Entertainment

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Bedroom pop —  what is it? According to the Urban Dictionary, it is “a genre (of) DIY indie music, bedroom pop is characterized by its lo-fi quality and often contemplative lyrics. Guitars and vocals often feature heavy use of...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Walking on the main street of campus, it might not be apparent that Bellamy Hall holds a series of three sculptures meant to encourage self-reflection. The first piece: Created by Colin Lambert and Peter Adams in 2009, titled...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor I should start by saying, I have never been to an opera before. Whenever this artform was mentioned before, I pictured a huge theater, an audience full of wealthy people with little binoculars and people on stage yelling so...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor “Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?” This quote from “Batman” (1989)  will ring true with the Joker, a character from the DC Franchise first introduced into the Batman comics in 1975 as a supervillain....

Caity Healy | Managing Editor I remember when I was little — probably far, far too little — I sat down with my dad and watched “Creepshow.” I remember being enthralled by the collection of short 15-minute stories, which were just the right length for my adolescent...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Can you tell me your name and your position here at Western? Cynthia Gutierrez-Garner, and I’m an associate professor of Dance here in the Theater and Dance Program. Can you tell me a little bit about your dance background? I...

Never Retallack  | Entertainment Editor Leave behind any expectations of what music should be — Hobo Johnson’s album “The Fall of Hobo Johnson,” released on Sep. 13, delivers unique songs that go against the idea of what musicians should create.  Johnson is often...