Music Reviews March 2010

The Killers, Day & Age (2008)
9.25 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Human", "Spaceman", "Neon Tiger", and "The World We Live In". Really no weak songs in the album - only complaint is the size of the album, a couple more tracks would have been nice
One Republic, Waking Up (2009)
8.5 out of 10; Best individual songs "Secrets", "All the Right Moves" and "Fear". The album is really easy to listen to and soft and comforting. Some of the songs, especially towards the middle of the album feel like filler
Troubadour, Knaan (2008)
9 out of 10; Best individual songs are "Bang Bang", "Wavin Flag", and "People Like Me". This is the first rap album I have listened to in a long time and is definitely interesting. Knaan is Canadian-Somalian rapper and the album uses a lot of what seems like African melodies as a chorus in some of the songs. Its also notable that the artist combines rapping and singing and is fairly good at both. Some of the songs I can't really relate to so I guess that would be a compliant. There are also some big name features on the album like Adam Levine (Maroon 5) and Mos Def.

March Madness Picks

My picks for the final four of the NCAA Tournament are:

Ohio State
Kentucky
Louisville
Syracuse

With Kentucky ending up winning the National Championship

March 2010 Film Reviews

The Blind Side (2009): B-
Very typical and cliche but still kind of nice to watch. I was honestly surprised that I enjoyed the film
Shutter Island (2010) : A-
Entertaining, suspenseful, and wonderfully acted ; only criticism is that it was a bit long and kind of dragged on at times
The Silence of the Lambs (1990) : B+
Really a terrific movie, it was exciting and terrifying. I don't know that its worthy of 5 Oscars and its reputation but its not bad by any means
Goodfellas (1991) : A
Excellent window into life in the Mob as well as exciting and well acted. Earned an A solely off the you think i'm funny scene