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Robin Holcomb, The Big Time

By Sarah Wostenberg

Robin Holcomb’s album The Big Time is musical poetry. The album’s tone is simple and straight forward with complex instrumentals supported by strong vocals and seemingly simple overtones. In sections, the music conveys a hard impact using her choice of words and lyrical structure. Throughout the disc, Holcomb speaks candidly of emotion behind the elusive… Continue reading Robin Holcomb, The Big Time

Eliades Ochoa, Estoy Como Nunca

By Sarah Wostenberg

It is interesting how a foreign language can communicate a feeling better than something expressed in a mother tongue. Cuban and world renowned Eliades Ochoa takes listeners through a journey of emotion on his new release “Estoy Como Nunca”. The music on the album incorporates trumpet, guitar and percussion, featuring vocals by David Hidalgo of… Continue reading Eliades Ochoa, Estoy Como Nunca

David Jacobs-Strain, Stuck on the Way Back

By Sarah Wostenberg

Nineteen year-old David Jacob-Strain’s new CD, Stuck on the Way Back, is a worthwhile blues disc. Dealing with lyrics about unfortunate situations, Jacob-Strain tells stories about sad times when people hit rock bottom in their lives. The folky-blues backbone that accompanies the songs provides a suitable compliment, conveying humanitarian insight with the guitar licks. Songs… Continue reading David Jacobs-Strain, Stuck on the Way Back

M’m m’m good

By Sarah Wostenberg

Love and strife are the main ingredients in Tortilla Soup.The combination of a talented cast and creative filmmakers produced an intelligent and heart-filled drama worth watching.Tradition and values are high in the priority list for the Narango family. Viewers follows the family’s traditions while they attempt to keep those values intact. All of the characters… Continue reading M’m m’m good

Man vs. machine vs. anime

By Sarah Wostenberg

Metropolis is a work of art. Illustrating land and class struggles in a futuristic setting, this anime film may surprise you.Metropolis’ inhabitants live in a world divided between machines and humans who work to create harmony in a dehumanized world. The humans battle with both themselves and robots because of their societal rank and self-importance.… Continue reading Man vs. machine vs. anime