Red Hot Chili Peppers make strong return with âThe Dream Canteenâ
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (âCalifornicationâ) released their second album of the year âReturn of the Dream Canteenâ on Oct. 14. Similar to its predecessor âUnlimited Love,â the album is a whopper of a record containing 17 brand new songs….
The 1975 spreads love in âBeing Funny in A Foreign Languageâ
Indie-pop band The 1975 (âIâm In Love With Youâ) released their fifth studio album âBeing Funny In A Foreign Language,â returning with all of the genre blending sounds we have come to expect from them. The album was originally teased…
New Backstreet Boys album butchers Christmas classics
The Backstreet Boys (âDNAâ) released their first Christmas album âA Very Backstreet Christmasâ on Oct. 14, 72 days before Christmas. The album was intended to be released last year, but was pushed back due to the pandemic. But Backstreet is…
Retrospective: âDoctor Zhivagoâ remains exceptionally gorgeous
After riding off the success of âLawrence of Arabia,â English filmmaker Sir David Lean (âBrief Encounterâ) decided to tackle Boris Pasternakâs (âThe Last Summerâ) novel âDoctor Zhivago.â In the film, NKVD General Yevgraf Zhivago (Alec Guinness, âThe Ladykillersâ) tries to…
Greta Van Fleet rocks Albany stage with rousing concert
On Oct. 5, I was fortunate to find myself at the MVP Arena in Albany for a Greta Van Fleet (âLight My Loveâ) concert. Greta Van Fleet is a modern rock band of four which seems to have an incredible…
Middling King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album lacks creativity
Australian rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard (âOmnium Gatherumâ) released their 21st studio album, âIce, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava,â on Oct. 7. The album is the first of a trio of albums the band announced for…
Taylor Swift fans anxiously await upcoming album âMidnightsâ
It seems that time has moved dreadfully slow for fans since Taylor Swift (âNo Body, No Crimeâ) revealed the name and release date of her tenth studio album at the VMAs as she won an award for âVideo of The…
Rina Sawayma dives into contemporary pop rock with âHold the Girlâ
Japanese-British pop rocker Rina Sawayama (âFollow Meâ) released her second studio album âHold the Girlâ on Sept. 16. The album is the follow-up to her star-making debut album and ode to Y2K, âSAWAYAMA.â The album made her an instant alt-pop…
Weezer EP incoherent after taking ideas from other musicians
The autumn season has just begun and as promised, Weezer (âBuddy Hollyâ) released the latest EP in their âSZNZâ collection on Sept. 22. It features seven songs and is the bandâs ninth EP record. Weezer dropped âSZNZ: Autumnâ hoping to…
Maya Hawkeâs âMOSSâ hones in on folk ballads, Swift-esque sounds
Singer-songwriter Maya Hawke (âBlue Hippoâ) released her second studio album âMOSSâ on Sept. 23. The album follows her critically acclaimed debut âBlushâ from 2020. To call Hawke a singer-songwriter is like calling Ted Kascynski a mathematician: there are some important…
