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Gorillaz Almanac 2020 / Z2 Comics (2020)

Gorillaz Almanac 2020 (Book Review)

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England’s Gorillaz are anything but a conventional band. Formed in 1998 by Blur’s Damon Albarn and Comic Book Artist Jamie Hewlett as a counterreaction to the vacuous Pop music industry of the 1990s. Meant to be satire and poke fun at manufacturing a band, the ... Read More
Tom Smith of Editors interview

Interview – Tom Smith of Editors

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Perhaps more than anything else, the song is the most integral part of who we are as human beings. A passage from any point in time, the song is an expression of human emotion that we can relate to universally. Inherently powerful, whether it touches ... Read More
Wicked: For Good / Universal Pictures (2025)

Wicked: For Good (Movie Review)

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Hitting theaters November 21, 2025, through Universal Pictures, Wicked: For Good was the eagerly awaited sequel to the beautiful 2024 live-action remake of the Broadway musical Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu. With two 2-hour films releasedin just one year, fans were eager to see how this sequel would ... Read More
Des Rocs 2025 interview

Interview – Des Rocs

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The concept of success is often clouded by outsiders telling you who and what you should be. A paradox we have all been trapped within at some point in life; some are fortunate to have broken free to become who they want to be, like ... Read More