From The Record Crate: The Beach Boys -“Pet Sounds” (1966)

Everything I’ve ever done was because of Pet Sounds. It’s an album that has given life and new meaning to me, no matter what mood I may be in. Pet Sounds is an album where it fills you with depression only…

Album Review : Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven

Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven… is something. It’s hard to really explain, despite the fact that it can be as simplistic as saying Kid Cudi is trying to be a rough – Kurt Cobain – with his sad-boy like approach to the…

Read of the Week: ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night?’ by Lynn Crosbie

Lynn Crosbie’s new novel is a fantastical love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with the dead spirit of Kurt Cobain. Evelyn Gray is a miserable sixteen-year-old girl from Carnation, Washington, who is in love with…

Music Review: Florence + The Machine’s “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” Blows It Out of the Water

How big, how blue, how beautiful, indeed. Her voice is big, the lyrics are blue (as in filled with heart-wrenching pain and sadness) and all together the album is beautiful. Mother earth graces every Florence + The Machine record in one…

Dwayne Johnson Set to Star in Big Trouble in Little China Remake

Coming off of a big opening weekend with San Andreas, Dwayne Johnson is looking to add another starring role to his filmography. The Wrap is reporting that Johnson is currently in talks to star as Jack Burton in a remake…

Album Review: The Vaccines “English Graffiti”

The release of English Graffiti, The Vaccines’ third studio album, is sort of like when your free-spirit, festival-going, usually high and at a party friend gets their heart broken. They’re sad and you want to be there for them, but they…

Album Review : “Wilder Mind” Mumford and Sons

It feels like just yesterday I was crying over Mumford and Son’s announcement about going on a hiatus. Thankfully for us, they couldn’t live without making great music and so, we have a new album to enjoy. My favorite thing…