2018 has been a really different year for music. It’s the first year I feel like rap has taken the forefront, and the rock/indie rollout has been relatively scarce. While I consider myself an Indie rock fan at heart, I’ve found 2018 fascinating due to the vast amount of diverse rap albums that have pushed boundaries. 20. Parquet Courts- Wide Awake! 19. Low- Double Negative 18. Shame- Songs of … Continue reading Top Twenty Albums of 2018

2018 is coming to end it’s the time for more lists. While we still have a handful of movies and music albums yet to be released, essentially every video game worth noting is now out, so that’s topic I’ll tackle first. This has been an incredible year for gaming, with massive hits like Red Dead Redemption II and Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, as well as indie hits like Dead Cells and Celeste being spread … Continue reading Top Ten Video Games of 2018

Greta Van Fleet is one of the biggest up-and-coming bands of the past year. The Michigan rock group exploded into the rock scene with their first EP, Black Smoke Rising in late 2017 and ever since then their fanbase has been steadily growing. And that’s a problem. Now it’s not unusual for rock bands to see popular success these days, even if it is more difficult than … Continue reading Greta Van Fleet: The Stagnation of Modern Rock

I’m going to try to keep this post brief because I have not beaten the game yet, but I really need to talk about Red Dead Redemption II. Red Dead Redemption II is the latest release from acclaimed developer Rockstar, known for the massive series Grand Theft Auto, as well as the first Red Dead Redemption, and it’s been hotly anticipated since it’s announcement in fall 2016. Not much detail was known of … Continue reading Red Dead Redemption II: A Masterpiece in Game Design

When I first saw the trailer for A Star is Born back in July, I immediately had no interest in ever seeing it. Sure, I love Bradley Cooper and it’s cool to see him both star in and direct a movie, but the entire premise seemed like a giant cliche: Successful Country Musician meets and falls in love with Struggling Singer and her dreams come true. I mean come … Continue reading A Star is Born Review

The Mission Impossible series seems so out of place in 2018. In the age of cinematic universes, sequels, and spinoffs, blockbuster movies are fueled by CGI effects and post-production-created action scenes. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that if the end result is a great movie (I happen to love the Marvel Cinematic Universe), but there’s something refreshing about the way Mission Impossible: Fallout is … Continue reading Mission Impossible: Fallout is the Greatest Action Movie Ever

It may not be the end of the decade, but that is not going to stop me from making this list. I’ve been a huge music fan my whole life, and my interests and tastes in music seem to grow and evolve each year. Especially since coming to college, I’ve found the challenging music that might not be immediately catchy is what is most rewarding to … Continue reading The Ten Best Albums of the 2010s (so far)

There is no other group in the music industry that even vaguely resembles Brockhampton. At their core, they’re a rap group, but with fourteen official members ranging from MCs, to producers, to web designers, Brockhampton has essentially transcended into an artistic movement that just happens to be based around making hip hop. Eight years ago, the self-proclaimed “boy band” (who lived in different places across … Continue reading Brockhampton: Rap’s Newest Success Story

Almost a decade ago, small-time game developer Rocksteady came out of nowhere with the surprise hit Batman: Arkham Asylum. No one had expected it to be as good as it was. In early demo footage, gameplay looked clunky, the voice acting seemed stiff, and it excited almost no one because licensed properties were almost always doomed to fail. But expectations were completely subverted when it turned … Continue reading Insomniac’s Spider-Man and the Future of Superhero Video Games