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A neo-soul artist with charismatic style and a smooth falsetto is not hard to come by, but a white 33 year old ex hip-hop DJ from Michigan turned Motown artist becomes more of an anomaly. On June 16th Mayer Hawthorne and The County brought their catchy tunes and flashy suits to the Fillmore in San Francisco.
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The only thing that was well executed in the new film “That’s My Boy” was casting Andy Samberg as Adam Sandler’s son. The pair’s uncanny resemblance proved to keep me interested for a good short while, but eventually something else of worth would have to arise to warrant the film’s existence.
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To say that no one was clamoring for a “Men in Black 3” would be an understatement. The announcement of the franchise’s third installment came with a sense of impending flop. Director Barry Sonnefeld and writer Etan Cohen were handed the difficult task of finding a new, smart way to
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Let’s be honest. Last summer was a sore disappointment. Out of the many blockbusters to be released — “Thor,” “X-Men: First Class” and the laughably awful “Green Lantern” — no film stood out as the centerpiece of the summer season (except maybe “Harry Potter”). There was no “Inception” or “Dark
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On Nov. 16th, Black Star — rappers Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, and Talib Kweli — hit the Mezzanine in San Francisco. Known for their thought-provoking and introspective lyrics, Black Star has managed to stay in demand even though their last album came out over a decade ago.
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Yelawolf has had an unconventional rise to stardom. After purchasing his first car, he traveled to the Bay Area to pursue professional skateboarding. Spending a lot of his time in Berkeley, he would often spend nights at abandoned frat houses while eating at Food Not Bombs because he was too
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Childish Gambino has traded in the Jesus piece for short-shorts and Top-Siders, and he’s ruthlessly unapologetic about it. Many know Donald Glover, the writer-actor-comedian and once-upon-a-time front-runner to play Spider-Man. Others know him as Troy from NBC’s “Community,” but some may still be in the dark on his other-other name,
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Four episodes in, FX’s “American Horror Story” has performed well above the expectations of many. Garnering positive reviews from sources like Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post, the show has proved to be nothing short of a guilty pleasure. The unexpected success of “AHS” adds to FX’s repertoire of popular
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The days are shorter, the air is crisper and my left knee is acting up; Halloween is obviously around the corner. Many of us are finding ourselves increasingly attracted to the spine tingly spooks that come with the holiday. Next to trick-or-treating or one-upping your friends with an overtly ridiculous
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“The Hero’s Journey” is one of Joseph Campbell’s most famous publications and pioneering concepts, an exploration into the foundations for all mythological storytelling. In his new film “Finding Joe,” Director Patrick Takaya Solomon manages to lazily and ineffectively explore the idea of the archetypal hero. Solomon presents the concept as
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