I came up with the Forgotten Favorites series idea while watching some of my favorites. It made me think about how I reference and love many forgotten pieces of cinematic gold; gold that has been packed into a shoebox and thrown into the attic. It is really a disservice to you to forget such masterpieces,… Continue reading Forgotten Favorites review: ‘Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace’
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Review: Dustin Lynch kicks off the Soybean
Soybean is back again, and Dustin Lynch kicked it off with a bang. The whole town came out to see the big country star and got a great show. The 20th Annual Soybean Festival picked a great entertainer to start it off. Lynch sang many of his own songs, which found inspiration from other artists, such… Continue reading Review: Dustin Lynch kicks off the Soybean
Review: The Martins sing their hearts out
The Martins are a Christian group from Hamburg, Tenn., that have been singing together for 35 years. The group is a family group. Jonathan Martin is the brother of Joyce Martin Sanders and Judy Martin Hess. The Martins came to the Soybean Festival Wednesday Sept. 4, 2013, for faith and family night and rocked the… Continue reading Review: The Martins sing their hearts out
Review: Matt Corby’s music offers four-minute resolution to life
I’m going to let you in on a secret. Ever heard of Matt Corby? If you have, good for you, because no one I’ve come across has. If not, you can read this article and go tell all your friends that you know who Matt Corby is, and his music is a shot of life.… Continue reading Review: Matt Corby’s music offers four-minute resolution to life
Review: Good, bad, ugly films of summer rated
If you know me, you know I love movies. I watch them all the time, quote them all the time and base my life around characters all the time. This summer we were introduced to a lot of films that hoped to be the next “Avengers.” Some came close and some completely missed the mark.… Continue reading Review: Good, bad, ugly films of summer rated
Review: A7X reclaims their throne with new album
With the release of their latest album, “Hail to the King” Avenged Sevenfold has once again found a way to reinvent their sound. The band has evolved a lot since their first album, “Sound of the Seventh Trumpet” and the release of this album is no different. After losing one of their main songwriters in… Continue reading Review: A7X reclaims their throne with new album
Kings of Leon brings new sound with ‘Mechanical Bull’
There was something unnerving about watching the catastrophe they called the Video Music Awards held on August 25, 2013. Personally, I could feel my eyebrows growing tense and my teeth biting harder on my bottom lip with every shake and tongue gesture during Miley Cyrus’ performance of her new song “We Can’t Stop.” Although I… Continue reading Kings of Leon brings new sound with ‘Mechanical Bull’
Vanguard Theatre auditions approaching
UTM’s Vanguard Theatre will be hosting auditions for their fall production, Sept. 16-17. Auditions will be held at 7 p.m. in The Little Theatre, which is located in the Fine Arts Building; the selected play will be “Fools” written by Neil Simon. “Fools” is a play about a small town in Russia in the late… Continue reading Vanguard Theatre auditions approaching
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performs at Soybean Festival
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performed on Student Night at the 2013 Soybean Festival. In the past, bands such as Uncle Kracker and Bowling For Soup have performed on student night. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an alternative rock band that originated in Florida. In 2006, RJA released their first LP entitled “Don’t You Fake It” and… Continue reading Red Jumpsuit Apparatus performs at Soybean Festival
Starship performs in place of Survivor
With lights flashing, the starship landed in Martin, the band that is. The concert was not supposed to begin until 9 p.m., but there was already a crowd gathered who had listened to the previous concert, The Peacemakers. As 9 p.m. approached, more people arrived. Unless the word had spread quickly, most of the crowd… Continue reading Starship performs in place of Survivor