Both Sides of the Coin: The Weeknd, Kiss Land
This is in many ways a morally reprehensible album made by a man, who is either himself deplorable or finds it amusing to play-act as such a person within his lyrics.
Carving Hesitation Marks: Nine Inch Nails Returns
Hesitation Marks is an album that will be heard with puzzled curiosity or whiny rage by many rockists and probably unheard by many EDM fans, who might – operative word “might” – like a lot of it if they tried it.
Both Sides of the Coin: A$AP Ferg, Trap Lord
Two weeks back, A$AP Ferg released his highly anticipated debut album, Trap Lord. It’s earned solid critical acclaim and fan attention so far. So, does it represent the emergence of a truly exciting new player in the rap game?
Puking and Crying: The Beginning of Mad Men’s End
The thing people keep coming back to when discussing Mad Men is the pain. Certainly this is true of late. Once, it was the costumes, set design and atmosphere we talked about, or the way it placed major historical events in an approachable, personal context or its consummately phenomenal writing and acting.
Rainy Day Regret: The National's "Trouble Will Find Me"
Sometimes, though, the act of simply purging yourself of dark feelings doesn’t cut it, because doing so can often eschew taking responsibility for your own role in your troubles. That’s where regret comes in, and that is the emotion embodied in most albums by The National.
Game of Thrones, Season 3 Episode 10, "Mhysa."
As with the past two seasons, the finale of the third season of Game of Thrones ended with considerably less bombast than its penultimate episode. (Trying to top the Red Wedding, even if they could have done so by using…