Heart-on-sleeve confessional lyrics used to be considered an intrinsically female mode. Their frequent resemblance to dreary diary entries, void of poetic sensibility and full of self-pity, meant that...

It's Christmas time once again. The time of year where Christmas tree lots pop up in parking lots overnight, everyone is shopping for the perfect gifts, and, of course, Christmas music starts playing everywhere....

Closing the box office with $139.5 million opening weekend, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1" is nothing if not profitable. But is the movie really worth a $10-plus trip to the theater? Or...

Alexander Payne has the odd habit of turning even the bleakest stories into some of the most pleasant and loving experiences you will have at the cinema. At least, that's how I view him. It's been seven...

After eight dramatic seasons, the CW original series "One Tree Hill" will premiere its ninth and final season in January 2012. As a way for the cast and fans to say goodbye and close out the OTH series,...

On Nov. 10, over 100 international and independent films will be screening in various places around downtown Wilmington. People from all over the world will be flooding the recently restored Thalian Hall...

Television appearances on everything from "Gossip Girl" to Letterman to the VMAs. A Grammy nomination and performance. Possibly even more crucial in securing the presence of British band Florence + The...

In 2005, Coldplay followed up their transatlantic breakthrough, "A Rush of Blood to the Head," with the album "X&Y." In response, many critics castigated Coldplay for putting out such a yawn-inducing bore-fest...

The propensity to attribute the label "goth" to Zola Jesus is understandable. Her new album, "Conatus," features a song called "Hikikomori", a Japanese term that refers to reclusive individuals who...

Who says a hippopotamus can only be seen at the zoo? A group from Grand Rapids, Mich., tempts the hippo out of its cage and into the psychedelic limelight. Don't be fooled by their techno sounding name;...

When New York based choreographer David Dorfman attended a Sly and the Family Stone concert, he vowed to make a dance piece inspired by their music. Now three and a half years later, the David Dorfman...

Whirl-wind European tours, sold out concerts, marriage proposals from complete strangers and musical talent so innovative, people thought he must have made a pact with the devil.Such was the life of 19th...