“My favorite song at this moment is Deutschland by Rammstein. It's a heavy metal song. I think a lot of Americans would have misconceived notions about Rammstein if they didn't know the words. The refrain...

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Introduction Melanie Martinez, an indie, creative, storytelling artist has just released her second album “K-12”.  Since being discovered by Adam Levine on the singing talent seeking show “The...

  In recent years, few Ann Arbor bands have played a larger role in redefining the sound of indie music than the band The Left Lanes. Competing with names such as Vulfpeck and The Stellars,...

   The mysterious, almost austere cover of “I, Claudia,” coupled with words on the inside cover like “Imperial Day Academy” and “tyrants waiting in the wings” put me in...

Seventy years ago, close to 40 million Americans tuned in weekly to watch Lucy Ricardo’s antics on what some would call a feminist manifesto and others a corny sitcom. Almost 40 years later, comedian...

Drummer Terrence Vick’s first high school jazz concert was a flood of fear. As a freshman in Jazz II, Vick was set to perform a New Orleans-influenced piece and was nervous to do so before upperclassmen...

At first glance, “The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss is just another one of many similar fantasy novel, with a familiar setting in some middle-ages type world and a main character with magical...

Opening “Far from the Tree” by Robin Benway, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect. Seeing the story was about three kids who had been separated almost at birth, I guessed it was some sort of heartwarming...

Spoiler alert! Marking the end to the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), “Avengers: Endgame” triumphantly culminates the connected stories of the past 21 MCU films in an action-packed,...

  Some days The Left Lanes produce songs that are in-your-face and full of excitement; other days, the combo creates songs that are mellow and full of soul. In their most recent track, The Left Lanes...

Billie Eilish. The somber, broodying and undeniably lovable teenage music superstar released her first full length album this past month. “When we fall asleep, where do we go” is both a tribute to...