Music to My Ears is looking ahead this week. Bravely Default’s only been out a few days now, but it’s worth featuring right now. “Serpent Eating the Ground” is the final boss theme. I don’t know who the final boss … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Serpent Eating the Ground
Music to My Ears continues its regular Tuesday deal with a look at my favorite track from the recently released Pokemon X and Y. To be fair, a certain French professor’s theme and the power plant music are close, but…some … Continue reading Music to My Ears: vs. Team Flare Boss
The list of accolades for Disney’s Frozen is turning into a pretty lengthy one. It became just the seventh movie in the last 50 years to be No. 1 at the box office on two separate occasions at least six … Continue reading “Frozen” Destroys the Box Office — Round Two
Taken alone, separate from the whole, the songs on Mae’s The Everglow album are adequate. The band’s progressive sound, balanced between Dave Elkin’s versatile, impressive vocal range and a smattering of piano and rock, ensure that each song is, at … Continue reading Album Analysis: Why Mae’s “The Everglow” Is My Favorite
This column originally ran on November 5, 2009. Rock Band heads into a strange dimension with this week’s release of Lego Rock Band for a variety of systems. The blockheads from Checkpoint take a look back on the first two … Continue reading Checkpoint: Rock Band
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