“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is not a good movie, but it’s not completely terrible. If you’re just looking for some entertainment and can live with a flawed “Star… Read more »
Category: Columns
Mapping Around Mediocrity: How Beautiful Worlds Distract From Mediocre Gameplay
You’ve recently completed a new game. Your feelings are distasteful. You sit in your chair, wondering how this story could even be published, or how gameplay so bland and boring… Read more »
“Uncut Gems” – A Believable Look
“Uncut Gems” is exhausting. It’s an intense film— one that never gives you a break. I felt tired after watching it. I mean this as a compliment. The story, written… Read more »
SideTracked: Best of 2010-2018
The end of the year is an exciting time for music journalists, especially when it’s the end of the decade. 2019 is winding down, and every publication’s agenda is dominated… Read more »
SideTracked: Any reason to call it quits – DEATH STRANDING: Timefall
Hideo Kojima is among the most important video game personalities in the world, mostly due to his revolutionary “Metal Gear” series which features a near-indecipherable plot centered around beefy soldiers,… Read more »
Snap Reactions: Earl Sweatshirt, Westside Gunn, Nas
by Chance Chamberlain Snap Reactions is a column where two new albums and one classic album will be reviewed briefly after just one listen through. This provides instant thoughts and… Read more »
SideTracked: Say with certainty – Reviewing Swans’ 15th album
leaving meaning. – Swans Released 10/25/2019 – Young God Records Genres: Experimental Rock/Gothic Country/Post-Rock/Avant-Folk The new Swans album is an hour and a half long meditation on existence. As the… Read more »
Snap Reactions: Whest Cornell & Dom Chronicles, Kanye West, Funkadelic
by Chance Chamberlain Snap Reactions is a column where two new albums and one classic album will be reviewed briefly after just one listen through. This provides instant thoughts and… Read more »
SideTracked: Definitely a departure – Kanye’s ninth LP
The culture is conflicted on Kanye’s newest project. The record has received a large amount of critical backlash, with Consequence of Sound giving the record an F, their second-lowest possible… Read more »
How Does One Handle Hardships?
Tires squealing. Black top glistening. The truck spun out of control and before I know it, the world is spinning. Blood stained hands, shaky breath, tear-filled eyes, and no way… Read more »