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If you followed the horror movie genre in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the name “John Carpenter” was inescapable. Renowned for crafting suspenseful atmospheres and composing spine-tingling scores in his films, Carpenter was Hollywood&…

Pop’s newest icon is called Chappell Roan and we are literally witnessing the birth of a new category of a queer superstar with her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. It has been a hot minute since we’ve been gifted suc…

Nigeria's rich and diverse musical landscape is not limited to just Afrobeat, Highlife, or Hip-Hop. It also boasts a unique and vibrant genre known as "Nigerian Cruise Music." This sub-genre provides a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of…

            “We may certainly see God in all arts and in all sciences, but in music alone we see God free from all forms and thoughts.” - Inayat Khan    Inayat Khan, the S…

After making its name in cutting-edge animation with early classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Walt Disney Company became the household name for family-friendly entertainment. Throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, The Walt Disney…

Photo courtesy of Pirelli and Annie Leibowitz Quoting "Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine" is an easy way not to stop smoking with Allen Carr and start an article on Patti Smith. It is trivial but at least she wasn't called the godmo…

Image generated in collaboration with StarryAI This past month’s celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, which occurred on August 11th, 2023, marked the anniversary of when DJ Kool Herc threw the first Hip-Hop jam at 1520 Sedgwick Ave…

Reneé Rapp, whose song “Too Well” became the quintessential Gen Z anthem in the span of a couple of months, has soared to stardom with astonishing speed. Rapp’s trajectory changed dramatically in the past few years. From le…

Image courtesy of Lukas Göök / Pixabay The conveyance of moral theories such as error theory are not commonly associated with the musical genres of hip-hop and rap. Yet, a particular form of error theory is readily found within the lyrics…

It’s difficult today to imagine the impact the movie Alien had when it first debuted at midnight, May 25th, 1979, on the opening night of the fourth annual Seattle International Film Festival.  It’s so entrenched in our collective …