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Review: Singles for the week of 2/14

By Arleigh Rodgers • February 18, 2020

“Honeymoon Fades” Sabrina Carpenter Released Feb. 14 Hollywood Records, Inc. Carpenter’s vocals are beautifully smooth, invoking a sound similar to Ariana Grande’s. Yet the song’s...

Fulfilling My Desire

February 4, 2012

I’m celebrating the release of the movie Drive this week by listening to the soundtrack almost daily. Whenever I take a break from my listening, it’s usually to find other artists that would fit the compilation. One of the tracks on the soundtrack is “Under Your Spell” by a band called Desire. I decided…

Song of the Week: “American Terrorist III”

By Jared Dionne • December 13, 2011

If you’ve read my blog for a while, you may remember me drooling over Ryan Gosling’s movie “Drive” back in September. I was infatuated with the soundtrack in particular and I included a link to French electro artist Kavinsky’s song “Nightcall.” Apparently Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco was just as impressed with Kavinsky’s track. On…

Action flick swerves past usual themes

By Michael Reyes, Contributing Writer • September 27, 2011

In “Drive,” director Nicolas Refn defies the mainstream formula for action movies by trading witty one-liners and 30-minute explosion sequences for a meaningful character struggle and a love story that doesn’t rely on a one-dimensional hot babe in a fast car.

Out For a “Drive”

By Jared Dionne • September 23, 2011

Last night I went to go see that new Ryan Gosling movie, “Drive.” I only saw the preview a couple days ago after a few artists I follow on Twitter started promoting it. At first glance, it looked like a typical “car movie:” speed, adrenaline, bad guys and guns. I’ve seen “Fast and the Furious”…