He Said A Jackie Chan film lately is going to give you three things usually: good action, humor spoken in not-so-perfect English and an ending that is a tad sappy. However, it doesn't stop the brilliance that somehow comes out of the fusion of these components.
Four out of five stars Three years ago, Beck delivered an album entitled Midnight Vultures. For those of you who never heard it, Vultures is an album made to please the funk-soul in the all mankind. It is an album so sextastic that even the lamest friend you have might get on up to get down.
How many bands today can say that they have toured with rock legends Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant? Rusted Root can. The six member jam band from Pittsburgh has been making a living by fusing a hybrid of blues, folk, jazz and all musical elements in between for the past 15 years.
Coming off of the highly praised Anger Management summer tour, Ludacris made his way back to Michigan for a very hot performance at Eastern Michigan University. While the concert was supposed to started at 8:00 p.m., the first hour was a time-killing session of a DJ trying to entertain the crowd waiting for the musical acts to arrive.
The Toronto-based alternative group, Our Lady Peace, opened their new album, Gravity, Sept. 18th at the State Theatre in downtown Detroit. Gravity is the group's fifth album and was released June 18 in the United States. Local radiostation 89X sponsored the show, which was originally supposed to be taped for the group's future DVD.
Ani di Franco is 32 years old, which is ancient in pop years. Ask any of her fans and they will tell you age doesn't matter. What does matter is her voice, her guitar and her message. Which is evident on her newest album, So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter.
4.5 out of five stars Comic book legends Stan Lee and Jack "King" Kirby wanted to tell a story about different kinds of heroes. So, forty years ago, Fantastic Four #1 was published. The comic book paved the way for a new type of superhero: one who was flawed and very human.
Four out of five stars Sweet Home Alabama has it all. Romance, comedy, great acting and a wonderful life lesson. Reese Witherspoon stars as Melanie Carmichael, a small town girl from Alabama who makes it big as a fashion designer in New York City. When Melanie suddenly finds herself engaged to the mayor's son, she heads home to demand a divorce from the stubborn husband she married right out of high school.