On September 8th, electronic duo ODESZA released their highly anticipated sophomore album, titled “A Moment Apart.” Their first release since their first album “In Return” (2014), “A Moment... Read More »
The geek fan-omenon: Exploring the empowerment and toxicity of fandoms
I’m addicted to television. And yes, I can’t say for sure that, by a true psychology definition, I’m truly addicted, but in your general WebMD (or, quite aptly, Internet-based) search queries,... Read More »
100 films to watch at Stanford
A friend once sent me a picture that said, “Watching one great movie is equivalent to the lessons learned from one entire year of living life.” Movies are the great connector where the spectacle... Read More »
Jazz is hard and life is easy with Mads Tolling & The Mads Men: ‘Playing the 60s’
Mads Tolling & The Mads Men: “Playing the 60s” came to the sizable Bing Concert Hall Studio just a few days ago. The jazz band played under the twinkling of colored lights in the... Read More »
Christopher Chen’s ‘A Tale of Autumn’ contorts reality and perception
The works of Obie Award-winning Bay Area playwright and all-around theater magician Christopher Chen never fails to confuse, enlighten and surprise audiences. If you’ve ever seen that GIF of Chris... Read More »
Personal, not political apocalypse on Queens of the Stone Age’s ‘Villains’
Most relevant hard rock groups are acts of survival rather than revival. Other than a few groups like UK’s Royal Blood, most currently relevant hard rock acts were born out of 90s scenes like grunge... Read More »
Throwback Thursday: “Edvard Munch,” Warner Bros at the Stanford
“Edvard Munch” (Peter Watkins, 1974) SFMOMA’s exhibition of Edvard Munch paintings is set to close on Monday, Oct. 9. Check it out — then check out, as a supplement, Peter... Read More »
Following David Bowie’s legendary legacy of consistent change
“Il miglior fabbro” is a phrase – meaning “the superior craftsman” – that Dante used to describe an Occitan troubadour of great fame and TS. Eliot later repurposed to describe his friend... Read More »