Lollapalooza Preview: A Guide to Three of This Year’s Headliners

Lollapalooza, a music festival in the heart of Chicago, won’t occur for about six more weeks – so you might as well start your prep now. I’ll periodically be providing previews of the three-day summer bash so you can arrive…

Read of the Week: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth.   We…

Concert Review: Native Summer Tour with One Republic Ft. The Script

The blissful summer night provided the perfect atmosphere for the Native Summer Tour. We kicked off the Native Summer tour in Irvine on June 3rd, 2014 with the new band American Authors. They played music you could really get into…

Read of the Week: Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca

Even under the most normal circumstances, high school can be a painful and confusing time. Unfortunately, Lilianna’s circumstances are anything but normal. Only a few people know what caused her sudden change from model student to the withdrawn pessimist she…

‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Official Trailer!

One of 2014’s biggest blockbusters set for release in July just launched it’s official trailer. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the second film in the reboot ‘Apes’ franchise, following the events of 2011’s Rise of the Planet…

Read of the Week: Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller

A cruise ship. A beautiful island. Two sexy guys. What could possibly go wrong?  In the Bermuda Triangle—a lot. Hoping to leave behind the reminders of her crappy life–her father’s death years ago, her mother’s medical problems, and the loser…

LISTEN: New Singles from John Mayer & Sara Bareilles

John Mayer has just released a new single, “Paper Doll,”and we can finally say that John Mayer is back! None of that “Born and Raised” country feels that he released back in the spring of 2012. “Born and Raised” was…