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...While the subject matter of “American Casino” seems far removed from her many films about global atrocities in Asia, South America, and the Middle East, the impact is no less shocking. As the title indicates, Cockburn—along with her husband, Andrew, who co-wrote and co-produced the film—suggests that the deregulation of financial institutions turned Wall Street into a virtual casino, one that operates on stakes much higher than anything found on the Vegas strip. The film opens with the now familiar tale of unsupervised banking recklessness: banks steadily...
Molina & Johnson is the collaboration of alt-country legends Will Johnson of Centro-Matic and Jason Molina of Songs: Ohia and The Magnolia Electric Co. In the tradition of many classic country and blues albums, the self-titled release is sparsely orchestrated, contributing to the feeling that it was created by two talented and mournful men kicking back, imbibing, loading shotguns, and playing music...
...You’re Daddy,” co-written by Dr. Luke and Cuomo, continues the power-pop theme of the album’s opener. Combining synthesizers and mechanical beats with the high energy guitar creates a more prevalent pop sound which nearly masks such ridiculous rhymes such as “I will egg the goomba / If you tire / Try my best to moonwalk / On a wire...
...also includes elements of mainstream pop to which Weezer has not even attempted to attain in the past, the results of which are largely unfortunate. One of the most anticipated songs on the album is “Can’t Stop Partying,” co-written by Jermaine Dupri and featuring a rap solo by one of the hip-hop world’s most recognizable figures, Lil’ Wayne. Weezer takes a shot at dance-pop, using the cliché R&B babes and booze formula: “I gotta have Patron / I gotta...
...take on emotional themes in the way only the most saccharine of pop songs can. The band slows down the tempo and Cuomo sings with a whiney twinge to his voice, as if trying to emulate the style of the “Put Me Back Together” co-writers Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects. “I Don’t Want to Let You Go” sounds uncannily similar to Hoobastank’s 2003 hit “The Reason,” relying on a simple piano melody...