Author: Ryan MacNaughton

American Idol winner returns to country music scene

Photo courtesy of Gramercy Theater, WIkipedia It’s been five long years since Scotty McCreery’s last album, "See You Tonight" and a lot has changed since then. In his newest album, "Seasons Change" McCreery recounts his experiences traveling the world, losing his grandfather, proposing to his high-school sweetheart and reminisces on […]

Dacus dodges sophomore slump in storytelling LP

Photo courtesy of @LucyDacus, Twitter Singer-songwriter, Lucy Dacus, released her second full length LP, "Historian" with 10 tracks following up on 2016’s "No Burden." "Historian" kicks off with “Night Shift," and much like the rest of the songs on the album, it plays out more like a short story than […]

Biblical story comes to life in a weak and lackluster film

Photo courtesy of Jodie Platz, Wikipedia “Samson” was bad. There’s no way to sugarcoat it. Surely the biblical story about a man chosen by God to have superhero like strength does have its audience, but to open the same weekend as “Black Panther” seemed to be an overall bad move. […]

MGMT’s fan base is sure to return for their new album

Photo courtesy of Aurelien Guichard, Flickr You might recognize MGMT from their hit songs, “Kids” and “Electric Feel” that topped the charts after being released in 2007. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Godwasser released “Kids” and “Electric Feel” while they were still undergrads at Wesleyan University and they were even featured […]

Jason Momoa fails to makes waves in “Braven”

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Jason Momoa has been making quite the name for himself in the world of action and adventure. From watching him play Khal Drogo in “Game of Thrones,” to Aquaman in “Justice League," I knew it was only a matter of time before he would […]