Magnitude breaks scales for hardcore scene with aggressive punk rock
Rating: 5/5 stars North Carolina hardcore punk band Magnitude (âThe Truth You Seeâ) has gripped the attention of the hardcore scene ever since their debut album âTo Whatever Fateful Endâ was released four years ago. Their music is heavy with…
K. Flay âpays no interest to niceties of politenessâ on âMONOâ
Rating: 4/5 stars The alt music scene is in for a very reflective treat by K. Flay (âInside Voices / Outside Voicesâ) whose newest album âMONOâ dropped on Sept. 15. On this record, the singer details her jarring experience of…
Netflixâs âOne Pieceâ adaptation stays afloat, maintains animeâs integrity
Rating: 4/5 stars Live-action anime adaptations have a notorious reputation for being bad. So when Netflix announced the production of the beloved series âOne Pieceâ in July 2017, fans quickly had low expectations of the show. However, six years later,…
Fall Nintendo Direct showcases interesting titles, teases fresh games
With Nintendo Switch 2 rumors piling up, the Nintendo Switch is in an interesting position. How much more support would this console be getting before the next-gen system arrives? The recent Nintendo Direct, livestreamed on Sept. 14, answered that, revealing…
Demi Lovato hits sour notes on poorly attempted âedgyâ release
Rating: 1/5 stars The past few years revived another wave of pop-punk topping the charts; constant homages to nu-metal and grunge by alternative artists; and country music remembered it requires a guitar and not just a southern accent. Here we…
Madison Beer falls short, lacks creative zest on vulnerable album
Rating: 3/5 stars Madison Beer (âHurts Like Hellâ) is no stranger to the music industry since she got scouted by Justin Bieber (âJusticeâ) as a 13-year-old. Now over a decade later at the age of 24, Beer is back with…
Agatha Christieâs âVeniceâ adaptation kicks off vintage spooky seasonÂ
Rating: 3/5 stars Spooky season and fall are slowly approaching, which means the beginning of horror and murder/mystery movies have arrived. âA Haunting in Veniceâ is a mystery movie with horror elements based off of the book by Agatha Christie…
Mitski embraces pastoral, rustic aesthetic, pleads for hope in modern world
Rating: 4.5 stars Following the announcement of her indefinite retirement in 2019, Mitski Miyawaki (âPuberty 2â) spent three years on hiatus in Nashville, Tennessee, silently contemplating the continuation of her music career. Eventually, in collaboration with her longtime producer Patrick…
Zach Bryan packs stars onto album, lacks signature style
Rating: 2.5/5 stars Country singer Zach Bryanâs self-titled album was released on Aug. 25, and despite the inclusion of features from multifarious stars of differing genres, it fails to break new sonic ground. The 16-song album breaks the traditional flow…
Laufey unites past with present on jazzy, sophisticated âBewitchedâ
Rating: 4.5/5 stars Jazz has an awkward position in pop music. Critics used to encounter it in underground clubs and bars, then jazz became synonymous with commercial pop to the ire of snobs as âfailed art musicâ or even capitalist…
