Posts By Bob Russell
- Music
Valerie June – Pushin’ Against a Stone (Best Albums of 2013 – Review)
Valerie June describes her debut full-length album, Pushin’ Against a Stone as “organic moonshine roots music”. And that’s a fair assessment. Filtered...
- Entertainment
Miley Cyrus: The Socio-Political Implications of her VMA performance
By now, the images from Miley Cyrus’ performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (hey, remember when MTV used to play music videos?)...
- Music
Why is popular music so… popular?
Why is popular music so popular? Here’s a theory for you to disregard or take on board as you see fit. It...
- Music
Lyrical Interpretation – Four songs with lyrics worth exploring
I often find myself being drawn to the lyrics of a song. I enjoy following the narrative of a piece of a...
- Music
2012 Revisited: Three Albums That Flew Under The Radar
There were some great albums to come out of 2012. Bruce Springsteen recorded his best record in years, Frank Ocean announced his...
- Film
Kevin Smith finishes script for Clerks III
Kevin Smith today announced via Facebook that the script for Clerks III is complete. The writer and director announced the news with...
- Sport
WWE RAW Recap – 13/05/13
Results Ryback defeated Zack Ryder with the Shellshock Prime Time Players defeated Tons of Funk after Darren Young blindsided Brodus Clay with...
- Music
Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze (album review)
Wakin On A Pretty Daze is the fifth full-length album from Philadelphia singer/songwriter, Kurt Vile, and might just be his finest yet. The...
- Music
Burning Man – A left-field alternative to Britain’s Summer Festivals
Nevada’s Black Rock Desert is a flat, prehistoric lakebed, surrounded by mountain scenery and nothing much else. Daytime temperatures routinely exceed 100...
- Music
Shuggie Otis – Inspiration Information / Wings Of Love (album review)
This newly issued, deluxe two-disc set collects Shuggie Otis’ 1974 masterpiece, Inspiration Information, as well as a second disc of previously unreleased material...