The Acoustics hosted an a capella block party for a good cause. The event’s profits went to the Morgan Center, a Long Island non-profit.
Arts, Television
Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ Redefines The Biopic Genre For The Small Screen
Netflix original ‘Narcos’ follows the rise to prominence of Colombia’s most notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar, and the men trying to bring him down.
Music, Arts
Duran Duran Stays Hungry in 21st Century
One of the 80’s most successful bands reinvents its glitzy grunge for an audience born after their biggest hit.
Arts, Movies, Column
What You Didn’t See In ‘Straight Outta Compton’
‘Straight Outta Compton’ chronicles the rise and fall of Compton-based rap group N.W.A. but failed to include Dre’s incidences of assault.
Music, Arts
Ben Folds Returns: And The Piano Man’s Still Got It
Featuring the New York sextet, yMusic, Folds presents an orchestral, lyrical album that both soothes and excites the soul.
Arts
‘The Visit,’ Acapellafest, And Nick Jonas This Weekend In Arts
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film is released, Boston College’s acapella groups unite, and Nick Jonas rocks the town.
Arts, Music
Wiz And T.I. Hit Basic Bars, Janet Jackson Strikes Back In Singles This Week
Wiz Khalifa cashes in on misogyny. T.I. is still smooth. And Janet Jackson unleashes ‘Unbreakable.’
Arts, Scene Podcast
Scene And Heard 1 – Wynnm Murphy
Arts Editor Ryan Dowd talks to sophomore singer songwriter Wynnm Murphy about busking, Bon Iver, and the giant poster of her outside of Robsham.
Arts, Music
Bieber Continues To Confuse In ‘What Do You Mean?’
In “What Do You Mean,” Justin Bieber goes for sophistication and lands somewhere between creepy and bizarre.
Arts, Movies
Man And Beast Collide In ‘Wolf Totem’
Director Jean-Jacques Annaud crafts tale between a man and wolf in Mongolian countryside. It’s a brutal, beautiful look at the cost of progress.
