Fake Guitars Gently Weep on September 9
James Wortman Developer Harmonix officially unveiled The Beatles: Rock Band on June 1 at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Featuring an impressive song list—spanning the Fab Four’s entire career—in addition to key…
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Bottoms Up at the MTV Movie Awards
Like a lot of people old enough to know better, I tuned in to the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and, since I’m not a Twilight fan or a teenage girl,…
Relapse: A Wort Report Review
After nearly five years of semi-retirement, Eminem is back with a vengeance. His new album, Relapse, is a welcome return to form for the controversial rapper after sounding decidedly bored…
21st Century Breakdown: A Wort Report Review
A follow-up to Green Day’s Grammy-winning, multi-platinum American Idiot (2004), 21st Century Breakdown is yet another grandiose concept album that infuses the trio’s pop-punk sensibilities with classic rock influence and…
Marvel Team-Up: Eminem and the Punisher
In anticipation of the May 19 release of Relapse—his first studio album in five years—Eminem is invading the Marvel Universe for Eminem/Punisher: Kill You, a comic book teaming the controversial…
Iron Man Versus “Iron Man”
Chances are, you’re completely aware that Iron Man hits theaters on May 2. The iconic character is currently plastered on the sides of buses, staring out at us from massive…
What I’m Listening To: Andrew W.K.’s I Get Wet
Sometimes, you need to thumb through your CD (or MP3) collection to find a specific album or a song that takes you back to a certain time and place in…
Radiohead Returns to Form with In Rainbows
It’s taken me far too long to write a proper review of Radiohead’s new album In Rainbows, partially because I didn’t want to short-change it after a single listen. Or…