Tag: review
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This Week in Music: Shakira is on Fire in “Empire” Music Video
This is the empire, and Shakira is our empress. The music video for Shakira’s single “Empire” off of her brand new self-titled album Shakira. is very different from her usual style. Although this video lacks Shakira’s infamous sexy hip shaking, the beautiful vocals and glorious camera work make this one of her best projects yet.…
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Album Review: Foster the People’s ‘Supermodel’
Foster the People’s second album, Supermodel, was released today, March 18, 2014. Supermodel is a bit different from the band’s previous album, Torches. It focuses more on the lyrics instead of the cool groovy beats that fans fell in love with on “Pumped Up Kicks” and “Call It What You Want.” The first single from…
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This Week In Music: Karmin’s “I Want It All” Music Video
#TheSassIsReal! Couple and pop duo Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan of Karmin are back with a sassy new hit titled “I Want It All,” featuring the jazziest of melodies. The song features a ear-gasmic crescendo of “da da das” in the intro, which carries throughout the rest of the song as well. The chorus becomes…
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Album Review: Young the Giant’s ‘Mind Over Matter’
Alternative band Young the Giant is back with a new album titled Mind Over Matter, which was released on January 21st, 2014. “This record is kind of like chronicling our battles in the last couple of years,” says Sameer Gadhia in the “Young the Giant: The Making Of Mind Over Matter” video. Said battles can…
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Album Review: Jesse McCartney’s ‘In Technicolor (Part 1)’
After three years of silence in the music industry, Jesse McCartney is back with his new EP In Technicolor (Part 1), out today, December 10, 2013. For those of you who are a bit puzzled, the answer is yes, Jesse McCartney is the kid that used to look like this: Except now he’s 26, his…
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Album Review: Yuna’s ‘Nocturnal’
Yuna’s second album is finally here! The Malaysian singer’s new album, Nocturnal, released on October 29th, 2013, has proven to be a step up for the artist. She’s back with some very sassy tunes just a year after the release of her first self-titled 2012 album, Yuna. Yuna is an album characterized by very soft,…
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Album Review: Parachute’s ‘Overnight’
Today marks the release of Parachute’s new album Overnight! I’ve been in love with Parachute ever since a friend got me hooked on their song “She is Love.” Since then, I’ve also been hooked on “Mess I Made” and “All I Know.” Now Parachute is back with a brand new album that I am listening…
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Movie Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’
Yesterday, for my 19th birthday, I went to see The Great Gatsby (2013) with my guy and my best friend. Not having read the book in high school (due to my transferring between schools with two different English literature curricula, resulting in my having missed the reading of Gatsby by the time I had transferred),…
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