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Is the documentary about Michael Monroe actually any good, and can I see it even if I’m not familiar with his music? In this review you can find answers to these questions and more with the help of a long-time Monroe fan.
Note to the reader: This review contains ‘spoilers’ about the trailer, the documentary and the biography discussing Michael Monroe.
I recently started rewatching Glee for the first time since the show ended and have found that I love it just as much as I did back when it originally aired. Here’s my open love letter to this silly series about a bunch of misfits who like to sing about their feelings.
Pop-star biopics have become a colossal phenomenon in recent years, and it is no surprise that one was made about the 70’s success story Elton John. Rocketman tells the story of a talented child who wasn’t loved by his parents, ending up with serious substance abuse problems and, yet, a reaching-for-the-stars kind of music career.
Freddie Mercury is something bigger than colorful, boozy parties and yellow leather jackets, and that’s why the movie made in honor of his life in 2018, Bohemian Rhapsody, should be praised for its respectful and clever focus on the immortal performer’s musical legacy.
Summer is drawing to an end and both school and work await. Kick the autumn off with this playlist!
The 1920s. Helsinki. Live singing. Murder. These are four of my favourite things – all of which and more The Alexander Theatre offers Finnish musical devotees with their 2019 production “Iloisten Sielujen Hotelli”. Paradoxically, the performance was both thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining and painfully sunk in humdrum mediocrity.
Finnish music as a cultural export is currently blossoming at an exponential rate: for instance, our fennoscandic nation has finally heralded her first international pop star Alma, who is joining the ranks of other internationally acclaimed nordic singers such as Mø and Lykke Li.
