By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
Of all the Internet fads of 2011, nothing left viewers laughing quite as hard as the seemingly simple meme. These cartoonish caricatures provided some of the funniest, most realistic social commentaries in the world of entertainment. Inside, find eight of the year’s most insightful and applicable examples.
By: Brennan Carley, Taylor Cavallo, & Dan Siering
Two weeks ago, we covered the best and biggest of 2011 pop culture. This week we are diving a little under the radar to showcase some of the year’s hidden artistic gems, ranging from noteworthy indie movies to innovative and edgy hip-hop. While the pop culture connoisseurs among you may be familiar with these lesser-known high points, the more casual artistic audience may have been distracted by the glitz and glamour of the mainstream. We have highlighted these deserving subtleties of pop culture before they fade with the close of the year.
By: Brennan Carley
I work on campus with a woman whose only TV watching consists of reality shows, so, in an effort to keep up with her, I tuned in to several of them over the past year. Here are my findings about 2011’s best and worst reality shows.
By: Brennan Carley
All may be fair in love and war, but Childish Gambino’s new album takes no prisoners in its fantastically-merciless lyrical acuity, itself a sharply driven wit that comes with a seriously hard edge.
By: Brennan Carley
Countless Top-40 stations herald Bruno Mars as the long awaited soul revivalist the country has been waiting for since the 1970s, but Fitz and the Tantrums proved that they are much more suited for the job during their raucous concert on Friday night. There was a harmonious and wholly enjoyable set that incorporated influences from the past while paving a new musical road.
By: Charlotte Parish and Brennan Carley
No Arts For Martha
One of the greatest degradations of the American school system is currently going into affect on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.
By: Brennan Carley
Perhaps owing a debt of gratitude to its massive college population, Boston has one of the nation’s most sprawling music scenes.
By: Brennan Carley
Some bands spend a grueling amount of time in the studio because they wish to create an album of the utmost perfection, a sonic revelation that will appease fans and critics alike while making strides in the field of music. Others, however, are perfectly content to stick to the sound that had millions flocking to them in the first place.
By: Darren Ranck, Brennan Carley, Charlotte Parish
“What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s a question that never gets old during the Halloween season, and everyone has their answer.
By: Brennan Carley
To the casual music listener, the name Noel Gallagher most likely elicits warm memories of the Oasis hit “Wonderwall.” The band, formed in 1991 in rainy Manchester, England, has become more commonly known for the bickering between the two front-men, Gallagher and his brother Liam. After several shutdowns and brawls, Oasis finally split for good in 2009. All of the band members except for Noel regrouped as Beady Eye and released their debut album earlier this year.
