. There’s still FYF Fest, Outside Lands, Warped Tour, EDC, Mayhem Festival and Rock the Bells, to name...
In the throes of an exhausting European tour, fresh off a cross-country flight from New Hampshire that took off at 4 a.m. the same morning, Cincinnati-based indie rock band Walk the Moon descended on the UC Riverside campus to perform at Spring Splash. And though their set had to be cut short because of a late arrival, they still...
Despite being an opening act, it can be argued that Rick Ross is perhaps the biggest name—no pun intended—that ASPB has brought to UCR, considering an artist's current relevance and appeal. He lives on MTV and controversy surrounds him like an entourage. His life is a Godfather picture, remember? And although there was a whole Facebook campaign to protest...
Fresh off their set from Spring Splash, Walk the Moon sat down with me at the HUB to discuss, among other things, late-night food, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and how they feel at home playing colleges. Members Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman and Eli Maiman have been on a frantic touring schedule ever since their debut major label...
With lyrics like “She got a big booty / so I call her Miss Booty,” it came as no surprise to me that UCR’s Spring Splash headliner, “2 Chainz,” was as lackluster as his music.
The hip hop recording artist has become popular lately due to songs such as “I’m Different” and the previously mentioned “Birthday Song.” Plenty of fans...
Widely known for their melancholy track “Sometime Around Midnight” on their first album, the Airborne Toxic Event has made a romantic comeback this spring with “Such Hot Blood.” It has been two years since the alternative rock band with the woman who plays violin released their sophomore album, “All At Once.” As expected, the band’s unique sound made its...
"Iron Man 3” had big shoes to fill. As Marvel’s first post-Avengers outing, this installment in the Iron Man franchise soars, surpassing its predecessors. This is currently the best film in Marvel’s ever-expanding cinematic universe.
The film has high ambitions. It juggles political commentary and half a dozen central characters wound into a relatively intimate narrative that is far more...
Wow. Season 3 of “Game of Thrones” is making its previous two seasons look like warm-ups. “Kissed by Fire” was everything I could have ever hoped for in an episode: drama, dialogue, acting and plot. Everything was a dream come true. No buttocks, blood or political intrigue was spared when putting Sunday's episode together. It hurts me to know...
“Mad Men” has always done particularly well when dealing with poignant historical events. This week was done elegantly. Of course, the series would not be its typical triumph if it did not continue to misdirect audiences. Even with something as sensitive as an assassination in its newest installment, “Mad Men” does an extraordinary job keeping the attention of its...
“The Big Wedding,” directed by Justin Zackham (“The Bucket List”), explores a trending subject in today’s television shows and movies: the modern family. As cliché and uninteresting as it sounds, viewers are in for a pleasant surprise.
I know what you guys are thinking: not another romantic comedy! Interestingly enough, the focus of “The Big Wedding” is less about the...