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Galactic vs. The Revivalists | New Orleans Album Review Showdown

By |July 17th, 2015|Categories: Forecastle Music Festival, Galactic, LOCKN Music Festival, Louisiana, Music News, National News, New Orleans, North Coast Music Festival, Reviews, The Revivalists|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Into the Deep vs. Men Amongst Mountains' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Galactic and The Revivalists have both released new records on Friday, July 17. In celebration of all the new music, this review combines both albums and puts the head-to-head. New Orleans music such a rich history in music. This review is to honor and pay respect to the past and present musicians from New Orleans. In one corner you have Galactic. The aged veterans with over twenty years of experience. Their album, Into the Deep features an array of

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  • Emancipator. Dusk to Dawn Remixes.

Dusk To Dawn Remixes with Emancipator + Guests

By |July 8th, 2015|Categories: Music News, National News, North America, Reviews, United States|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='The Northwest Gold Rush of New Music' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Emancipator, Portland producer and musician, brings 2015 a set of remixes titled Dusk To Dawn. His bohemian production style has been aged with experience. This collection features original tracks from ODESZA, D.V.S, NKLA, Eliot Lipp as well as many more electronic dance artists. During my first listen to 'Eve II' the ODESZA remix, I was reminded of the thrill of listening to new music. After being a huge fan of Emancipator's Safe In Steep Cliffs record, I found a similar

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  • Slightly Stoopid. Slightly Stoopid / YouTube.

Slightly Stoopid | Meanwhile… Back at the Lab | Album Review

By |June 29th, 2015|Categories: California, Chicago, Hulaween, Illinois, LOCKN Music Festival, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, Reviews, San Francisco|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Slightly Stoopid Returns to Ocean Beach' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Slightly Stoopid, a punk rock/reggae group from San Diego, takes listeners back to the studio at Stoopid Records with their 2015 release Meanwhile... Back at the Lab.  The band is supporting the album with a hot summer tour featuring Dirty Heads at each show, as well as The Expendables and Stick Figure on select dates. In addition to single day events, the band is hitting the festival circuit with stops at: Outside Lands, LOCKN, Riot Fest and many other concerts to

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  • Dope film. Image by: Rick Famuyiwa / YouTube

Dope | Film Review

By |June 25th, 2015|Categories: California, Fashion, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival|Tags: , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading=''90s Hip-Hop with Rick Famuyiwa' tag='h3' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Dope, a film by Rick Famuyiwa, displays the life of a group of teenagers coming to age in downtown Los Angeles. The film originally opened at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with a warm reception. Pharrell Williams wrote and helped produced sections of the film including: four tracks for Dope, that are performed by the film's fictional garage band. Additional producers: Michael Y. Chow, Rick Famuyiwa, David Lonner, Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. A$AP Rocky made is on screen debut as a drug

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  • Jurassic World. Universal Pictures /Legendary Pictures/YouTube.

Jurassic World | Film Review

By |June 21st, 2015|Categories: Fiction, Film News, National News, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='Jurassic Park 4 - The Return to Costa Rica' tag='h3' style='' size='' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''][/av_heading] Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. Jurassic World is a film by Colin Trevorrow, director, telling an action-adventure based on the novel “Jurassic Park” by Michael Crichton. The screenplay is by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Trevorrow & Derek Connolly. Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley join the team as producers. Jurassic World was released in 3D, as well as 2D on June 12 by Universal Pictures/Legendary Pictures. [av_video src='https://youtu.be/RFinNxS5KN4' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] Experience

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  • Florence + The Machine at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on 06/14/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Sunday Recap

By |June 20th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Fashion, Film News, Music News, National News, Non-Fiction, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Tennessee, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sunday morning broke with a peaceful sunrise over the festival grounds. It was bittersweet knowing that it was the last day of the event.

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  • Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on 06/13/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Saturday Recap

By |June 20th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Interviews, Music News, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, STS9, Tennessee, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Bonnaroo is the melting pot of national and international culture.

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  • Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee on 06/12/15. Photo by: Matthew McGuire.

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival | Friday Recap

By |June 20th, 2015|Categories: Bonnaroo, Fashion, Interviews, Music News, National News, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Tennessee, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Friday featured live performances with a wide range of musical, comedic, educative and cinematic genres of art to experience in a live setting.

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  • Dan Goett. The Woodbox Gang. Carbondale, Illinois. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Live on Main | Nikki Hill and The Woodbox Gang | Photos | Recap

By |June 7th, 2015|Categories: Carbondale, Europe, Global, Illinois, Local News, Music News, North America, Reviews, World News|Tags: , , , , , |

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  • Entourage the Movie. Photo by: Warner Brothers Pictures / YouTube

Entourage the Movie | Film Review

By |June 3rd, 2015|Categories: California, Fiction, Film News, Los Angeles, National News, Pop Culture, Reviews, United States|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

[av_heading heading='The Return of Rob Weiss' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Doug Ellin and Rob Weiss return to Hollywood with the usual suspects, as well as some new faces. Warner Brothers, HBO and a small list of producers worked together to show the action behind the scenes of the fourth wall. To be fair, most people reviewing this film have not dug very deep into the history of Entourage. When I criticize the directing of Doug Ellin, and suggest to have a co-director, Juliano Farino or David Nutter in the sequel,

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